perry 82 #1 Posted October 16, 2008 found this old wards listed as a $60 lawn tractor on craigslist. had no pic so i took my chance and drove 40 min away after getting very little info out of him. the guy said it had a bad silenoid. when i got it home all that was wrong was a dead battery. it fired up and runs great!. its a 16HP briggs that is very clean. this engine will repower one of my other latest simplicity/allis finds [8D]. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,406 #2 Posted October 16, 2008 Awesome find Perry! Isn't it funny. I would guess he thought it was the solenoid because he couldn't jump it. Sometimes people just don't realize you can't always jump a dead battery. If the battery is shorted out, it's not going to work at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 13 #3 Posted October 16, 2008 Another nice find Perry. Someday Ive got to learn to watch craigs, never found something on it. But if you were to find a Wards twin 20 for $60 let me know, I might give ya $100 for it. :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linen beige 14 #4 Posted October 16, 2008 Awesome find Perry! Isn't it funny. I would guess he thought it was the solenoid because he couldn't jump it. Sometimes people just don't realize you can't always jump a dead battery. If the battery is shorted out, it's not going to work at all. Great find Pery! And a very good point Jason. Also might mention that if the battery's shorted, and you KEEP trying to jump it, you just might ruin whatever you're using to jump it. That's IF it doesn't start a fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69DEZ 4 #5 Posted October 16, 2008 Nice score Perry. Some guys are just lucky. Me, NEVER :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jusjeepn 59 #6 Posted October 17, 2008 Another nice find Perry How many you got now? Are they sleepin in the bed with you yet? :USA: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
