My '64 Landlord

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Justin M.

Discussion Starter · Nov 7, 2010

This was my '64 Simplicity Landlord when I bought it. I picked it up for $100 to use for parts.

Soon after I decided that it could not bring myself to part it out, so I'm going to fix it up. So far I've changes all the fluids, installed new belts, a battery, a seat cover, and a hood(thanks THEPATRIOT). Here's what it looks like now.

It appears to have been repowered at some point. I can't read all the numbers off the engine, but it has a kill switch on the it that works in place of the key.

It runs and drives good now, but on the list of things to do are: new gas cap, wire ignition switch/key to switch on engine, find an air filter cover, and maybe replace the leaking axle seals if I can get some.

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Jim_WV

· #2 · Nov 8, 2010

Look like a work in progress, still running and pulling it's weight with the chores I see, best wishes in getting the things done you need to do yet :fing32:.

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jim390fe

· #3 · Nov 8, 2010

I'm glad to see you decided not to part it out. That is a nice tractor with lots of potential for restoration or just leaving it as is. If you can clean the blower housing where the model, type and code numbers are (usually below the carb), you would be able to tell what size and year the engine is, the first 2 numbers of the model # is the cubic inch displacement, and the fist 2 numbers of the code # is the year built, here is a link of what I mean, http://www.briggsandstratton.com/en...~/media/97C8707304E642BFA70617A820B1C403.ashx From the looks, it may be a 16 hp. Briggs looking at the long carburetor intake. You can still get the factory gas cap and gauge at most simplicity dealers. I'm not sure if you have it already, but here is a link for the manual of the tractor itself http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=heCBEN8cuH4rE3CG.5kbp796Dq

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Justin M.

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 8, 2010

jim390fe said:
If you can clean the blower housing where the model, type and code numbers are (usually below the carb), you would be able to tell what size and year the engine is, the first 2 numbers of the model # is the cubic inch displacement, and the fist 2 numbers of the code # is the year built, here is a link of what I mean, http://www.briggsandstratton.com/en...~/media/97C8707304E642BFA70617A820B1C403.ashx

The numbers that I found on the engine were on the top on the cover. Some were unreadable but it was something like 148580 01 86121214...but I'm sure there may be a few wrong digits in there. I will check below the carb to see if there are any other numbers.

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jim390fe

· #5 · Nov 8, 2010

Justin M. said:
The numbers that I found on the engine were on the top on the cover. Some were unreadable but it was something like 148580 01 86121214...but I'm sure there may be a few wrong digits in there. I will check below the carb to see if there are any other numbers.

Actually now that you say that, I believe the newer engines do have those numbers on top of the blower housing, there might not be any numbers near the carburetor. But from the looks it was manufactured on Dec. 12 1986.

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oldsarge

· #6 · Nov 9, 2010

That on/off switch on the top of the engine indicates to me that it come off some other piece of equipment such as a chipper or pressure washer.$.02

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PACubCadet

· #7 · Nov 9, 2010

Good too see that old machine working!

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Hugh-SS/16

· #8 · Nov 9, 2010

:ditto: quite the handsome simplicity

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