Talk About Anything Thread V2

Yeah, I think that thing in front of the steering looks like a deck engagement.  Nice and simple, the way I like it! 

Gonna go get it sometime on Saturday.

Really? Awesome! I am supppsed to go pick my 4 up too if the guy decides the ground is dry enough to drive on.

That's neat, have a contest to see who gets done first lol!

Most likely, and the lever on that side of the dash will be the variable speed controller.

It's a geared one tho.

They have a 4 speed 2300 with variable speed.

Okay, so found the instructions!
http://www.wfmfiles.com/download/manuals/SM2088%20(01Nov69).pdf
AK, you're right, that's the variable drive.  The other lever on the side is the deck height adjustment.  The left pedal is the clutch and brake, but IDK what the other one is.  I also don't know why there are 2 throttle levers.  Any ideas?
Below the dash, there is the choke and the ignition.  Below that is a knob, IDK what it does.  Then the knob behind that in front of the seat, I'm clueless to that, too. Like I said, only tractors I've owned up to now are your basic geared lawn tractors, vertical shaft, hand throttle, no very drive, etc.  Any info would be of help, lol.

Actually I'm pretty sure the second throttle lever looking thing is the choke, that's how my Case is as well.

Oh you're right, it also says, "Choke" on it too. Then what's the knob below it?  Looks just like an MTD choke handle.

Could be for the lights if the tractor has them. The 300 series and what not had a knob for the lights like that I believe.

Yeah that sounds right. Either way, I'm looking forward to this.  I'm glad it does not have a hydraulic deck, one less thing to worry about, lol!

This is why I might restore and sell it.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/grd/d/john-deere-1966-model-110/6493340636.html
That's a heck lot of money, and if this one works perfectly, I could ask more.

Maybe a parking brake?

Probably. What I'm mostly curious about is the right pedal. The instructions don't show it.

I think it's a deck drive lever, blade height is on the side and one is for adjusting other is for quick raising I think .The pedal on left is probably brake and other is clutch. Mabye........

IDK, it says the left one is the clutch and brake.
Oh and Mighty is right, that's the parking brake lever.

I think the right pedal is for deck engagement. That's how my wheel horse 702 was back in 1962.

For $50, buy it no matter what. The parts there are worth it. If you're really going to flip it, make sure you do a really in depth inspection on it to find everything that's wrong with it. Then figure out how much the parts would be to make it sell and what you could realistically sell it for. I'm hoping that it would be more worth it to turn it into a mud tractor. Then you could join me in the john deere club lol.

I had a John Deere stx 46, good engine but crappy unibody frame that could flex about a foot . And I had a 140 but I got it in pieces and it needed a couple hundred to get it back in a running condition ,since it was a hydro I just parted it out . I might get a Deere if the guy I emailed ever gets back to me

Well I'm hoping with this one I can just do a carb job, replace the belts, tires, etc., do a cheap paint job, and use it.  Probably should change the fuel line and oil too, haha.

Worst case scenario, I could part is out for more than $50 and make some money off of it anyway.  It doesn't look like it's in bad condition, its just been sitting for a while.  We'll see on Saturday when we go get it.

As long as that good ol' Kohler turns over and has compression, some new fuel lines/filter, an oil change, carb clean, new plug, and points clean and re-gap will go a long way! Hope the deal works out for ya W.

Yeah, I was also gonna do a tune up too.  Thanks, I hope it works out for me too!

I'm not sure the one in the ad has the same "right" pedal as the one from the internet? I could be wrong.

Yeah I was wondering, but it could just be the angle.  I also wonder how the blades engage, cause you can't see that arm past the steering wheel that the pic I found has.  Like the MTDs blade engagement, in this vid.

LOL, poor guy.

Mtds. ...... yuck

Swapped out some coil overs on my mower, now it has some bounce! Defiantly an improvement to the old ones which apparently had a bad piston and was limiting the compression and expansion .

Which is this, the RER?

Just knocked Doug down a notch on the all time most posts totem.


Guess Doc is next. LOL