Ed Kennell 41,289 #1 Posted Tuesday at 02:01 PM To be sold at tomorrows auction. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 71,748 #2 Posted Tuesday at 02:07 PM No idea what that machine is but I'll be curious to see. Maybe @Achto Dan knows? I wish we had stuff like that around here. There's some awesome old signs. I like that Walker exhaust one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,297 #3 Posted Tuesday at 02:13 PM Rusty Rugg maybe? I like the Sheets Rest. and the PA Inspection station signs Nice auction. The only thing they auction off around here is glassware and JD mowers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 29,223 #4 Posted Tuesday at 02:23 PM (edited) Springfield 25 The 1965 & newer models had a steering wheel. The earlier models had more of a tiller steering. Edited Tuesday at 02:28 PM by Achto 4 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,180 #5 Posted Tuesday at 03:37 PM Early version of a Mobility Scooter ??? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horsin'round 209 #6 Posted Tuesday at 03:44 PM bidding on the buckets, Ed? 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 71,748 #7 Posted Tuesday at 04:00 PM 21 minutes ago, ri702bill said: Early version of a Mobility Scooter ??? I backed into a job site down here in Sanford Maine about a year ago. 100 ft or more off in my driver side mirror I could see a guy Shuffle out of the house and side saddle onto a little red garden tractor. Wasn't the right brand but I figured anybody that uses a garden tractor as a mobility scooter could be my friend. I told him that and we hit it off right away. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 7,836 #8 Posted Tuesday at 04:02 PM Before my father bought his new 1974 C-160 Automatic, he junkyard picked a Springfield tractor. I remember burning my leg on the muffler, and it just being a real piece of junk (compared to a new Wheel Horse). It was much more of a tractor than the one shown here though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 8,136 #9 Posted Tuesday at 08:56 PM I like the ad My wife would cook the meal but feed me on my tractor, that ain't going happen! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,297 #10 Posted Tuesday at 09:07 PM 9 minutes ago, JoeM said: I like the ad My wife would cook the meal but feed me on my tractor, that ain't going happen! Somebody good a photoshopping should take that picture and put Ward and June Cleaver on it! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,643 #11 Posted Tuesday at 10:13 PM (edited) Similar Craftsman from around ’67 or ’68 with yours truly at the wheel. Six horsepower, 25” cut, and a simple F-N-R gearbox. It was no WH or JD, but it sure beat the heck out a 20” push mower doing a half-acre of lawn! Edited Tuesday at 10:13 PM by Handy Don 3 2 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,302 #12 Posted Tuesday at 11:37 PM 7 hours ago, ri702bill said: Early version of a Mobility Scooter ??? Little Rascal… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,180 #13 Posted Wednesday at 08:16 AM 9 hours ago, Handy Don said: Similar Craftsman from around ’67 or ’68 with yours truly at the wheel. Six horsepower, 25” cut, and a simple F-N-R gearbox. It was no WH or JD, but it sure beat the heck out a 20” push mower doing a half-acre of lawn! My first riding mower, gifted to me by my FIL. Had to ditch the fiberglass "body" - it too was a "Nut Roaster" of sorts. I still have the wind-up starter... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,330 #14 Posted Thursday at 01:13 AM Our first riding mower was a Montgomery & Wards--probably mid '60's. It looked similar to those here except no cowl or hood. Just an engine sitting in the middle of the deck and was directly connected to the blade. It had FNR transmission no steering wheel but a rudder as was mentioned elsewhere in the thread. It was a tannish color, steel seat, vertical shaft engine. The tires were slick semi-pneumatic. I'm thinking it might have a solid axle that drove both wheels and maybe that's why it had slick tires. We burned most of the pictures mom had when she moved into assisted living but there was one of my brother driving it. The attached picture is a Wizard but similar to our first rider. Once dad retired the Montgomery and Wards mower, we boys were allowed to remove the blade and poke around on it. I'm thinking the blade not only cut grass but served as a flywheel as well. Following that one, dad bought a John Deere 110--we were in hog heaven. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,101 #15 Posted Thursday at 11:24 PM 22 hours ago, Beap52 said: Our first riding mower was a Montgomery & Wards--probably mid '60's. It looked similar to those here except no cowl or hood. Just an engine sitting in the middle of the deck and was directly connected to the blade. It had FNR transmission no steering wheel but a rudder as was mentioned elsewhere in the thread. It was a tannish color, steel seat, vertical shaft engine. The tires were slick semi-pneumatic. I'm thinking it might have a solid axle that drove both wheels and maybe that's why it had slick tires. We burned most of the pictures mom had when she moved into assisted living but there was one of my brother driving it. The attached picture is a Wizard but similar to our first rider. Once dad retired the Montgomery and Wards mower, we boys were allowed to remove the blade and poke around on it. I'm thinking the blade not only cut grass but served as a flywheel as well. Following that one, dad bought a John Deere 110--we were in hog heaven. Push it with your feet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
