yup, he has been dig'n on lawnmower racing and pulls now for sometime. This was in his great grandfathers tractor yard for 6 yrs unprotected. He got it for free cuz the owner said it would start. Grandpa had't gotten around to tinkering with it so my Son told him he would get it going. So here it sits in my garage!
I am prtty proud of him. he took his own lawn mowing money and he figered it needed a few things to see if it needed some serious work.
First thing was to get it started. The engine wasn't siezed so we drain out the old sludge oil. The tank was dry so it was charged with ethanol free fuel. The battery was dead so he got a new one along with a new ignition switch and air filter. I'll be darned if the think didn't start right up!
My son said 'its was blowing coal!" but it ran. He engaged it and the tranny kicked in but after about a minute it wouldn;t engage. Upon inspection the belt tensioner bearing was seized and it was toast. A trip to Northern Tool to get a steel pully wheel solved that problem. The rear rubber was bad so we stopped at a local Mom and Pop tire shop. The guy had one 18x8.5 that he sold to my son for $35. Northern Tool had them for $54.
He drove that beast around the yard sans blade deck. The blades need replacing so he took the deck off. The other rear tire wasn't holding air - tire goo didn't work so he's gonna bug me to get back to Nothern Tool for another tire. He also wants to place the muffler. Its pretty rusted and he thinks that his clients won't like the 'lobster boat' sound.
His intent is to use this to increase the number of yards he mows. He wants to save up to get more equipment. I actaully would like to see him save it for a car or other needed expenses...
Here he is inspecting the belt tensioner, the other pic is him and his Papa moving an old tire.
