I picked this up for $250 missing a couple parts and not running.
Sarah's dad has had a PILE of old wheelhorse tractors out behind their house forever, and they contain most of the missing parts.
I'm short a seat and some front tires, I hope those rear big bois last. If they aren't tubed, I should probably tube them. If they're tubed they're probably fine.
I have weak spark out of it after swapping on a parts starter/generator and filing the points. I went through a few coils before I filed the points, so hopefully I just have a weak coil on it right now. So I've got about 10 days to get it ship-shape
KoT rules state no gearing changes, must be 2wd, suspension design is open and wheelbase remains within 6" of stock. I've been shopping for a cheap quad frontend to put on to eliminate the horrible front spindle durability that all garden tractors are plagued with and I just found one. This will need some skid plating to protect the hydro drive motor and its supply lines, and some better running boards to keep feet out of the tires, and I need a seat. but it ought to be a gem.
The "only" down side is that it's already a big tire machine and geared as such, so I can't put giant tires on it to speed it up.