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Free riding mower

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  1. Pallet Pete

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    Picked up a free riding mower over the weekend with accessories! I hooked it up to the truck and put fresh gas in. WALLA she runs great!

    16.5 hp V-Twin engine
    Hydrostatic pedal drive
    Hand pto
    Dump trailer
    Spreader
    And a possible yard rake bagger

    And the best part!!! Only 250 hours service!!!

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  2. Grizzly Adam

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    Looks great Pete! want to race?
     
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    Wow! Heck of a deal, that's better than my "buy a house get the bottom of the barrel Craftsman mower with it" deal!
     
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  4. My IS heats my home

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    Just looking at it I'm surprised they 'let it go'. It was probably worth something.
    You walked into a great find there PP. Does it come with racing slicks?
     
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    PTO meaning power take off? so whats Hand pto?

    Cant beat free.............:cool::smoke::yes:
     
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    I think he means "not electric" pto.
     
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    Its a manual pto non electric. But thats ok it works good... I need to get the parts for the deck but then my yard is small enough I dont need a rider to mow the lawn. Im more interested in a plow and weight kit and using the trailer around the yard A LOT! No more pulling the splitter and trailer by hand either lol. All it really needs is a battery and tune up. Id love to get a snow cab too but they cost $300 so thats probably not gonna happen.
     
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    I was thinking that route on hand, but wasnt sure.

    Sometimes electric can be a pita. Work loose not knowing and next thing you know no workie. :rofl: :lol: Cuts right through those attached wires.

    Then sometimes just electric dead and never figured out why o_O? But replacements work. :thumbs:

    I have 2 with hand pto and they have never failed, disclaimer yet. ;)
     
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    All that came to my mind is pete hand cranking the pto?? Are you calling the pto just what drives the deck?

    I'll take it , the drive would kill me though to come get it.

    Even though parts are cheap for MTD mowers you can get into them pretty quick. Last repair I have $160 or so in mine. But I throw what I had and it was better than buying another worn out mower.
     
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    This is my free rider, chain it up in the winter and have yet to take the chains off. Works great to pull the splitter around. IMG_20140329_185218306.jpg As long as I can keep the tires on the ground. Haha
     
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    Awesome find there Pete
    You never know when you're going to run across something like that that people just want gone out of their way
     
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    Clem it can take pto attachments such as a snow blower or small tiller head. There is a big list of attachments but I'm gonna make some of my own most likely.
     
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    Great find buddy !!
     
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    How do you attach your splitter? Is there an attachment for a ball? Mine has a small lip with a hole but it doesn't look strong at all.
     
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    I have the same " hitch" hole on my Huskee. It has surprised me how strong it is. I pulled some stuff around that it had no buisness doing !!
     
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    I drilled my hole a bit bigger, it now fits the small shaft (can't remember the class) 2" ball.
     
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    I built a plate with the ball that mount up to the frame of the tractor. Then the splitter sits level and when I want to pull the small dump trailer I don't have to take the ball off. This is the only pic from my phone that I could find. Not sure if you can see what's going on IMG_20140517_193816953.jpg
     
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    I have pulled my fish n ski boat with that thin lip and a ball. I bet the tongue on that boat is 250 pounds or so.
     
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    I did the same thing I just have to take off the ball for the little trailer
     
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    I am about to go and play with the new toys! My neighbor says he'll give me $400 for all of it! :cheers: I said no way man!:hair: I'm keeping these for sure...:dex:
     
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