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.So I seen an ad on CL for what the PO thought was a 1950s Moto-Mower. No photo of it., just said it came with a snowblower. Ad said it also ran but when I called to speak with him he told me it won't start and probably needed a carb cleaning. So after our conversation I told him I wasn't interested. He was asking 300 dollars. Then he asked what I would pay. I told him I didn't want to insult him and we would be to far apart. So then he says he just wants it gone make an offer. So I drove the 45 mins to get it. I'm pretty happy about it. The owner couldn't have been nicer. While I was there he asked if I wanted some 5 lug rims. Not sure of the sizes but one really wide set and one set narrow. After it was loaded he asked if I wanted a six pack of hard cider. He works for the place that makes it Of course I said " sureeeee " . Well he gave me a case. Drinking one now and let me tell ya, strong stuff. So I get the tractor home and off the truck. It is a cool looking little tractor. 8 hp kohler, 4 speed. Has a new battery I start cranking it over nothing. Squirt of SF. Nothing. Check for spark and I notice the plug wire is pretty shady. The coil is mounted on the backside of the grill. So when you open and close the hood the wire bends and stretches. So I push both ends on tight, turn the key......... fired right up. Weeeeeee. It has levers for throttle and choke. Pushing down on the lever for full throttle, pushing it up for idle. So I sit on it, seat is really close to steering wheel. Not a fan of the seat on it, but I get on and put it into what I think is first gear, throttle down to idle and let go of the clutch. Well it lifted the front wheels off the ground and I was off and running ! Going to have to figure out how to straighten the front wheels.one is a little out of wack. Anyways I know it's missing some sheet metal but it's a cool machine. Looking on the internet I find really little about them. From what I seen it's a 1964 - 65. Headlights work. Has a really cool key. Never seen one like it. Steering wheel cap is like brand new. Sometime in it's life it was repainted poorly. Let me know what you guys think. Anyone have one ? Any chances of me finding the missing sheet metal?
