Gravely/Ariens Owner Check-In --- Read This First!

[MowLou]

1st time poster just checking in. Ariens 42" Hydro Tractor. Just the basics for this little land owner!

 

[Talons06]

GREETINGS to all Gravely & Ariens mower owners! :thumbsup:

If you're new to the forum, please reply to this thread and introduce yourself and your mower (that is, if your mower have a name :laughing. maybe attach a photo or two of your mower and show off your pride and joy.

Also, if you haven't done so already you can upload a user avatar (picture under your user name). You can do so by clicking on settings and "edit avatar" or just click here.

Please be helpful and friendly to all other Gravely/Ariens owners (how could you not, right?) and if you like this forum, tell your friends about it. :biggrin:

We want to make this the best resource for Gravely/Ariens mower owners, and to do that we need your help! Questions? Experiences? Stories? Data? Photos? Articles? Links? Cool Gravely/Ariens stuff? Post it here!

Last but not least, please let me know if you have any suggestions for the site. We'd love to hear them.

Just working on my Gravely ZTR 40" deck and needing spindle housing for the same. I don't need the whole assembly just two spindle housing. Can someone tell me where to find them or used parts??
Thanks.

 

[iredvette]

Checking in. Hello everyone, I just came out of the closet. The mower closet that is. Just brought home my Gravely 152 Christmas eve day. I thought I was going to go bonkers before I made up my mind of what to get. All said and done I chose the Gravely for many reasons. Giving my John Deere LX277 to my son-in-law. It has been a good mower over the last 13 years. You know, this a damn shame. Here I have a new mower in my shed and can't even try it out. To much rain over the holidays. Yes and its raining today, lots o mud and the ground is soft like a sponge. This seems like a very good forum for sharing info. Looking forward to sharing and gaining knowledge. Happy New year to all.

 

[zoris]

I am a new gravely owner. I purchased a pro-turn zt last fall. it is a 52 inch cut model 991201. Have not mowed with it yet except to play around with it. .8 hrs on the meter. I am very happy with it so and can't wait for spring to get started mowing my 3 acres.
I have a question about oil and filters. Should I use Kaw filters only and second, what is the best choice of oil for the 23hp kaw air cooled engine. I have used 30 wt reg oil in the past for air cooled engines and 10w30 in my water cooled 20 hp John Deere lawn tractor. I just wondered what others are using in their air cooled engines

Thanks for your replies.

zoris

 

[djdicetn]

You're gonna love that Gravely!!!! IMHO, I lean towards OEM "parts", so I am getting the Kawasaki oil filter. But my experience over the years with lawn tractors have proven Briggs & Stratton SAE30 oil to be a very good quality and it is easier to find and less expensive than the Kawa oil. My dealer's mechanic agreed that if I follow the recommended oil change schedule that the B & S oil would keep my warranty in effect and that it would be fine to use the B & S versus a higher-priced or synthetic oil. That's my story and I'm sticking to it:0)

P.S.
Welcome to the growing Gravely family on the forum!!!!!

 

[gfp55]

I have a old Gravely Rider 8179-G

View attachment 19720View attachment 19721 My Gravely is not one of those new zero turn ones, its just an old 1986 rider that I just love. She's been a good work horse all her life and has never let me down. The deck had some rust holes but have been patched and I have to paint the deck. The paint on the tractor is the factory paint with one spot of rust, about the size of a dime. Its not perfect, but I think she looks good for her age. I use it year round, cutting about 10 acres of grass in the summer and snow plowing/snow blowing a 1/4 mile paved driveway in the winter. I can think of anything more to say now so I'll rap this up with I hope I can be of some help to anybody and I think I will enjoy this forum, pictures and threads/posts. Hello to all and thank you for letting me join in gfp55

 

[Deerlane]

How are yunz doing, I'm from Pa. Gravely 4 wheel professional G here with 1700 HRS. I am a 19 year mechanic Tec at Gravely Dealerships.

 

[gfp55]

How are yunz doing, I'm from Pa. Gravely 4 wheel professional G here with 1700 HRS. I am a 19 year mechanic Tec at Gravely Dealerships.

Hey Deerlane Welcome to the forum. Can you post any pictures of your Pro-G? Tell us more about your Gravely like how it runs, any attachments, do you have a deck? I have a 8179-G and 1973 816, both have 50" decks, I've got some attachments also. Here are some pictures of my 8179-G

 

[Mike88se]

I'm Mike. I recently bought a used Gravely. 2009 34z. I love it so far. The speed and steering were a little intimidating at first. Seriously thought about selling it and getting a big/medium walk behind. Leaning 90% towards keeping it now. The specs say 10mph but it feels faster than that.
If anybody can tell me anything about the valve that switches tanks I'd like to hear it. Mine doesn't want to turn and I don't want to put too much force on it in case there's some trick to it. Here's a pic.

 

[gfp55]

Put a engine guard on the 8179-GView attachment 20054