Lauber1 51 #1 Posted January 28, 2014 Last summer I got the chance to own my first Pond. I had been looking for one for several yrs, but they aren't very easy to find. The one I got had a sickle attachment and other than the engine was stuck, and the tires were shot it was complete. Brought it home and ran it through my shop in about 15 days. Here what it looked like at the start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauber1 51 #2 Posted January 28, 2014 The orginal engine, was a briggs model 6 and was really beyond effective repair, so I had a good model 8 sitting on the shelf and used it instead. After a lot of cleaning and painting we get this:: 1 Anglo Traction reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 998 #3 Posted January 28, 2014 Oh Thanks Jeff, Apart from it being a 'Pond' and not personally seen one in 'Resto Mode' , I love those Sickle Bar Walk Behinds. UK has equivalent Models of similar age, but I'll leave that for any owners here to expand on. I must get one for a Resto sometime. Thanks for posting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauber1 51 #4 Posted January 28, 2014 This story get better, as through the RS site I found a second tractor with 4 more attachments, which were the riding sulky, a front blade, a cultivator, and the all important item...........a plow!! I had a show coming up in less than 30 days, so after a 500ml round trip up to Michigan, I brought back a pickup load. This tractor had the wrong engine, and again the tires were bad, but it had already been mostly restored, and just needed the missing parts replaced and some clean up. The attachments on the other hand were untouched, so I decided to do the plow and the riding sulky. The sulky proved to be the biggest challenge, as parts of it were missing, and had to be fab'ed up from nothing more than a photo of an original. I didn't take many pictures of this work, but do have a few still and one or two from its first showing:: These two tractor are the model PT-20, which used the 2hp Briggs model 6. You could get a bigger model 8 engine(along with other brands) with the PT-25, but tires on those units were 16" instead of the 12" ones of the smaller unit. I have not currently redone the blade or the cultivator, but am hoping to find one of the larger hp tractors and their larger wheels to go with. Maybe if I get really lucky I could find one of the deluxe models that came with a hood similar to the RJ rider series. 2 amcrules00 and neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 166 #5 Posted January 28, 2014 Very nice looking old Pond walk behinds. I'm sure your a very proud papa! Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #6 Posted January 28, 2014 That's some beautiful restoration work, and such quick turn around times! Amazing! Thanks for posting them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve d 43 #7 Posted January 28, 2014 Finnally some pics of the pond walk behind super restoration. And a refreshing change from standard wheelhorse models. No offence to all you wheelhorse boys.its just ive been waiting for ages to see some pics of one of these beasts.just a pitty theres none over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #8 Posted January 28, 2014 Hi Jeff, fantastic restoration, nice one !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 524 #9 Posted January 28, 2014 Wouldnt it be great to have one of those in the UK , Im sure that it would get quite a bit of attention over here . Virtually the same gearings as the RJ35 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #10 Posted January 28, 2014 Your next project then Neil !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 524 #11 Posted January 28, 2014 Hmmm , maybe paul, i wouldnt mind owning one ????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amcrules00 24 #12 Posted January 28, 2014 Me too... cool tractors, them Ponds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
