I picked up a brand new Briggs 16hp cast iron motor at an auction a while back.
I could use a stout tractor for moving my boat in and out of the back yard and to park my camper.
I can't use my truck both due to length and the fact that there's a septic system in the way.
A friend of mine said I should look for an old Simplicity or Allis Chalmers from the 70's or 80's but he's a John Deere guy
and knows very little about them. The motor is still in its crate, its set up to run a driveshaft and has magneto ignition. Its
will run as a stand alone, so other than it fitting under the hood and having a driveshaft, it'll run without anything from the tractor but the battery power. There's two wires tagged on the motor for 'Charging', and a battery pos. and battery ground stud.
I was looking on CL here and found a guy selling a really clean looking Simplicity that had a 17hp in it that blew up years ago, he's willing to sell the rolling tractor alone, no deck, no attachments for $400. It looks super clean, at least compared to everything else I've seen. At least its been kept indoors over the years. He's got another one, also with a bad twin Kohler, this one a 19hp with a rear hitch or some sort and no motor, in similar shape for $500.
There's another seller with a '3410' with no motor and a hydrostat trans in somewhat rough shape for $250, also no deck or attachments. I looked at another one, an Allis 917, with a deck, but not running, apparently seized, for $1200 and the guy won't budge on the price. That one was in the local paper He also has a perfect running 7015 with a three speed for $1850 firm.
$500 is my limit, any more and I'll buy some pos to do the job and sell the motor.
When I found the motor, I didn't figure finding a good chassis would be so hard but so far most everything I look at is either junk, or priced out of my price range. I did find a complete Bolens but the motor turns the wrong way in those for me to make use of the BS, the guy only wanted $800 for a complete 1250 with a deck, plow, snow blower, and trailer. I don't need the attachments, but selling them would offset the price of the tractor.
Is there a particular model Simplicity I should be looking for? I strongly prefer a straight up manual trans vs a hydrostat, but I'm not seeing many that aren't hydrostatic drive.
I could use a stout tractor for moving my boat in and out of the back yard and to park my camper.
I can't use my truck both due to length and the fact that there's a septic system in the way.
A friend of mine said I should look for an old Simplicity or Allis Chalmers from the 70's or 80's but he's a John Deere guy
and knows very little about them. The motor is still in its crate, its set up to run a driveshaft and has magneto ignition. Its
will run as a stand alone, so other than it fitting under the hood and having a driveshaft, it'll run without anything from the tractor but the battery power. There's two wires tagged on the motor for 'Charging', and a battery pos. and battery ground stud.
I was looking on CL here and found a guy selling a really clean looking Simplicity that had a 17hp in it that blew up years ago, he's willing to sell the rolling tractor alone, no deck, no attachments for $400. It looks super clean, at least compared to everything else I've seen. At least its been kept indoors over the years. He's got another one, also with a bad twin Kohler, this one a 19hp with a rear hitch or some sort and no motor, in similar shape for $500.
There's another seller with a '3410' with no motor and a hydrostat trans in somewhat rough shape for $250, also no deck or attachments. I looked at another one, an Allis 917, with a deck, but not running, apparently seized, for $1200 and the guy won't budge on the price. That one was in the local paper He also has a perfect running 7015 with a three speed for $1850 firm.
$500 is my limit, any more and I'll buy some pos to do the job and sell the motor.
When I found the motor, I didn't figure finding a good chassis would be so hard but so far most everything I look at is either junk, or priced out of my price range. I did find a complete Bolens but the motor turns the wrong way in those for me to make use of the BS, the guy only wanted $800 for a complete 1250 with a deck, plow, snow blower, and trailer. I don't need the attachments, but selling them would offset the price of the tractor.
Is there a particular model Simplicity I should be looking for? I strongly prefer a straight up manual trans vs a hydrostat, but I'm not seeing many that aren't hydrostatic drive.
