ohiofarmer 3,155 #1 Posted December 28, 2018 Well, I am pumped. The very dependable Raider10 went down late this summer and has a small hole in the edge of the piston. I think that all three piston rings lined up on a scratch in the piston bore and melted the pioston i looked around on CL and a wheel Horse described as a 12 Horsepower 1967 wheel horse for $250 that "runs well and mows" made me go on a road trip.. When it did not run or even spark, i expressed my disgust with travelling over a hundred miles for a 12 HP kohler that was actually a 10HP and being ready to cut my losses. The seller cut the price to $150 and stated that he would also furnish and install a coil so the 1257 [which was actually a 1056] would run. I took a chance just because the engine had decent compression and I could trade parts around. Once I went back with the truck to pick it up, we had to air up the tires, but he did actually keep his word and furnish a coil. I got the 1056 home and made the following repairs and adjustments. i returned the coil to Auto Zone because the receipt was in the box. Now my net cost for this tractor was $107.00. The battery was charged with a .75 amp charger and actually came back to life. It was hooked up wrong by the PO, so I corrected that. After swapping out the coil and condenser from the raider10, it started and ran very well. It starts instantly even in very cold weather. The tie rods were horrible . The mower deck was not installed correctly and needed some TLC on the drive belt idler linkage. The blade towers are cast iron and nice and quiet and the pulleys are in good shape, so there is that as a positive. Still lots of stuff to work on, but the big stuff is done. i am counting my blessings on this one 14 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,286 #2 Posted December 29, 2018 Sounds like a great deal in the end! So you drove over a hundred miles just to look and then drove over a hundred miles again with a truck to pick it up ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,360 #3 Posted December 29, 2018 Well done sir. Some extra work but a great deal in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,155 #4 Posted December 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Sparky said: Sounds like a great deal in the end! So you drove over a hundred miles just to look and then drove over a hundred miles again with a truck to pick it up ? Yep. My truck was down at the time, so I drove my wife to work and that took 40 miles off the trip. Wheel horse prices seem to be about a hundred dollars higher ask than they were last year, so harder to find one like this for the same money. As a bonus, I found some of the best motorcycle roads in Ohio, some of which are said to be as good as the legendary stuff in Tennessee. Definitely going back 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites