rsnik 1 Posted October 21, 2007 After a steady diet of soda water and sermons on Sunday for a long spell it was a true pleasure to take a Sunday drive and come home with a tractor. This 1978 A/C 608LT may become an engine donor because the engine could be a modern, solid state, bolt in, original looking replica engine for Broadmoor tractors like my 717, 728 etc. The engine has a one wire, throttle/choke which should make installation easy. It has the same length and size shaft only this has one pulley instead of two. Engine starts right up, sounds good. I will be tempted to throw a rebuild kit in it anyway if this works out as a direct replacement. A replica engine without the high maintenance relationship issues sounds good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killer_A-C 0 Posted October 21, 2007 Nice save.We luv weekend haul pics!!!!8D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshuaareed 0 Posted October 21, 2007 Yes indeed nice save. Gotta love weekend haul pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark 0 Posted October 22, 2007 what is that 12 or 11 hp ?? Looks alot like a 8hp Air cleaner setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsnik 1 Posted October 22, 2007 It's an 8 HP that has the same dimensions as the 17 and 19 ci engines that go in the 707, 717, 727, 728 etc. Broadmoors. The only difference is that this is a modern engine that is solid state and has a normal starter. My 717 currently has a fried starter/generator/regulator and a rising no-load idle that a new carb and adjusting the governor did not fix. My 728 I originally bought as a like-new condition tractor with a blown motor (the original owner, a retired gentleman, had spent a fortune on service in the fall, but then mice nested under the tin and he ruined the engine the next season). This 8HP engine is a perfect repower for a Broadmoor, but danged if they aren't scarce as hen's teeth. I bid $196.51 on another one on eBay (just the bare engine) and still lost big time, so there are obviously others who want one of these real bad, LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goatfarmer 817 Posted October 22, 2007 Nice save! I've got the same tractor, with headlites, behind the garage. It needs an engine.....:O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites