I used it like this for a while ploughing snow in the winter. We get a lot of snow and it's cold. The Power Major never failed to start. I changed some of the panels since some of them were rusted through as well as removing the safety frame. This is what it looked like in the summer:
It was parked up in late summer due to an exploded rear tire. That's when I decided to restore it. It runs very well and clutch, gearbox and brakes are working as the should. Hydraulics are not what they should be so they will be overhauled as well as changing rear axle seals. This is what some of it looks like today:
I have limited space so I'm waiting for the weather to improve. Meanwhile, all that can be removed from the skid has been sanded and primed in the basement
I want to keep it fairly original and I hope to have it finished by late summer./Magnus
Looks like you are making good progress on a restoration. 
I managed to get some paint and do some spraying in late summer.