TITCH

A couple of years ago now, should have double glazing really...

A couple of years ago now, should have double glazing really...

A couple of years ago now, should have double glazing really...

Have you tried using an old hair drier or a heat gun to warm up the old decals, this will help soften the adhesive on the back.
Any residue left you can clean off with meths/thinners or petrol...
 
How big are the new ones and what are they Neil?? Some people like to use a slightly soapy water mix to help get them in position....
 
Titch

Have you tried using an old hair drier or a heat gun to warm up the old decals, this will help soften the adhesive on the back.
Any residue left you can clean off with meths/thinners or petrol...
 
How big are the new ones and what are they Neil?? Some people like to use a slightly soapy water mix to help get them in position....
 
Titch

Hi Folks, hoping to get this together a bit, not aiming to have a 'Rally' or show as such, but we do aim to have some things 'going on'
 
It will probably be a first ever in the world so to use Presidential sort, it could be very interesting & informative!
I'm just hoping to spread the word....

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!

Now I do like that refurb!!!

Just to be clear, this is not a restoration. This was just a fix anything that needs fixing, and slap a coat of paint on it, refurbish.  My dad has a large piece of property, and we picked this up at an auction for $200. Its an old 93 Toro Groundsmaster with a 25hp Mitsubishi K3D 3 cylinder diesel, and a 72" mowing deck. This thing is a MONSTER. It will mow a lot of grass in a hurry!! My first time using it was not pretty, as its huge mower deck takes some getting use to. I mowed lots of plants, and small trees that I shouldn't have.   My mom said "keep that monstrosity away from my flower bed"!!!  Anyway, here are a few pics.  You can see from some of my patches on the deck, that the previous owners had a hard time avoiding, smashing into things with this huge deck as well. This deck was very rough!
 
Matt
 
 

Great refurb, well done !

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!

Dark Side of The Moon
 
I'm afraid anything 80's onwards doesn't even get a shot here!!

Very Very nice,
 
 A restoration is of course maintenance too, giving it a whole new lease of life.
Looks Fantastic!
 
Titch

Well, I thought I'd post a couple pics of my B-80, that has been repowered with a Kohler K301 12hp. This has been my mower for about 10yrs now. It was missing its original engine when I got it, so I repowered it with a well worn K301 years ago, and worked it like a dog for many years. It finally came to the point it was burning more oil than gasoline, and the tractor had surface rust all over it, so I decided to give it a refresh. I rebuilt the engine, as well as anything else that needed some love. Its been almost 3 years since it was refreshed, and its still my full time mower of choice, although I use some of the other tractors occasionally. It doesn't look quite this nice anymore, but it still runs like new. 
 
Matt

We are moving soon and hope I can relocate these one way or another.
I feel a large 4WD Ford tractor coming along to assist!

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!

That is an amazing machine you have there, and the PTO driven trailer is awesome!  I know of one guy by the name of Will, who has one here in the U.S., but he went thru a bunch of work to get it here. The Germans shure do know how to properly equip a garden tractor! Very Nice!!!
 
Matt

If anyone else wants to join the Elf Owner club be my guest  , or even some Gutbrod owners as they are basically the same other than the branding.
 
I am biased of course but they are a brilliant bit of kit, they are little tractors rather than a ride on mower. They have 4 forward gears, 2 reverse gears all driven with a proper car type clutch, they also have diff lock, rear PTO both ground and engine speed and a front PTO, oh and handbrake which I always forget to release  

Yes,
a credit to you for all the right reasons.
I did know someone here in the UK with similar, but not with a black chassis (frame?) I don't think .... grey possibly?
 
But yes,
Very very nice work there!

Thought I'd post another one of my more recent projects. This was given to me by a close friend (Gary) two days before he passed away from Cancer. He was one of the kindest, most giving individuals I have ever known, so this was a very special project for me, and made for a great memorial of him.
 I don't know if you guys have these on the other side of the pond, but they are a very well built machine. They are a true hydraulic drive, not a hydrostatic. They have a much higher pressure, and volume than a traditional hydrostat, which made them perfect for loaders, and such. Its pump is bolted directly to the back of the engine, and it has a hydraulic motor on the rear end, as well as hydraulic raise, and lower cylinder.
 Case built these tractors, almost unchanged from the 60's, and they're still being built today under the Ingersoll name. These are the only garden tractor that I know of, at least over here that remained basically unchanged from the 60's all the way to present. Here is a link to the current Ingersol site. http://www.eastmanind.com/INGERSOLL/tabid/186/Default.aspx
 
This particular Case is an 84 model, also know to the Case collectors as the Black Frame model. This was the year Case sold their garden tractor division to Ingersoll, and although they still wore the Case name, they were owned by Ingersoll. These are a somewhat collectible year, as it was the only year they came with the black frame, as well as different decals, and a white seat. Although I no longer have a white seat on mine, as it was in bad shape, as can be seen by the pictures. This GT is equipped with a Kohler K-301 12hp engine, and a 44" rear discharge mower deck.  Here are a few pics. Thanks
 
Matt
 

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!

Not Quite in the correct order, but I think you'll sort it.

Still Enjoying remembering this

Getting There!

And then from 1952, 12 months after it was first sold to a farm no more than 30 miles from where it is now!!

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