I have been lurking here for a few months, since I bought my new property with much more grass and a longer driveway than I have ever owned. Last week I purchased a Suburban tractor with an Onan engine. The decal on the hood says SS/18 Twin. It had been in the same family since new. I was told that it was purchased brand new in 1978, but from what I have found here and other places on the web, it is a 1976 model.
They did not have the original manual, but had a printed copy of a manual for an SS/16 and an 18/6.
The model number of the tractor is 917.25961 (serial number 2612). The numbers on the engine are BG-MS and 2980A. The engine serial number is J7S313O986. I am trying to figure out exactly what I have, and how old it is. Is it correct to call this a Suburban? What are the "xx/6" tractors? I am also interested in finding a manual for this tractor, as I am not sure what may or may not be the same as the manuals that I have. I am also interested in information about the engine.
It came with a 42 inch deck (917.253580), plow blade (917.253360), snow blower (842.260052), and large dump trailer (610263580), plastic/sand filled rear wheel weights, and tire chains. The tractor seems to be in pretty good shape, with decent paint, minimal wear, etc. and all four tires hold air and are not cracked (My wife even said it looked good). According to the seller, he regularly (annually) changed the air filter, spark plugs, oil, and oil filter, and regularly lubed the deck, etc. The blade and snowblower hadn't been used regularly in some time, but only showed surface rust, and felt sturdy and in good shape. I believe that I got everything for all of the attachments, except some attachment pins (as compared to the original attachment manuals), and the right half of the lower grille.
It starts quickly and runs well, except that the throttle level drops to part throttle while running. I paid $750 for everything. How did I do?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
They did not have the original manual, but had a printed copy of a manual for an SS/16 and an 18/6.
The model number of the tractor is 917.25961 (serial number 2612). The numbers on the engine are BG-MS and 2980A. The engine serial number is J7S313O986. I am trying to figure out exactly what I have, and how old it is. Is it correct to call this a Suburban? What are the "xx/6" tractors? I am also interested in finding a manual for this tractor, as I am not sure what may or may not be the same as the manuals that I have. I am also interested in information about the engine.
It came with a 42 inch deck (917.253580), plow blade (917.253360), snow blower (842.260052), and large dump trailer (610263580), plastic/sand filled rear wheel weights, and tire chains. The tractor seems to be in pretty good shape, with decent paint, minimal wear, etc. and all four tires hold air and are not cracked (My wife even said it looked good). According to the seller, he regularly (annually) changed the air filter, spark plugs, oil, and oil filter, and regularly lubed the deck, etc. The blade and snowblower hadn't been used regularly in some time, but only showed surface rust, and felt sturdy and in good shape. I believe that I got everything for all of the attachments, except some attachment pins (as compared to the original attachment manuals), and the right half of the lower grille.
It starts quickly and runs well, except that the throttle level drops to part throttle while running. I paid $750 for everything. How did I do?
Thanks in advance for any replies.