Another Favorite Rustbucket

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/642/21714781510_c614533116_b.jpg ^ | October 13, 2015 | Meshuge Mikey

[MeshugeMikey]

The odd thing about this scenario...is that it appears that theres yet another vehicle locked in an old barn...very nearby...

[PAR35]

Tires look pretty good.

[MeshugeMikey]

indeedy FIRE er UP!!

[central_va]

You could still get parts for that thing. If the engine is still in there then it could be made road worthy in not to long of time. After about $4k in brakes, tires, clutch etc. As for looks I’d leave it as is, well new glass of course....

[MeshugeMikey]

we’ve got a few of that level vehicles still doing daily yeomans work around here too.

[mouske]

“Then I want another to cut my property. This yard is hell on riding mowers - got two and they’re always up on ramps for something.”

Highly recommend John Deere. In 1974 I bought a JD 212 garden tractor with 47” mower, 47” snow blade, and tire chains. It cost $1700 for everything. I lived in Michigan then and cut 3 acres all summer and plowed the driveway in winter.

Even though I had no use for it in Arizona when I moved in 2010, I wanted to bring it with me. Unfortunately, the loading ramp that came with the ABF trailer I hired to haul our belongings wasn’t wide enough to load the tractor, so it had to stay in Michigan (sigh)- set it in the front yard and sold it the same day for $600.

I had to weld the mower deck a couple times, because it had rusted through, and had to replace belts a few times. The vinyl on the seat was cracked and needed replacement, but the tractor was otherwise in excellent condition. It still had the original Kohler engine. I was happy to have owned it for 36 years.

[wally_bert]

I would bet that the owners would never turn loose of it for any reasonable amount of money.

[MeshugeMikey]

its neighbor...here...located buts a few yards east of Old Blue and the John Deere Tractor...might be for sale on the cheap however.

[wally_bert]

I will wind up spending that much probably on that Willys jeep of mine. Most of it on various mechanical and the labor since I don’t have a lift, shop, and an extra pair of hands or two.

This weekend assuming I’m left alone for a while, I will try to end the Weber 2 barrel saga. I think I have all the spacers and adapters.

Willys made sure that nothing will bolt on their stuff except Willys. Those aftermarket one barrels fail too fast even running ethanol free.

[wally_bert]

Needs a little work....

[Viking2002]

Yeah, we got a Craftsman and a Murray, both with 42" decks. Two cylinder Briggs and Stratton engines, I believe. The Craftsman was almost two grand new, but got it for about $300 through our son-in-law. Inherited the other. This property is about an acre and a quarter, but it's got so many little land mines in it, it kills blades and belts. The previous owners ran a plant and tree nursery out of it, so we're constantly unearthing ornamental stone and whatnot with a blade or the edge of the deck. And we've got a dozen huge yellow pines and several stumps, so the roots are always popping up when you least expect it.

[Squantos]

Really liking your photography .....well done. Have printed out your last and this on an put on wall of my shop. Very nice !!

[dalereed]

“you could be looking at thousands and thousands in back reg fees here in CA.”

Get someone to lien sale it fo storage, that eliminates back fees.

[wally_bert]

Give me a vintage Cub Cadet with direct gear drive.

[wally_bert]

Sounds like a typical Deere owner.

I grew up on Massey Ferguson and will take one over a Deere any day.

My dad and uncle have quite a few of them.

Here are three from a while back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSouzl1erxo

[Charles Martel]

indeedy FIRE er UP!!

I love the YouTube videos titled "First engine start in ___ years", or some variation on that theme. From lawnmowers to restored warbirds, the videos totally cover the internal combustion spectrum. There's a great one with a Porsche 917 being brought back to life. Even the UPS delivery guy stops by to watch the proceedings.

[rockrr]

Here's one of mine...

[MeshugeMikey]

Cool!

[MeshugeMikey]

a Beauty Indeed! Is that a daily vehicle?

[MeshugeMikey]

R=Thank you very much

This is my current...not nearly full nor up to date collection on flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/41811370@N02/