Fordiesel69 271 #1 Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Any idea what year this might be? Needed it like a hole in the head, but for $200 I belive it was a good deal. Needs to be cleaned up, buffed, degreased and waxed, but other than that it is pretty clean. Has the original seat, and shows 1159 hrs when I bought it. The magnum 12 ran fantastic but burns quite a bit of oil. Upon pulling the head, the piston is fairly tight so I am hoping it just needs rings. After decarboning the piston, it doesn't even have any rod rattle. The engine in the pics is a spare, the engine that came on it, looks quite a bit nicer as the tins have good paint unlike my spare. Only took 30 minutes to swap engines. More Pics: More Pics: More Pics: Edited May 19, 2014 by Fordiesel69 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,523 #3 Posted May 19, 2014 Ditto "looks good." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #4 Posted May 19, 2014 I'm thinkin'...on a really good day... that seat alone would get most of your money back. Congrats, you made a nice haul there today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,976 #5 Posted May 19, 2014 You know you did just fine for $200. I'm guessing its a 1987-88. Its just like the one I bought my Son in Law. The clock on his had just turned 1200 hours when I bought it. The engine is still running good. I think the old Kohler singles will run forever if you use a top quality 30weight oil and change it every 25 hours. Good score! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shuboxlover 480 #6 Posted May 19, 2014 I bought a nice running tractor once for $150....sold the seat just like that off of it for $151 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordiesel69 271 #7 Posted May 19, 2014 You guys have me thinking..............the overall tractor is not nice enough to deserve a seat like that, and I will not be sad to swap it out for a newer style that is more comfortable. Should I persue this? The only reason I ask is because we have a Work Horse GT-1642 that my dad bought brand new, and his seat is no longer original. The tractor would be deserving of that seat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #8 Posted May 19, 2014 That's a pretty nice tractor it's self. But the seat is something special. I don't know what I would do in your case. Hard to part with a seat like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rexman72 210 #9 Posted May 19, 2014 good looking ride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
