Simplicty attachments

[punt58]

I am new to the club and don't know a whole lot about simplicity tractors. I bought the tractor with a tiller attachment, which works great! I am interested in some other attachments. Mainly a snow thrower. I was wondering if all the simplicity snow throwers attach the same? Or did they make different throwers for different models? Thanks for the help!

[Brettw]

Well, for starters, welcome to the club! Next, what model tractor do you have? That will help us to tell you what might be available. If it is a large frame, and depending upon the year, you might be able to get: a grader blade, a snow blade, a snow thrower 36" or 42", 42" & 48" mower decks, sickle bar, lawn revitalizer(power thatcher), front mount weed cutter (widow maker), generator, after market branch chipper, plow, cultivator, trailing mowers, and a few more after market or others I am sure I forgot.

[punt58]

The tractor is a 16 GTH. I don't know if that is the model number you need. I know in the manual it has a 169 number. But I don't have the manual with me at the moment. I know the deck is 48" and the tiller is an offset 30" Thanks for your help.

[larry8200]

Welcome! Thats a large frame. The "GTH" was around 88-92 I think, stands for "Garden Tractor, Hydro". Large frame attachments from the late 70's through 2000 will fit it, as well as some of the older stuff too.

[RayS]

Here are some manual for if you have a 16 GTH. It would be considered more of a small frame. The blowers are the same except for the hitches. The tillers and other attachments (except for snowblowers) from the large frame tractors won`t fit it. The snow blades will work as well if you can find a bracket assembly to mount between the hitch and frame. Your deck would be a right hand discharge as well. http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=heCBEN8apJ2rE3CBh5kbp796Dq http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=heCyEN8ctG2rE3CGh5kbp796Dq http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=heCBEN8.wI6rE8Cvh5kbp796Dq

[Brettw]

Ray, Was the GTHL the large frame?

[RayS]

Yes. http://www.simpletractors.com/quick_ref/large_garden.htm http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=24668&SearchTerms=gthl

[PhanDad]

Ray, Interesting that in your first link above, the SimpletrACtors reference "Large-Frame Garden Tractors" lists the GTH with the Sunstar which is definitely a large frame. It must be a mistake, because I'm almost certain the couple of GTH's I've seen are smaller tractors like the 6000 series.

[RayS]

I was never aware there was a Sunstar that was called a GTH until you mentioned it. The guy mentioned that he has a offset 30" tiller for is 16GTH and I now that the large frame tractors 3300, 3400 7000 serries as well as the others used the 36" and 38" inch tiller. I new the 30" tiller had to be for a small frame and definitely isn`t for a Sunstar called a GTH.

[acfarmer]

Its curious to me that Simplicitys like the 7100 series are referred to as 'large frame' when Simplicity built Powermax and Sunstar series have a larger frame

[RayS]

Not sure why Simplicity refers to them as large frame. Maybe they figure the powermax to be more of a sub compact.

[yukon]

i have a sunstar with the logo on the side of the fender that reads 20 gth

[sunrunner]

Early GT series looks like 6000(6" front tires,frame...) and Sunstars too me....depending on engine size....