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I found an nice kit like this with the optional belt powered side discharge grass collector on A ST140 for 300.00 and my friend thought it was to much money. A guy in the next town over bought and sold it a week later for 900.00.. This is a great mower for a small plot, excellent that got a tiller with it!

was that an insult, lol

I learned that a rotavator is not just the English word for rototiller, the way it works, no wonder it was such a hit. I think many rototillers are called rotavators when they aren't one.

I don't even get frisky with the wife without steel toes

My favourite is the 1962 on the far right

Okay, so after doing some research on the internet I'm still confused. Much of what I read says that Howard was an Australian company, no mention of the UK, what gives? Reading the link Dave posted, seemed to help, I gather Howard is more than one company.

I don't think the Dodge truck looked that good brand new, nice pictures. I really liked the Winget 550 yellow tractor in the first pictures. Looks like maybe a Wisconsin engine?

Who was this guy? I would like to know more about the history of the man/company. It seems like an interesting story. A man bent on bringing Bolens tractors to the UK and making sure he had his name on every one. Of course I know a few sneaked in under the fence, lol

Looks like something from Star Wars

Sorry, no here in the states, Iowa https://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/grd/5678406858.html

Built in steps to make it easier to get on the roof? It makes the ladder harder to nick

Thanks again guys, my problems seemed small now that the election has rolled around, lol

I know where two 1477's are for 400 each, maybe less

I use TSP or tri-sodium phosphate, it seems to be about right for soft metals including cleaning wood for refinishing, I think that is what Twinsport is speaking of. I get it in small paper milk cartons in powder form. BTW they sell a 30L ultrasonic cleaner that is 22x13x12 (LxWxH) that may do most engine blocks

I want a 1477 and a 1455 to complete my early large frame hydro collection, I have my four tube frames, but one needs an engine. The early H16 may get one of my large frame spare S14D engines as a power plant and be a hybrid, or I may look for a HH140 OH valve engine for it, we'll see.

Wow, that does a great job. Truly a indispensable item

I have seen this over and over and the only reason I can come up with is there was no one behind him holding a shovel ready to stop him.

Most of the walk behinds were front mount so I see no issue with this set up. Would seem fairly efficient, even if the bar is somewhat shorter (?) than a side sickle, it would seem power and speed would equal out the difference.

I know, that's why they were mostly red, well one reason. They were an option for the Farmall Cub tractor front wheels that COULD be used on any 12" GT rim.

It almost seems as if people have attached the word "rare" to cub cadet inside wheel weights and sell them as such. I have looked at hundreds of pieces of Cub Cadet literature and I haven't seen the inside rear wheel weights as an option. So as far as I know they are Farmall/IH Cub tractor front weights, which might not be common, but certainly not rare, and still often they bring 2 Benjamins

Previous owners are very "inventive" aren't they?

It closed at 2150.00. If you didn't notice it had inside wheel weights which are very rare and tend to bring at least 200.00. However there is much controversy as to whether they were actually for the Cub Cadet rear rims or not, as they were initially and according to most literature sold for the front of Farmall Cub tractors. The box blade (400.00), tiller, rear gear box (375.00) , snow plow (150.00), and blower (200.00) really added to the auction price. Adding the going rate of the implements and options comes to 1325, that means the tractor brought 825.00, thats a couple more than the going rate. No deal here. Bidding was definitely heated between the two gents that were fighting over it

Wow, someone must REALLY want this machine. The box blade alone is probably alone worth 450.00, but I don't see this as a 1600.00 tractor even with the implements. https://www.purplewave.com/auction/160803/item/K3203

So it's kind of like a snow blower, but a sand sucker, very cool.

I just love the LK, EK machines. Great score on a lovely well taken care of machine. You should be proud to own it! I have been involved with several GTT talk vendors about early Indak switches and possible reproductions and sources, However, on all but one switch I have bought in the course of this "hobby", the switch was not the eventual culprit of the problem, at least not entirely. I have had many with rusty contact points, I have had many other electrical issues that made me think it was the switch, but only once was it the switch. That said, I now have an ample supply of spare Indak switches for my tractors. Indak has a site as well.