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Ariens GT17 garden tractor repower

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  1. eatonpcat

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    :banana::banana::banana:
     
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    Yeah, we gonna need some pics of that ole girl slingin grass...;) :D :thumbs:
     
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    Oh I'll do that. It's got autopilot. Well, at least in a straight line, and it won't auto brake either. Lol. So it works about like Tesla's autopilot.

    Safety nannies be forewarned, honey tractor don't give a .....
     
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    ...chit? :whistle: ;) :rofl: :lol:
    Yeah, yeah, that's it, don't give a chit...:D
     
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  5. Horkn

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    It's been raining all day today. The grass is wet so mowing will wait until tomorrow afternoon.

    Here's some better pictures of it.

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    Never seen a mobil firepit mounted on the back of a lawn n garden tractor before...is that the Wisconsin version of an aftermarket heater option? Little close to the gas tank for my taste...:whistle: :D
    Looking good...
     
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  7. Horkn

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    There's all sorts of stuff in the weight box. Let's see...Starting fluid, a few large rocks, a piece of 2x4, a positive battery cable and a solenoid from the old wiring, plus maybe a few bottle caps at the bottom.:whistle:


    I throw a split or two in there to use as a wheel chock. When mowing, I use an old pitching wedge to clear tennis balls and other dog toys from my mow path.

    Lol. The weight box always stays on this tractor. It's well over 850 lbs without the weight box, and no deck I recall. Add the weight box plus the 48"deck which has to weigh at least 125 lbs, makes this a hefty beast. I took the wheel weights off when I took it home from up North as those weights won't clear the sides of my 4' trailer. Adding those is I think another 150 lbs ( 75x2).

    Now to get it in the shed. That might require a little sawzall action. The deck doesn't clear the door opening, and quite frankly the shed is a POS, so I have free reign.
     
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    Sounds like a good reason to build a new garage/shed with overhang/woodshed attached :whistle: :D
     
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    I have an old Lawn Scout Rototiller that I don't use much but will never get rid of. I still remember when my dad bought it in the early 70's and me and my brothers would follow behind him picking worms for fishing when he tilled the garden.
     
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    He's a short video.


    It's almost as good as Tesla's autopilot
     
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