Guest Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 There is a guy a town over selling a simplicity 725 belt drive for $150.00. Comes with a plow, mower deck, and a mostly stripped spare for parts. Someone moved the engine from the parts tractor to the "good" tractor because the spare had a bent drive shaft. No one knows how to reconnect the wires to where the go and from looking at it the wire coming out of the coil is shot. I have worked on motorcycles plenty so I am not a complete goob. And I am pretty sure I can get it running. Its in rough shape and I bet it would be fun to clean it up, paint it, etc. But this is more for practical plowing & Mowing vs a show piece. And eventually I want the other attachments too like the tiller & Sickle bar mower. Soooooo whats the general thought guys? Should I grab it?
Tacey Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Sounds to me like it would be good for you. Way more than $150 worth of fun. Then you get to show it off on Sinple trACtors. Tacey
HubbardRA Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 I paid $150 for my 700 with a bad motor. It did have a good 42 inch bolt together deck with it. If you are into the foot-draggers, then that is a great tractor to get. Mine has been used for tractor pulling, mowing the lawn, pulling a trailer, and just dragging things with a chain. We now have a 14 Hp Kohler engine in it, with 23x10.5x12 AG tires. It is a little workhorse.
goatfarmer Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Ya gotta start somewhere, that's as good of a place as any!:O
Guest Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 ok well I just emailed they guy and said if he drops it off here I will take it. I bet I will be posting lots of questions when it comes time to hook up these darn wires :P What did you mean by foot daggers?
tec2484 Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by mortation What did you mean by foot daggers? No running boards like the 3400 series
ehertzfeld Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 If that is the one from Craigslist, it's a good thing you got to it first. I was eyeing it. I'm in Brooklyn just off route 6 and have a good amount of parts, so when you start playing with it and need somthing, just let me know. I may have it. Good luck.
Guest Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by ehertzfeld If that is the one from Craigslist, it's a good thing you got to it first. I was eyeing it. I'm in Brooklyn just off route 6 and have a good amount of parts, so when you start playing with it and need somthing, just let me know. I may have it. Good luck. Why yes, yes it is :) He hasn't responded to me so I am not even sure if I got it :( I will kept you in mind if I get it and need parts, thanks. It looks mostly complete just really beat on and spent far to much of its life sitting outside in the elements. My hesitation wasnt so much IF I could fix it but more of fear of how far I would go TO fix it. For example I pulled a bike out of a snow bank in NH for $200.00 and now $3,000.00 later I am "mostly" done lol. So I wanted to be practical about it. I want it to look nice and run good but more function than looks. And I very much prefer the look of the old garden tractors (look more like real tractors). But I had to mull it over and post here to get some opinions.
Guest Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 quote:Originally posted by tec2484 quote:Originally posted by mortation What did you mean by foot daggers? No running boards like the 3400 series You know I THOUGHT something looked missing. Good point :P Oh well I am a big time rider so I am used to my feet being on pegs ;)
HubbardRA Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 It is just part of an ongoing argument (all in fun) about which is better, the foot dragging tractors (FDTs) or the running board tractors (RBTs). You will hear them referred to this way quite often. I have the one FDT and the rest of mine are RBTs.:D
MPH Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 725 is a fine machine and a real work horse. If I could only keep one of mine that would be the one. How much you spend on it is largely up to you. You should have it in new working condition for less then you can buy a throw away lawn mower with a seat on it and it can and will do a lot more work then mow the lawn.
ReedS Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 I spoke to this same gentleman earlier this week. It sounded to me like an easy fix but it's a little farther than I really wanted to go to pick it up. These are great work horses, good luck to you if you end up with it!
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