Name that mower game

[midnite rider]

Montgomery Ward?:confused2:

:thumbdown: Not Montgomery Ward either.

 

[midnite rider]

Oh, whether to have Vanna spin the wheel, buy a vowel, or make a guess to solve the puzzle. What, oh what, do I do? :confused2:

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Model

Brand​

Take your pick.

 

[Carscw]

Turf pro

King pro

 

[cashman]

What about a Dynamark?

 

[midnite rider]

Turf pro

King pro

:thumbdown: Neither either. Try again.

 

[midnite rider]

What about a Dynamark?

:thumbdown: Not a Dynamark. Good guess.

 

[cashman]

What about a Yardman?

 

[midnite rider]

What about a Yardman?

LAWNBIRD BY YARD-MAN Way to Go!

 

[cashman]

My dad sold some Yardman mowers back in the 1960's. I think all he sold were rear engine riders as I don't remember any front engine mowers? They were good quality machines!

 

[midnite rider]

My dad sold some Yardman mowers back in the 1960's. I think all he sold were rear engine riders as I don't remember any front engine mowers? They were good quality machines!

This is what I found out about the mower from the listing.


YARD-MAN LAWNBIRD RIDE ON MOWER

VINTAGE CLASSIC RIDE ON MOWER BUILT AROUND 1968

ORIGINALLY RED BUT HAS BEEN PAINTED GREEN IN THE PAST AND I HAVE GIVEN IT A LICK OF JOHN DEERE GREEN ( I DO MEAN A LICK! )

THE FRONT AXLE HAS BEEN WELDED AS IT WAS BROKEN WHEN I GOT THE TRACTOR

THE AXLE IS CAST ALLOY AND THE FRONT TYRES ARE SOLID, NOT A GREAT COMBINATION, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THE AXLE BROKE

THE REAR TYRES HOLD AIR AND HAVE GOOD TREAD BUT THEY ARE PERISHED ( STILL USABLE AT MOWER SPEED THOUGH )

THE DECK IS INCREDIBLY SOLID FOR THE AGE OF THE MACHINE, GOOD QUALITY STEEL

THE MOWER WAS ORIGINALLY 7HP AND HAS HAD SEVERAL ENGINES SINCE. IT WAS BUILT WITH A PULL START ONLY ENGINE

NOW ELECTRIC START WITH PUSH BUTTON START FITTED WHERE THE PULL CORD WENT THROUGH THE DASH

NEW BATTERY FITTED AND A SOLENOID BUT NO RECTIFIER/REGULATOR SO NO CHARGE FROM ENGINE. TOTAL LOSS IS FINE AS THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ETC

I DISCOVERED THE ORIGINAL DECALS UNDER SOME OLD PAINT BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONE SIDE AND THE FRONT IS DOWN TO THE FOIL OF THE STICKER

THE ENGINE RUNS WELL

THE CENTRE OF THE STEEL SEAT PAN WAS CORRODED SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, I FITTED PLY TO IT

THE GEAR GATE IS ALSO PLY

GEARBOX OIL AND ENGINE OIL CHANGED

SOME WEAR TO THE DRIVE BELTS BUT THEY WORK

I HAVE THE PART NUMBERS FOR THE BELTS, WHICH YOU CAN CROSS REFERENCE TO GET THE STANDARD BELT 'A' SIZE FOR REPLACEMENTS ( JUST AS YOU CAN FOR ANY OTHER BELTS TO AVOID BEING RIPPED OFF BUYING OEM BELTS FOR ｣20-｣30. STANDARD BELTS ARE LESS THAN ｣5 AND JUST THE SAME ! )

THE PULLEYS NEED SOME FINE TUNING

BLADES ARE SHARP BUT HAVE WEAR

NICE LITTLE CLASSIC TRACTOR MOWER

I HAVE A PDF COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS MACHINE WHICH INCLUDES PART LISTS FOR THE TRACOR AND THE DECK AS WELL AS FULL DRAWINGS AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

BRAND NEW BATTERY AND DECK WHEELS FITTED

THE BRAKES ARE THERE BUT DON'T WORK

THE BONNET WAS ORIGINALLY BOLTED BUT NOW HINGED TO ACCESS THE PETROL TANK, WHICH USED TO BE WHERE THE BATTERY IS NOW ( IT WAS ROTTEN )

THIS IS A VERY OLD BUT QUITE SOLID MACHINE. DO NOT EXPECT A NEW MACHINE