the wife scores ....this weeks tractor adventures

[perry 82]

well the wife did a good deed today. heres my story.

i bought this wheel horse lawn ranger 2 years ago for my son. i have been on the look out ever since for another one for my daughter. theese are getting hard to find in my area.

....my sons horse....

well, this one poped up on ebay near me. the auction said , also selling localy. i was the first to email him. he called me back a day later and i almost had him talked into selling it $40 out right. but he had got so many emails and watchers he said he's going to let the auction run for 9 days. i waited and waited and the finale bidding was yesterday. i lost the bid in the last finale seconds. i stopped at $231. and it ended at $233. now i told myself i was not going no more than $150 but i was determend to get this for my daughter. i cant believe this went for over $200. it was nice looking but had a hole in the engine block. the wife said i was scare'n her yelling at the computer.[!] she says i have a tractor promlem. do ya think?[]

.......ebay tractor pic.....

well today while i was out working in the garage, here comes my wifes van barrel'n down the driveway with her wav'n and a smile'n. she had stopped at a yard sale just 1 block down the street from me. and saw a old wheel horse. she threw the lady a $20 to hold it and came and got me. she just told me it was a old wheel horse and new i would want it. when i pulled up would'nt you know it. there sat a complete 1968 WH lawn ranger with a $50 price tag on it. i payed $40 for it and took all of about 20 min to get. the husband also threw in a running roto-tiller with a bad frame for free[]. also he said he just threw out a simplicity blade 2 weeks ago[].

and just think yesterday i almost spent over $200 on the ebay one with a cracked block and about a hour drive to go and get[]. its just wierd ive been looking for one of theese for 2 years. now i have my future father son daughter projects[].

.....my daughters new horse....

[nylyon-(Admin) 8,277]

Now that's karma! What a great story, a great deal and a nice lawn ranger for your daughter. Looks like the sheet metal is straight and complete. Great find, glad you didn't win the eBay auction. I'll bet she's a proud new wheel horse owner now!

[perry 82]

ya talk about karma. three days before all this went down i ordered both kids their lawn ranger shirts.

http://i18.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/bb/d3/6d_2.JPG

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,730]

Nice score! So hows the motor on this one?? No hole??

Mike...

[perry 82]

so far everything looks ok. guy said it ran great. but has been parked in the shed for awile. im not getting any spark. im pretty sure i need a new coil. i havent been able to find one online. its the coil-stator combo. tecumseh H60 -75117H serial# 887 16456. anybody no where i can find one online?.

[Rollerman 290]

Perry pull the flywheel & double check everything under it...ie make sure it's all clean, there is a very slight gap between the stator & the flywheel, all the contacts are good & tight & that the points are clean.

See if that will get your spark?

Looks like a nice Lawn Ranger.

Stephen in northern IN

[wheelhorsepuller 1]

My wife would never do that.. she hates the one I have...LOL