Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

So how far off the road can you spot (fill in your brand here) paint(about 100 feet for me if I'm driving)? And do you vary your commute to and from work in hopes you will find something along the road (I do)? And have any of you trained your spouse to spot for you? My wife is almost as good as I am at spotting Deere green paint. She recently told me of a "cute" Deere tractor for sale along her commute. I checked it out to find a Large Deere construction loader w/ back-hoe for over $10,000. I guess she hasn't got the size thing down yet.

I can see Ariens orange and Snapper red from quite a distance away.  Unfortunately, it's usually when I'm on my bike.  According to my wife, it's a good thing that "you were on your bike, so you couldn't  bring it home"...

I was just happy to see another neighbor with two snowblowers (Ariens and Toro) in his garage, now I can point to him and tell my wife that I'm not the only one with a spare snow blower (or two.)

RalphS wrote:
I'm starting the reassembly of the 1970 Ariens this weekend, while the recently acquired ST824 waits its turn. The five day cure for the Dupli-Color enamal is tomorrow so I can start putting together the tractor.

Just for grins I've been examining the engine layout and mounting locations of a B&S twin OHV, and looking into the torque capacity of the 1/2 inch V-belts on the 824. I see from the manual that it's good for up to 12hp engines from the factory.
I'm thinking that 18hp would still be OK. "Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess."

For tractors as I don't have any grass, I visit my brother-in-law every summer, who has five of them, including one 30's and one 40's vintage.

I like having extra equipment too.  But I don't have that privilege of pointing yet lol. 

Apparently I can see more than Deere green. On my way to work this morning, I happened to see a Case 200 series tractor with a "For Sale" sign on it. Hard to read the hand written spec sheet on the nose of the tractor while going by at 40 MPH. I can't check it out tonight as I'm picking up my daughter's bride'smaid gown, but if it is still there tomorrow night, I'll just HAVE to stop and see the price and condition. Not knowing might keep me up at night, and I definitely need my beauty sleep.

Let us know what you find out.

I got to see the tractor last night. It's a Case 222 Hi-Drive with a 12 HP horizontal cast iron "K" series Kohler. The tractor comes with a front mounted snow blower, chains, plastic wheel weights, no mower deck. The best metal parts on the tractor are 65% paint, 35% rust..... the worst metal parts are 50%- 50%. No one around to ask if it starts, no obvious leaks, tires were fair and seemed to be holding air, seat was torn up but still useable, the tinwork was straight with no rot through, head lights were cracked, judging from the large oil smudge near the exhaust on the tinwork, it burns oil. The price on it was $500 which to me seemed high........ I was thinking (hoping?)more like $350, but with no one to haggle with, I don't know what the seller would take.