IronPony Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 Saw this on eBay and thought it might be an old made by AC/Simp since it has a horizontal shaft motor with front PTO. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2337453955&category=43562
pacodiablo Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 Is that the air filter box on top of the engine? That is the second Sears tractor I have seen with that setup, and I have only seen it on Sears tractors. There is another larger Sears tractor on eBay with a rear PTO.
thedaddycat Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 My buddy has a Craftsman with a Kohler twin that has the top air filter and front PTO. The tractor drives off the rear engine pulley. That one is a lot like his, and his is about 12-15 years old.
pacodiablo Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 Is AYP still around? Or has it dissolved into some other company?
Les Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 The old David Bradley company in Bradley Illinois was bought by AMF, then Roper, now American Yard Products, with probably one or two owners in between. Back in the 40's and 50's they made farm equipment for Sears under the David Bradley name, about 10 or 15 years ago the Bradley plant was shut down and production located in Tennessee somewhere.
BLT Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Les The old David Bradley company in Bradley Illinois was bought by AMF, then Roper, now American Yard Products, with probably one or two owners in between. Back in the 40's and 50's they made farm equipment for Sears under the David Bradley name, about 10 or 15 years ago the Bradley plant was shut down and production located in Tennessee somewhere. The original building still stands. I was in Bradley last week and my cousin spotted it for me across the railroad tracks from a lumber yard we were at. Still stone engravings (Bradley)on it.
Kent Posted July 30, 2003 Posted July 30, 2003 AYP is now part of Frigidaire, owned by Electrolux of Sweden. Still makes Sears, plus Husqvarna, and perhaps other box store brands.
Les Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BLT quote:Originally posted by Les The old David Bradley company in Bradley Illinois was bought by AMF, then Roper, now American Yard Products, with probably one or two owners in between. Back in the 40's and 50's they made farm equipment for Sears under the David Bradley name, about 10 or 15 years ago the Bradley plant was shut down and production located in Tennessee somewhere. The original building still stands. I was in Bradley last week and my cousin spotted it for me across the railroad tracks from a lumber yard we were at. Still stone engravings (Bradley)on it. One thing is certain, there are A LOT of old closed factory buildings in Northern Illinois!
Woodydel Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 If anyone gets the idea to buy this tractor, I have the brand new never been used snowblower for it. It is definitely NOT a piece of junk (the snowblower). A picture of the blower is first picture on page one of one of my online albums. [url]http://hyperphoto.photoloft.com/view/Album.asp?s=cano&u=1671469&a=1210865[/url]
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