My 'new' B1750 & Woods RM400 RFM

[Larro Darro]

Twenty three years ago when I first started working at the Civic Center, this tractor and mower were only a couple of years old. For the first few years I used it to maintain the grounds there. But for the last ten or twelve years it has been sitting in the shed. We were able to use state prison labor to do the grounds, so we didn't need to use it. But last summer it got really hard for us to get prison labor, even though we are a private, not for profit. We decided to buy a 72" Scag Turf Tiger. Since then I have been trying to talk the Board of Directors into selling the old tractor to me. I made an offer of $1.5K about six months ago, but they hadn't gave me an answer. Well they had a Board Meeting on Wednesday night and gave me the go ahead to buy it. On Thursday I took my boss a check and brought it home. This morning I washed it up a little. It will take more scrubbing to look good, but here she is. Oh, I forgot to mention it had 226.6 hours when I backed it off the trailer. {I mowed for a little over an hour this morning before I started scrubbing}




I was raising the lift to turn around while I was mowing, so I didn't realize one of the rear wheels on the mower wouldn't pivot until I started going in circles around trees to mulch up some leaves. That is when I stopped to clean and grease it. The grease fitting on the stuck wheel assembly was so clogged I put a new one in. It still took me a little while to work it loose. But all the belts and pulleys look like they are in good shape. I'll see how close Lowe's can match the Woods colors. My BIL works up there, and he can give me a good deal on the paint. But even if I never get it cleaned up very much, it will still cut grass.

Larro

 

[daugen]

wow, talk about low hours, that engine is barely broken in. Good deal Larro!

 

[WayneB]

Looks great! I am sure you will have tons of fun just playing / working with the tractor. As for the woods mower little paint it will also look great and last another life time.

 

[daugen]

I'd really give it a radiator flush, sitting a long time, hot climate, change the oil and coolant and it should run
well for the next gen.

 

[savageactor7]

Excellent shape for its years...90-92 or there abouts?

You got the deal of a lifetime on that cause even the working beat up ones go for 5-7k....but they have FEL's. We've made a lot of production with ours and wouldn't part with it. You may want to keep on the lookout for a FEL as a future implement purchase.

 

[Thomas]

You done good..darn good Larro.
She looks great just the way it is.

 

[Larro Darro]

I'd really give it a radiator flush, sitting a long time, hot climate, change the oil and coolant and it should run
well for the next gen.

Last spring when we lost our inmate labor, and we were having to use it after it setting for so long, the tractor had a complete service, as well as new tires put on it. {except for the grease fitting on the wheel assembly. That hadn't had grease in it for a long time}

The biggest thing right now is to get the muffler fixed. When I have the rpm's up to pto level I can't hear my mp3 player, even with the noise reducing headphones. I will just weld a pipe on it to get it above head level if nothing else.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

Excellent shape for its years...90-92 or there abouts?

You got the deal of a lifetime on that cause even the working beat up ones go for 5-7k....but they have FEL's. We've made a lot of production with ours and wouldn't part with it. You may want to keep on the lookout for a FEL as a future implement purchase.

I started working at the Civic Center in March of '91, and the tractor was at least a year old then. I also have a B7500 and a Ford 3930, so if I was going to put a FEL on one, it would be one of the bigger ones. Last summer we looked at a new L3200 w/ FEL, and got a quote of $17K out the door price. Margie gave the OK for me buying it, but I ended up buying a car instead. I'm still on the lookout for a good used one about that size. But I am willing to wait for my kind of deal. I got the B7500 from my boss's dad when he had a heart attack and was supposed to stop gardening. I paid $7.5K for the tractor, small bush hog, tiller, box blade, two plows, a lift boom and a duel axial trailer. So my idea of a good deal will mean waiting a while. {the same man bought a bigger Kabota w/FEL about a month after he sold the B7500 to me. He just couldn't get by without dirt under his fingernails. But now he is in pretty bad shape again and is not doing as much gardening. I have already told my boss that if they sell it after he dies, I would like the chance to buy it}

Larro

 

[czechsonofagun]

Great score! I have one of those, but I paid a real price for it.

Congratulations!