Docwheelhorse 2,689 #1 Posted December 31, 2016 Happy New Year all!!! So I made a road trip for a 1056 and some other "stuff".... included for the whopping sum of $5.... was this 197x something Sears LT 1036 riding mower... well the motor is rusted solid (briggs 10) , the 3 speed transmission is rusted solid (its a 3 speed peerless that drives a chain to a differential equipped axle) and the rest of it is just rust rust rust... I am lucky enough to have 32 acres here in Andover CT and "way out back" I'm bordered by state owned land and a large buffer from neighbors. I always had an idea to bring a tractor out there, park it and leave it to be found by somebody someday... I do some hunting and its always interesting to find abandoned cars and equipment and farming stuff out in the middle of nowhere and ask "how the %^&*%^ did this get here?" This riding mower was perfect for the task so today I brought it out there and found a perfect spot between two trees... there it sits in in final resting place. Tony 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 22,231 #2 Posted December 31, 2016 Litterbug.... Mike..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,689 #3 Posted January 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, Sparky said: Litterbug.... Mike..... Surprised you didn't notice / say anything that I was driving the GT3000... you can see the hood in the pic. Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ol550 830 #4 Posted January 1, 2017 Do something really similar, but I call it hiding. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,398 #5 Posted January 1, 2017 Come back in a bunch of years and that thing will look like it is growing out of both trees. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 27,634 #6 Posted January 1, 2017 Good use for most tractors that aren't ... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,706 #7 Posted January 1, 2017 You need do find a mannequin, dress it up and plop it on there. THAT will really freak someone out in 20 yrs! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,950 #8 Posted January 1, 2017 good spot, looks like it was always there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,689 #9 Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, squonk said: You need do find a mannequin, dress it up and plop it on there. THAT will really freak someone out in 20 yrs! Hmmmmm... get one of those realistic full size halloween skelotons and flop it over the hood like the guy died there.... lol!!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,706 #10 Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Docwheelhorse said: Hmmmmm... get one of those realistic full size halloween skelotons and flop it over the hood like the guy died there.... lol!!! Put some tattered clothes on it like they rotted off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishin4a416 2,191 #11 Posted January 1, 2017 Cool. That was my first Tractor in the late 70's I worked that thing into the ground and then gave it to a guy for parts. It only lasted until 87 when I bought a WH 312-8 and still have it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 22,231 #12 Posted January 1, 2017 Took a tractor ride (310-8) out to the "back 40" to check out the Sears.....it's only been in its spot for a day but it looks like it's been there for 20 years! Mike..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,950 #13 Posted January 2, 2017 put a note in one hand says "I should have got a wheel horse"! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,214 #14 Posted January 2, 2017 When we moved to Maryland in Fall of 2009, the previous, previous owner had left this IH Cub Cadet out about twenty feet from the carport. Of course it wouldn't run or roll with the Peerless trans in two gears at the same time! My youngest daughter was up from Virginia for Thanksgiving, so I decided to at least move it to the asphalt pad alongside the carport. It took us about 1/2 hour using a Hi-Lift jack and shovels - about two feet at a time. It was definitely fun and was quality time spent with her! I bought my first 5xi in Spring, and finally sold the Cub Cadet in 2015. I never did get it running. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildHorses 393 #15 Posted January 2, 2017 You should put up a sign that says waiting for Sears repair 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 22,231 #16 Posted January 7, 2017 Tony and I took the dogs for a walk out back in the new snow so I snagged a pic with my cheeeeepie cell phone. The thing looks like it's been there for 20 years. Mike..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #17 Posted January 9, 2017 Could put a manequinne UNDER it as well. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,166 #18 Posted January 10, 2017 Very cool... Man if I had 32 acres! It looks to be some beautiful property to boot! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
