Well, my friends, I finally convinced my wife to let me get a tractor. We bought a house a year ago and, while our lot is only a quarter acre, we have plans on growing our real estate portfolio greatly. Anyway, I found a craftsman tractor that has seen better days, but it runs great, starts right up (even when cold), and included a few neat accessories to sweeten the pot. I got the tractor with a Craftsman brand: 46" cutting deck with 3 bag hard sided bagger, snow plow, and tire chains, as well as a Brinley brand 48" core aerator for a total of 550 dollars.
The only complaint I have is that the paint is pretty worn, but the tractor was stored indoors, so rust is minimal. When I bought the tractor it had the classic worn steering gear, so it could only turn right, but I replaced that already.
All in all, I'm into this bad boy for 585 dollars, including the steering gear repair.
The tractor is a 917.273070 with a 22hp Vtwin Kohler engine with the manual 6 speed (plus 2 speed reverse) gearbox. Here's the thing: I can't find out what this thing's capabilities are! Any ideas? I am wondering what year it is, and I'm looking for a classification for it. I mean, is this a lawn tractor? Or a garden tractor? Would I be able to put a box scraper on it? Or a pull behind plow? What kind of power output can I expect? If I can use some more power intensive attachments, where can I get the sleeve hitch required?
Thanks in advance for your responses! I'll be sure to get some photos up tomorrow morning.
The only complaint I have is that the paint is pretty worn, but the tractor was stored indoors, so rust is minimal. When I bought the tractor it had the classic worn steering gear, so it could only turn right, but I replaced that already.
All in all, I'm into this bad boy for 585 dollars, including the steering gear repair.
The tractor is a 917.273070 with a 22hp Vtwin Kohler engine with the manual 6 speed (plus 2 speed reverse) gearbox. Here's the thing: I can't find out what this thing's capabilities are! Any ideas? I am wondering what year it is, and I'm looking for a classification for it. I mean, is this a lawn tractor? Or a garden tractor? Would I be able to put a box scraper on it? Or a pull behind plow? What kind of power output can I expect? If I can use some more power intensive attachments, where can I get the sleeve hitch required?
Thanks in advance for your responses! I'll be sure to get some photos up tomorrow morning.
