hi all,im new here and just hauled in a new to me fourteen hundred series MTD.its complete with mower deck and in pretty good shape,with the exception of the seat but i have a seat laying around the shop.i mainly picked this tractor up for the cast iron big briggs engine for some of my vintage allis/simplicity projects but after looking it over this thing is built very heavy and in good shape i may just keep it around.anyway its easy to trace history and models on some brands like simplicity,cub,wheel horse and john deere but on others like my old bushhog garden tractor,my lawnmaster garden tractor or my old burns garden tractor it can be almost impossible to find info and with the searching i have done on mtd it looks like this could be one of those.i am pretty sure i can get manuals.what i would like to find is a company history and a model history with specs and years they were built.can anyone here give me an idea as to how to tell what year my fourteen hundred series tractor was built?what years did they build them.was the 1200 series the same with a slightly smaller engine?sorry for the long post my family and friends tell me i do a fine job of making a short story long.:fing20:
info on old { 70'-60's } MTD's
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hi all,im new here and just hauled in a new to me fourteen hundred series MTD.its complete with mower deck and in pretty good shape,with the exception of the seat but i have a seat laying around the shop.i mainly picked this tractor up for the cast iron big briggs engine for some of my vintage allis/simplicity projects but after looking it over this thing is built very heavy and in good shape i may just keep it around.anyway its easy to trace history and models on some brands like simplicity,cub,wheel horse and john deere but on others like my old bushhog garden tractor,my lawnmaster garden tractor or my old burns garden tractor it can be almost impossible to find info and with the searching i have done on mtd it looks like this could be one of those.i am pretty sure i can get manuals.what i would like to find is a company history and a model history with specs and years they were built.can anyone here give me an idea as to how to tell what year my fourteen hundred series tractor was built?what years did they build them.was the 1200 series the same with a slightly smaller engine?sorry for the long post my family and friends tell me i do a fine job of making a short story long.:fing20:
glad I'm not the only one. I to have an old mtd , its a 69 or 70 1200, very heavy and very strong. I can't find any info on it yet. the engine is no problem, it's just the tractor itself I can't find anything on. going to restore it come spring. If I find any manuals I'll post them.
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Welcome to the forum, rustyoldjunk! :Welcome1: Have you checked out the MTD group? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mtd_lawnandgardentractorgroup/ I haven't checked it out all that well but, it may have some info for you.
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Like this one?
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=48097
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=48097
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it is like that one,attorney barnabas collins.only mine is a fouteen hundred series with the 32 ci briggs 14 hp engine.thanks for the link Dad0850,i will check it out.
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Look up MTD 990 series, that may be what yours is.
(Many different versions like the White I used to have)
If it has 4 lugs on the back, it's probably a 990 series.
(Many different versions like the White I used to have)
If it has 4 lugs on the back, it's probably a 990 series.
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Sorry, wrong photo in the first one. That IS this MTD 990, I just had a mocked up cub grille on it. This is the side view. last photo in this thread...See if it looks familiar?
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=48269&page=2
http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=48269&page=2
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no Attorney barnabas collins,it looks just like the first pics,heavy cast aluminum front grill and short 44 inch wheelbase,very heavyduty but it has the 5 bolt twelve inch rear wheels,not the 4 bolt 15's.
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the old mtd's are great machines. I currently have a 75 990. I used to own a case 444 and the MTD is a much better machine in my eyes. Very heavy duty. Don't part it, fix it up.
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mine is a 16hp briggs, cast iron, hydro, cat zero 3 point. Great machine. This is the tractor that I will forever compare all other to. It's a monster!
mine is a 16hp briggs, cast iron, hydro, cat zero 3 point. Great machine. This is the tractor that I will forever compare all other to. It's a monster!
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LilysDad,thats what im lookingfor ,some history.im pretty sure they offered the big back wheel heavyduty gt until at least sometime in the 80's.the old 60's and 70's gt models are tanks,and they were building smaller lightduty riding mowers back then too and they were building them under different names even then.i know they built the old tractors under the names MTD,dayton,farm king,jc penny and columbia.but thats about all i know at this point.i would like more company and model history.
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White GT1650 = MTD 990 and looks like an old Field Boss
White GT1822 = MTD 918 has 23*10.5*12 rears, 4sp with Varidrive and again looks like a Field Boss but interestingly is of better build quality than the 990 as in everything seems to be made heavier from the 3pt hitch on, but that could be because it is a new generation tractor..
White GT1822 = MTD 918 has 23*10.5*12 rears, 4sp with Varidrive and again looks like a Field Boss but interestingly is of better build quality than the 990 as in everything seems to be made heavier from the 3pt hitch on, but that could be because it is a new generation tractor..
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i went on a trip today to a dealer that has been in business since 64 and has alot of n o s parts from clear back in the 60's and he has about 2-3 acres of several different brands of garden tractors and riding mowers some back to the mid sixties but he is getting older and has started cutting things up with the high price of scrap and after hearing this from him,although i went in search of old simplicity/allis parts,i asked if i could just look at everything.he said sure and if i wanted to buy a few he would make a good deal.well when i got done i asked him to figure what he would take for a square fender jd 112 w/hydro lift,a case 220 w/hydro lift,a late 60's gilson garden mark [just want the rear ags and engine off it,the tranny has issues] and the one i was suprised to find and really wanted:a MTD fourteen hundred series hydro w/hydro 3 point.this fourteen hundred has the 15 inch four bolt rear wheels.{unlike my gear drive fourteen hundred with the 5 bolt 12 inchers].anyway they all need work and are just sitting out in the salvage yard in different states of repair.i will try to get a price from him around midweek next week.btw if anyone is interested he has bunches of stuff,lots of old wheel horses,cubs,lots of 70's simplicity/allis stuff,a 720 allis [the compact], i saw a big anchent 3 wheel rider of some sort,some gilsons,a 60's sears suburban and others...
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I got my MTD and my powerking from a guy in a similar situation. I have bought a few things from him, agrifab finish mower, vacuum setup for the ******** rider, otherstuff I can't think of.
He gave me the MTD and the powerking for free. Gives me chainsaws all the time. Just a nice old guy I've known my entire life. I gotta get back over there and see what else he has!
Sounds like you found a gold mine. Wish I was closer.
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he is in west central indiana.i will get his card when im home later with name number.he has already cut up some b series allis tractors.he used to have a bunch,this time {i havent been there in a couple of years} the only thing left that i could find of any b series allis was one frame and and a few pieces.he told me they have cut up and hauled out alot already.
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hey guys sorry i took so long getting back on this.i have had to put off getting back over to the dealer to pic up the tractors.seems will bills and my anniversary (never said i could spell lol) this coming weekend i will have to put it off a week or two.(oh yea,it didnt help that i spontainiously bought a 87 chevy 4x4 work pickup).i will post the name adress and phone # to the place here and in the roundtable area for the guys with outher brand interest that may want to look as soon as i drag mine home.he only has the one big mtd 990 and i want to get that one and an old gilson garden mark 12 for parts i need.as the only other old mtd i saw there was a 700 humdred but be has bookoo other brands of old garden tractors and riding mowers....just let me get mine out first lol.....
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I have a 1969 Eatons Viking (so I was told my a mtd rep. ) made by MTD . Its a MTD 650 series or model 669 ( looks same as the 1970 700 series ) and came with Eatons Model # 6311-9 on a sticker , 7 h.p Briggs and Stratton , horizontal crank
found lots of info on this site : https://www.tractordata.com/lawn-tractors/002/9/6/2960-mtd-669.html
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