RJ-58, RMR-32, NOS blades and cultivator

Wheel Horse RJ-58 with RMR-32 deck and a slot hitch cultivator for sale. I got this cleaned up, motor swapped from a giant old 3hp Briggs (got rid of the spacers the previous owner had under the hood) and rebuilt the mower deck with new bearings, bearing blocks and gear covers, found two sets of NOS blade tips, mowed the yard five or six times and it's ready to go to a new home. Found that the model/serial were hand-stamped on the frame alongside the tag. Weld-repaired some cracks on the RMR-32 and the slot hitch. I don't have the room or time to do a proper restoration. As it sits, it's a solid mowing machine that's ready to work for another 50 years.

The good:

Great running Predator 212cc, trimmed airbox and routed exhaust to work with hood

Cleaned gas tank and new gas line/filter

New shifter boot

New belts

Fresh grease in all fittings

Flushed and fresh gear lube in transmission

New bearings in RMR-32 spindles

New bearing blocks for RMR-32 driveshaft

Solid deck, very few if any rust spots

NOS hi-lift blade tips less than a season old

Additional set of NOS hi-lift blade tips

Smooth-shifting transmission

Original BFGoodrich/Firestone tires

Tag/serial number still attached to frame

Cultivator has been freed up and adjusts properly

The not good:

Weld-repaired front wheels

Rear tire inner sidewalls starting to peel

Hood has a few extra holes cut in

No belt guards

Right rear hub had a bolt driven into the key slot and stripped the threads - I removed it and cleaned up the keyslot, added another threaded hole and put a set screw and fresh key in. The hub has been shimmed on the shaft with brass stock to take up some slack left by the old bolt and shaft wallowing it out slightly.