My New Project Mf7
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, Sep 18, 2014 08:11 PM
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Posted September 18, 2014 - 08:11 PM
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Posted September 18, 2014 - 08:40 PM
Good luck with your new project!
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Posted September 18, 2014 - 10:26 PM
Great find now the fun part :)
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Posted September 19, 2014 - 06:51 AM
It didn't come with a motor. I'm trying to decide what to put in it. I thought about one of those 6.5 hp clone engines. I can get one of those for $99 and they are easy to get more power out of. There is also a 13 hp honda available locally for a reasonable price but i don't know how well it would fit in this thing. It is quite a bit smaller then my 12. There are also some 5 hp briggs available locally for cheap but I don't know if that will be enough power.
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 07:04 AM
sounds like a plan I have to get started on my 7 got my Dads 12 running the other day after a 30 year rest......now to get my 7 running Im considering a 900 series Briggs for mine may need to cut a small square out of the grill for that if I can't get the original 7 going
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 09:55 AM
Look for Tecumseh Formula engines on Ebay. They are nearly identical to the engine that came in your tractor and would not require much work to make them fit. Somewhere on here I have a thread about putting one in my MF-8.
http://www.ebay.com/...=item417861ddfd
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 01:35 PM
the honda clone engines form hf will go in without much hassle
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 01:49 PM
I ended up buying a 5hp Briggs. It fits in there great. I think it will be enough power for the light plowing it will be used for.
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 03:33 PM
Where can I look up what year it is?
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 08:50 PM
She's alive! I took it out for a test drive.
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 08:59 PM
Looks great!
Good to see old steel alive and well.
Good to see old steel alive and well.
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Posted September 20, 2014 - 11:00 PM
Looks good. You did a nice job!
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Posted September 22, 2014 - 02:17 AM
Where can I look up what year it is?
There is a serial #/year breakdown in the manuals section here.
http://gardentractor...-serial-number/
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