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Well, this has been an ongoing thing of mine. I have been restoring a 1987 Snapper lt16 series 2 tractor. It has a briggs & stratton 16 horse 656cc opposed twin cylinder engine. enough info? no? well it has a 6 speed friction clutch and a high lo gearbo... ahh just kiddin I wont kill you with info. This instructable applies to any mower or anything being restored for that matter. The principals are the same. Oh, and sorry about the big long gap in activity. Too much going on. Now i'm back so don't get too mad. when i first bought this thing for a measly 40 bucks it was in sad shape. Rusty dash pedestal from a leaky battery, gummed up fuel tank and carb, no seat, mowing deck in peril with no lift attachments, no mufflers (yikes loudness), frozen starter, and ruined electrical system. But the key aspects to making a good machine were there. It had low hours, tight steering gears, minimum usage on the engine and transmission, and minimum rust. Turns out, the machine was only used for snowplowing. And, in Tennessee, obviously it didn't get used. Typical story, was bought too clear driveway after an overworrying family got caught in a snow storm. used once or twice for about 5 years. Took a short trip, and sat for the next 15 years. All in all, these aspects make it invaluble to me.
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In my case, It looked sad asthetically and lacked a few needed parts. So, when you first get the thing. Decide what is needed, what's missing, or what needs work. And search around. Learn more about it, get and read it's manuals if available (most mower and engine companies still have digital copies of manuals for any machine they have ever built that you can download and print.) In my case, I needed a electronic PTO clutch, mufflers, a deck lift set, and a new electrical system. Plus, considering the rarity of the machine, the price came up to a whopping $367.62. Considering there was no way i was going to pay that much when i need materials for other jobs. I decided to search around, and conveniently found an identical parts tractor with all the bits and peices i needed, for about $50. Not bad considering it saved me $317.62.
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You did leave out the final step though... when you have it up and running, ya gotta paint flames on it! My stepson Yoshi did the honors on ours. The final touch.
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