Today was a Gravely day!

beaner2u said:

Excuse me,

You only paid a hundred dollars for which tractor? You cannot be talking about the tractor in the above photos.

Roger,

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The tractor with the engine guard on. The 1981 Gravely 8199 w/Onan 19.9 engine and 60" mower deck. Course I had to put a another gas tank on it, new light switch, and the bearing blew up on the forward clutch. And the front grill was cracked, so another grill off ebay. And now another $5 for a engine guard. Do you think I have to much money into it, Roger?

Dallass in LA (Lower AL):sidelaugh

Tractors on hand: All running.
1946 Brass Tag Gravely "L"
1950 Merry Tiller
1954 Farmall Cub w/belly mower
1958 Gravely "L"
1961 Gravely "L"
1965 Gravely L "I"
1967 Gravely "C8"
1968 Gravely “C”
1969 Gravely C “I”.
1970 Gravely Commercial Kohler 12hp
1971 Gravely "C"
1974 Gravely 812 Kohler 12hp w/50" mower deck
1978 Gravely 5660 Kohler 12hp w/40" Comm mower deck
1981 Gravely 5200 Kohler 8hp
1981 Gravely 8199 Onan 19.9hp w/60" mower deck
1984 Gravely Kohler 5260 8hp

EIEIO Dag Nab It!

Dallass, I had that guard on my watch list but never put a bid on it and then missed the ending. Looks darn good and I was gonna do the exact same thing with it. isgus:

Is that B48G the stock engine on that 8199?
Would it be possible for you to take a photo of the top of your engine with the exhaust and control cabling showing?
I've just mounted a B48G to my 16G and am looking for better ideas for exhaust and cabling than what I've thought of so far.
The engine came off a Craftsman FF20 so it was setup for control from the flywheel side and I'm undecided on how to route throttle cable.
I plan to use the original mufflers for now with some modification.

The thread is here if interested. http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=351553

Thanks,
Max

Max said:

EIEIO Dag Nab It!

Dallass, I had that guard on my watch list but never put a bid on it and then missed the ending. Looks darn good and I was gonna do the exact same thing with it. isgus:

Is that B48G the stock engine on that 8199?
Would it be possible for you to take a photo of the top of your engine with the exhaust and control cabling showing?
I've just mounted a B48G to my 16G and am looking for better ideas for exhaust and cabling than what I've thought of so far.
The engine came off a Craftsman FF20 so it was setup for control from the flywheel side and I'm undecided on how to route throttle cable.
I plan to use the original mufflers for now with some modification.
Thanks,
Max

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Max, here are some pictures I took when working on the tractor. If you need one as it is today, I'll take a picture with the air filter off.






Dallass in LA

Tractors on hand:
1946 Brass Tag Gravely "L"
1950 Merry Tiller
1954 Farmall Cub w/belly mower
1958 Gravely "L"
1961 Gravely "L"
1965 Gravely L "I"
1967 Gravely "C8"
1968 Gravely “C”
1969 Gravely C “I”.
1970 Gravely Commercial Kohler 12hp
1971 Gravely "C"
1974 Gravely 812 Kohler 12hp
1978 Gravely 5660 Kohler 12hp
1981 Gravely 5200 Kohler 8hp
1981 Gravely 8199 Onan 19.9hp
1984 Gravely Kohler 5260 8hp

Thanks for those pics Dallass! That does help me.

I assume the throttle cable comes in from the left? (I can see an empty cable clip off to the left)
Actually, after going back and looking at your pics of the new rear guard again, I can see the cable coming in from the left.
Mine has a different location with the apparatus mounted to the right of the Onan serial number plate. I'll have to look about alternate configs.
Mine does work now, but it goes under the coil (tight fit) and more importantly it is backward (throttle lever up for idle) :fing20:

Much appreciated!

gravely1967 said:

Installed rear engine guard today on my 1981 Gravely 8199 that was on ebay for z-turn mower. Guard was less that $5 + shipping. Bolted right up to the draw bar. Only had to cut each end were it curse around to the tires.

Dallass in LA (Lower AL):dancingpa

PS. Only paid a $100 for Gravely tractor & 60" mower with 873 Hours on it. Now have 884 Hours on it.

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That is one cool engine guard,very sharp. Witch z-turn does it go on? I want one like yours. Man you got good taste.

Max said:

EIEIO Dag Nab It!

Dallass, I had that guard on my watch list but never put a bid on it and then missed the ending. Looks darn good and I was gonna do the exact same thing with it. isgus:

Is that B48G the stock engine on that 8199?
Would it be possible for you to take a photo of the top of your engine with the exhaust and control cabling showing?
I've just mounted a B48G to my 16G and am looking for better ideas for exhaust and cabling than what I've thought of so far.
The engine came off a Craftsman FF20 so it was setup for control from the flywheel side and I'm undecided on how to route throttle cable.
I plan to use the original mufflers for now with some modification.

The thread is here if interested. http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=351553

Thanks,
Max

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8199s came with an Onan B48M GA019 engine. 8199KTs came with 19 HP Kohler twins. Many of which blew up and were replaced with Kohler Magnum 20s. The 8199s were the better of the two tractors IMHO.