rww_94
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I have been getting cold feet on buying a new cylinder diesel that will cause me to be locked into payments for 4 years. granted a hydrostatic tranny would be nice.....
I came across an opportunity yesterday. A 2wheel drive 16 HP Bolens/Iseki diesel that the owner bought new in 1986. Hour meet is claimed to stop working a year ago and reads 626 hours give or take. (I suspect is has 1000 or so). She shows obvious wear but appears to be mechanically sound and started up on the second hit of the glow plugs. I did notice that it did not like to idle - it wanted to stall. Comes with : <ul type="square"> [*]48" Deck -fair condition [*]4' JBar brush hog - good condition [*]60" rear woods blade - fair condition [/list]
One thing I could use some feedback on it the reliability of this (cold weather?) and how difficult it is to take the deck on/off. Looks to be a 'bugger'. 3K is the asking price and would save be approx 12K - at least in the next few years.
I came across an opportunity yesterday. A 2wheel drive 16 HP Bolens/Iseki diesel that the owner bought new in 1986. Hour meet is claimed to stop working a year ago and reads 626 hours give or take. (I suspect is has 1000 or so). She shows obvious wear but appears to be mechanically sound and started up on the second hit of the glow plugs. I did notice that it did not like to idle - it wanted to stall. Comes with : <ul type="square"> [*]48" Deck -fair condition [*]4' JBar brush hog - good condition [*]60" rear woods blade - fair condition [/list]
One thing I could use some feedback on it the reliability of this (cold weather?) and how difficult it is to take the deck on/off. Looks to be a 'bugger'. 3K is the asking price and would save be approx 12K - at least in the next few years.