1968 "Pink" Lawn Ranger

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125]

Been reading about Pink Tractors here lately.....So I thought I'd show some pics of my recently restored 1968 Lawn Ranger custom made for my youngest daughter.   Picked this one up for free from my Buddy Terry Dennis @Vinylguy and had plans right away to make it "pink.

 

Here is a pic of when I first brought it home.

 

Tractor was in fairly nice shape but was equipped with a very tired 7hp Briggs.  

 

[ebinmaine 63,133]

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125]

  I started this project in the Fall of 2014.   Disassembled the entire tractor,sandblasted most of the parts ,primed and painted several of the parts , rebuilt the unidrive transmission,blasted and powder coated the rims and pretty much just started collecting parts including a k91 Kohler .    also picked up the parts for rebuilding the k91 including a NOS .030 piston ring set, NOS piston rod and NOS Crankshaft.  Also ordered from Terry a custom set of pink lawn ranger decals for the 68 ranger which was custom matched to the paint color of the tractor.      

 

And thats about as far as I got and the project was shelved for over 4 years due to life getting busy.  So last summer my Friend Denny Clarke @dclarkeoffered to finish this project for me as a winter project to keep busy.    Knowing how Nice of a Job Denny does on his restorations (especially Lawn Rangers) i had to say YES!

 

To Make a long story short...Here are some pics.

 

 

 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125]

[oliver2-44 8,852]

Excellent Restore.

For the foot rest supports did y'all weld some round rod to the frame on each side? Would you mind posting a bottom picture? 

 I see a pink tractor in my future.

Edited July 31, 2020 by oliver2-44

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Very cool tractor, I like it. The black parts help to make it not overwhelming-pink.

[dclarke 4,011]

9 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

Excellent Restore.

For the foot rest supports did y'all weld some round rod to the frame on each side? Would you mind posting a bottom picture? 

 I see a pink tractor in my future.

We used 1-1/2” channel iron for foot rest supports. Also moved the brake pedal rod back to position it at the front of the running board. 

[Lee1977 6,217]

We need a picture of you on that Pink tractor.  

[dclarke 4,011]

25 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

Excellent Restore.

For the foot rest supports did y'all weld some round rod to the frame on each side? Would you mind posting a bottom picture? 

 I see a pink tractor in my future.

The back of the foot rest was supported as well, using angle iron. 

[Pullstart 59,719]

Fantastic work, y’all!  

[Redneckdavis 308]

Ohk. Whatever is said about don't do a pink tractor. That one right there changed my mind. That is very nice. Looks great

[D_Mac 8,223]

If your friend Denny dosnt have any plans for this winter I am sure I can come up with something !!! I need friends like that. Great Job. Now I want a piece of bubble gum.

[dclarke 4,011]

29 minutes ago, D_Mac said:

If your friend Denny dosnt have any plans for this winter I am sure I can come up with something !!! I need friends like that. Great Job. Now I want a piece of bubble gum.

I’ve got another one to build this winter for my granddaughters. 

[SylvanLakeWH 24,130]

Beautiful!!!

 

[Redneckdavis 308]

This is my pink tractor.... And it's gtta be painted.asap

[Achto 26,554]

@Terry M,  @WHX24 & I had the privilege of checking out that little beauty this spring. @dclarke did a most excellent job on it, just as he does with all his resto's. Very beautiful tractor!!

[oliver2-44 8,852]

Thanks @dclarke I've save those picture to the "Pink File"

[WHX?? 46,772]

I'd ask Denny to do me a pink build for me but by the time we got at it my little one's would have little ones who would have little ones!  Since the cats out the bag Denny/Terry guess I can post this one now!l.... When Dan and I visited...Denny wanted Terry to see it first so I couldn't post it. Some other fine tractors ther too!

Edited August 5, 2020 by WHX24

[dclarke 4,011]

9 hours ago, WHX24 said:

Denny wanted Terry to see it first so I couldn't post it. Some other fine tractors ther too!

Jim, I’m not sure Terry is gonna get this tractor back, my granddaughter calls it “my pink tractor” 🤣🤣. I guess I better get started on her Ranger build. 

[71_Bronco 1,072]

What size are those tires on that pink Ranger? I am upping the size on the Lawn Ranger I'm working on.

 

Went up to 4.10x6 on the front (2 inches bigger, was 4.10x4's).

 

The back is going to wear some 18x8.50s or 18x9.50s. The stock tires are 4.80x8's, so again I went up 2 inches on the diameter (from 16 to 18), and the new tires will be twice as wide.

[dclarke 4,011]

11 minutes ago, 71_Bronco said:

What size are those tires on that pink Ranger? I am upping the size on the Lawn Ranger I'm working on.

 

Went up to 4.10x6 on the front (2 inches bigger, was 4.10x4's).

 

The back is going to wear some 18x8.50s or 18x9.50s. The stock tires are 4.80x8's, so again I went up 2 inches on the diameter (from 16 to 18), and the new tires will be twice as wide.

The back tires are 18x9.50 on stock rims. The front tires are original. 

[71_Bronco 1,072]

Stock wheels are 8x7's, correct? How is the sidewalls on the tires? Since I need to get new wheels for the back, I wasn't sure if 8x8s would be better to prevent the sidewalls from bulging out

[dclarke 4,011]

6 minutes ago, 71_Bronco said:

Stock wheels are 8x7's, correct? How is the sidewalls on the tires? Since I need to get new wheels for the back, I wasn't sure if 8x8s would be better to prevent the sidewalls from bulging out

I’m not sure what the stock wheels measure. 

[71_Bronco 1,072]

6 hours ago, dclarke said:

I’m not sure what the stock wheels measure. 

 

Just did some digging, stock wheels are 8"x7". How do the sidewalls look? Does the wheel look too small?

[dclarke 4,011]

14 minutes ago, 71_Bronco said:

 

Just did some digging, stock wheels are 8"x7". How do the sidewalls look? Does the wheel look too small?

I think they look good. You can get a good idea from the pics in the first few posts of this thread. With that said, I’m sure an 8” wide rim would give you more of a flat side wall and more of a flat tread pattern.