ngale65 Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Hey Guys, just bought a HB 212, nice condition overall, bought and stripped another 210 for some random parts i needed. have some questions since garden tractors are new to me, i have a few large John deere farm tractors i have restored but my first tractor was a hb212 and i finally got one back. i need a seat, wondering who sold the nicest one. i saw someone in the club sells one, then wells and sandy lake, wondering who has bought what and if you were happy. also where is a good place to get tune up parts, carb kit, deck parts and blades. we dont have any simplicity dealers around here. i did order a service manual hopefully that will at least give me part numbers. i plan to tear the tractor down to every piece possible and then put an automotive finish on it. any advise or info would be great. thanks nathan
Kent Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Welcome! Here's the parts manual for the equivalent Simplicity (same except for trim, hood and seat). http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=heCBEN8arHZrE3CNj5kbp796Dq Several of our sponsors have online parts databases so you can see if the parts are still available (most are) and order them online...
perry Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 welcome...sm01 sandy lake has allways been top notch parts and service . quick shipping too. dont be buying manuals, we can get just about any manual you need on file.
perry Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 do a search for seats on the club site. there is a members wife i believe that makes seats. think name is mary. herd they where nice seats.
Kent Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 quote:Originally posted by perry do a search for seats on the club site. there is a members wife i believe that makes seats. think name is mary. herd they where nice seats. Mary Gearheart is her name - she was the first club secretary, as I recall: http://simpletractors.com/club2/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=2087
Killer_A-C Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Mary makes the best seats IMO.They fit right and are correct.She is super nice as well....
Talntedmrgreen Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Mary's seats are top notch for sure...I'm putting one on my Big Ten resto. You need to give her the specifics of your model, and she makes it correct, pleats and all. [img]http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff512/talntedmrgreen/Big%20Ten%202011/IMAG0299.jpg[/img]
bob1959 Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Welcome to the club. I just restored a HB212 last year and you will love the tractor. I purchased the seat cushions from Mary and they were great. Wells has paint formula's for the HB212 and I crossed them over to Nason automotive paint (DuPonts cheaper brand). I painted single stage and the results came out great. I put pics on show and tell with my restored sickle bar. You can find them there if you search it. Best of luck with your restoration.
KevP Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 Welcome Nate, It rained on me all the way home. Thanks again for the mower.I knew you would like this site.
JimH Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Welcome to the club Nathan. I too have an HB-212 that I am restoring. I chose to go with the John Deere new construction yellow paint in the spray cans. (made by Valspar) Others in the club have used it and it is probably as close to original as you can get. Good luck with your restoration.
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