New Gravely Owner

[K10]

I am looking for a little guidance for a reconditioning project. I know nothing about this machine or Gravely for that matter. I once read a Gravely newsletter and was intrigued. I purchased an LS Gravely and I would like to either restore it or at least recondition the machine. I searched online and found Richard's in WV and immediately ordered the five "books" (parts, manuals, catalog and other.) The Gravely does not run or at least I cannot start it. The choke and throttle cables are bent and broken, the carburetor looks like it needs some help and it looks to have an oil leak(s) from a few spots. It does not look abused but I would imagine there are a lot of mechanical things to address. I have a myriad of questions and while I am waiting for my materials form Richard's (should come today) and without writing a long dissertation, Where do I begin? How do I know if I have a low pressure or high pressure oil system? Thank you.

[FlaDon]

Originally Posted by K10

I am looking for a little guidance for a reconditioning project. I know nothing about this machine or Gravely for that matter. I once read a Gravely newsletter and was intrigued. I purchased an LS Gravely and I would like to either restore it or at least recondition the machine. I searched online and found Richard's in WV and immediately ordered the five "books" (parts, manuals, catalog and other.) The Gravely does not run or at least I cannot start it. The choke and throttle cables are bent and broken, the carburetor looks like it needs some help and it looks to have an oil leak(s) from a few spots. It does not look abused but I would imagine there are a lot of mechanical things to address. I have a myriad of questions and while I am waiting for my materials form Richard's (should come today) and without writing a long dissertation, Where do I begin? How do I know if I have a low pressure or high pressure oil system? Thank you.

Richard's is a good place to deal with for parts. High volume pumps have the lines coming straight out of the pump. Low volume are staggered from the pump. If you have the Serial Number, located on the fan shroud or on the left side of the Advance Casting, you can see what year it is. Pre-1958 will be low if original. If it has a plumbed canister oil filter, its low volume. A spin on filter, however, does not mean it is a high volume one. Some low volumes were upgraded to spin-ons.

If you go to oldgravelys dot net, you can find more info than you might want to know. Remove the dot and replace with a . when entering the url.

As for oil leaks, that's how you know there's oil in the tractor. No leaks means no oil. They left the factory leaking.