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

hey gang...

i have been out for a while ,actually i have been in the basement working on my recent aquisition...hey that sounds important

i got a 1977  1612 powerking tractor. it has a 12 horse kohler (k301 cast iron). all gear drive ,3pt hitch, front electric pto,front mount snow  dozer blade,mid mount 48 " mower and it has 16 inch rear wheels and 8 inch front wheels.

i have been using already and have been doing some restoration work,i would like to get it in as near original condition as i can.

it is very strong compared to the monster tractor and its heavy a well,all cast iron and steel ,no plastic there.

maybe miss snowshoveler will post a pic.

later chris

that would be right mine is in the 750 lb range .the 24 14  24 16 and the 24 18 are about 300 lbs heavier.

i dont plan to haul much in the way of vehicles but when you see the way these are built you are impressed.

they do have a real transmission with a clutch and pressure plate as well as a driveshaft and a true rearend with an honest ring and pinion as well as planetary gearsets ,thats what makes them high.

they are just a scaled down farm tractor and they were built the same for many years . i plan on restoring this one and using it to mow the lawn and perhaps i will put a snowblower on it .

some folks i chat with  on a powerking website say they  were a pretty good snowblower. if it does work well i will find out.

but right now im just repairing the cobbles that have been done in the past 28 years.

i have replaced the exhaust ,installed a proper iginition switch and rewired it as well as put in new headlights...seems the original ones somehow got wired in with the coil...yech messy anyway the lights were blown.

i like doing this stuff so i stay out of trouble i guess.

as long as miss snowshoveler dosent find somthing to take up all my free time then life is good.

dont you all just  love honeydoos.

later chris 

snowshoveler wrote:
Did you get hitched?

dumbhead   she has been living with me for over a year.

cleans cooks and still thinks a lot of me ,what can i say.

later chris 

You're a lucky guy!     

snowshoveler wrote: Dumbhead didn't know if you were living together or married.

snowshoveler wrote:
Don't know much about her, except for what what I read here. Sounds like a keeper to me.

Good luck with the PowerKing Chris. Now where does Economy fit in again?

That is a great looking machine.  After what I do all day long it is a thrill to see this stuff.  It is fun and relaxing to read about it but to see it really puts it together for me.  Thank you.

C

snowshoveler wrote:

Sherri

Your halo and wings are in the mail.... 

Paula

Sounds like you have a good eye for picking quality tractors and women! I highly recommend that you keep both! The pics of your Power King show that it is in excellent condition, with the sheet metal looking straight and minimal rust if any. Won't take much to restore it, and as I mentioned earlier, they are/were awsome machines! Capable of maintaining very large gardens, and built to last for MANY years. I've always got my eye open for one in my area, but they sell for big $$$$$$$ near me.

yup i think ill keep them both .

each lifetime pieces of equipment.

not sure which will require more maintenence,and i dont care ill do what ever it takes to make them happy and comfortable.

later chris