New addition 917H

[RayS]

Here`s a picture of a new addition to the tractors that I have. Bought this a week ago from another club member. I had to put a new motor in it, the orignal was missing. Hopefuly the hydralic lift will be alot faster than the electric lift on my 7016H:). This is one of the cleaniest tractors that I have seen from this year of tractor. RayS

[gregc]

Sweet!8D8D What did you power it with?

[RayS]

I bought a new 16hp Briggs from small engine warehouse abought 7 months ago. It is a really nice engine. The only thing that I am having trouble with now is that it wants to go a little faster in reverse than in forward. I know that it is just a adjustment. The roller is centered with the neutral mark of the cam and it still seems that it goes a little faster in reverse. I changed the transmission oil and filter with type F and a napa 1068 filter and it seems better than what it did with the old oil. And the pump is alot quiter than before. The old oil was like syrup. Rays

[gregc]

Ray, you couldn't have done any better. You've got a great new tractor now!:p;)

[Gary]

Great looking 917H, Ray! The old A/C's sure are pretty!

[goatfarmer]

I've got a 917. Sure doesn't look that good! Nice find!

[ikipp]

Sweet and pretty. Real nice work.

[RedbarnRick]

Runnin boards and a chrome air cleaner, my kind of tractor. looks great.

[MPH]

Nice looking 917, but I thought those were 'new' AC's. Always figured the old ones were yellow. MPH

[jkmustang1]

Ray it sure looks well done and taken care of. Looks like another lucky tractor found a good home.

[ambler]

Did you hang a S/G on it or is their a starter and alternator in those engines?

[RayS]

It has a starter generator that I put on it. RayS

[Dutch]

Ray, that is a very clean machine. Good luck with it. What happened to the OEM engine?

[mowerman1193]

Wow thats about the cleanest origanal one I have seen...Good find..I want to get me a newer tractor with hydro drive one of these days...

[RayS]

Dutch, the guy that I bought it from found it in the weeds behind a simplicity dealer in minnesota. He told me that the dealership took the motor out of it when the bevel gear box went out of it. I think that if I were the orignal owner I would have spent the money and fixed the BGB. I also got the hydro adjusted correctly now. I guess that the mark on the cam arm wasn`t where I thought it was. RayS

[ambler]

Its not important in the winter, but make sure you get the air ducting shields by the muffler and by the fan intakeso the engine doesn't trap heat under the hood.

[Karl_Brandt]

That's a good looking Allis Chalmers 917H. Way better shape than my Allis Chalmers 919H.;) [url]www.simplicityva.com[/url] Karl