Surprise! A 416-8 and a plan

[Cee245 873]

Well, this has never happened to me before...

 

I work 3rd, and woke up recently in the afternoon to a voicemail and a free 416-8 in the back yard!

 

My father in laws buddy gave me a 1990 416-8 with the Onan.  Now, its not anything too special, but my teenage sons amd I should be able to get it going.  

 

Story is and from what i can tell by quickly looking it over, the guy bought a Chinese carb and hasn't been able to keep it running.  It has ~525hrs on a probably non working meter and was left for dead.

 

(It is One of those tractors where you can "see" the mouse nest behind the engine shroud.  LOL)

 

But there are still lots of good usable parts. Its rusty, but metal is straight, so I'm thinking of using this hood at least. 

 

PLAN:

This machine is (i think) identical to the 1991 416-8 my dad bought new.  I have that tractor and will basically combine those two into one decent unit.  

All in all, I wont need to purchase too much to make it a decent unit. Just LOTS of grease and rewiring obvious issues. 

Edited yesterday at 12:03 AM by Cee245

[953 nut 70,122]

My favorite four letter word,                          FREE

[ebinmaine 81,058]

Nice gift! 

[702854boy 1,197]

It looks like the mower belt might be in the wrong groove on the clutch bell.

[Cee245 873]

Good catch!  It sure is.  It's getting tossed along with most of the deck. It is pretty beat.  Several large rust holes.  Hopefully i can salvage a few things like spindles. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Cee245

[Bill D 3,178]

45 minutes ago, Cee245 said:

Good catch!  It sure is.  It's getting tossed along with most of the deck. It is pretty beat.  Several large rust holes.  Hopefully i can salvage a few things like spindles. 

I like to run decks like that until they are completely unusable.   Save the wear and tear on the good ones. 

[rjg854 13,414]

As long as decks work as they should and still give a nice cut, a good, experienced welder can take care of any holes.