Hey all, well we have this Ford Newholand lawn mower. We bought it new in 1997, and the reason why my dad bought this lawnmower was because he was able to use his A plan on it.

Well years go by and its been great, had to have the motor replaced when it was new, under warrenty, and since then its still been running. Well.... shes got some miles on her, seats been ate by mice, rusting, belts, the mower deck has had to been welded a few times, and the ones im most proud of is using it to go way back in the woods to get firewood pre fourwheeler times and we went over a tree limb and it shoved a stick into the cooling fan just above the gas tank. Keep in mind this is a small riding mower.

Well a couple of very early springs ago (Still had snow piles) we used the lawnmower for something and i was takin it back to the shed and i noticed alot of smoke, so i lifted the hood and it was smoking prety bad out of the front of the motor, well i went to grab my camera phone to take a video or picture of it and it burst in flames lol. So sweet and thank god i shut it off nexted to a snow pile and we threw a bunch of snow on it.

Valve cover gasket went bad so i just used some RTV and fixed that problem. Well now she smokes really bad, and i have to put at least a quarter quart of oil in it before running, i just throw some oil in it and call it good. She smokes, getting low on power, but damn this think just keeps on going.

This aint a rant, but more of a praise to a lawnmower that has had a very hard life lol. Asked my dad what the plans are for it when she decides to let go and he said hes going to put a new motor in it. The trans and everything is holding up great. Heres to the hope of many more years

Goodness, it's a lawn-mower, not a yard tractor.

Aw well, Tony uses his to move his boat around when he feels lucky...

Tyl

Its Built Ford Tough

tylstruck said:

Aw well, Tony uses his to move his boat around when he feels lucky...

Tyl

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It's also moved around utility trailers and car trailers. I have had to have somebody sit on the hood before to keep the front end down though.

95bronk said:

We bought it new in 1997

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Pffft- it ain't even old enough to be broke in yet...

My Deere's are '69 and '70 model years...both have pulled cars, boats, and trailers as well as cutting grass and one cuts a smallish field a few times a year.

Nothing against Fords, and I'm not a die-hard Deere guy, but I'll stack a 112 up against anything in it's size class and a few things that ought to be better any day of the week.




This one's "Grandpa's" (though I've since inherited it) taken probably in the early '80s. I don't have any pictures of mine without a bunch of pieces missing. That trailer and plow-blade were both custom-built by Grandpa for that machine, and he ran hydraulic hoses to the back to dump the trailer, too. (It's not a great pic- I think it was supposed to be of the new woodshed, not the tractor.)

Tony, ah, how many beers have you had when you and his 'somebody' being your hood ornament hauled a heavy load?

That'd be hilarious seeing some one trying to sit on the hood of your tractor after a few. It'd be like trying to pin the tail on the donkey

Tyl

sweet man i like the old john deeres, Im also a IH kinda guy. I was putting this lawnmower into respect of like husky brand lawnmowers, this ford tractor is chincy so and definatly not made the way the use to be. Just funny that its lasted this long, and with how much oil it burns it cant believe it still runs lol

tylstruck said:

That'd be hilarious seeing some one trying to sit on the hood of your tractor after a few. It'd be like trying to pin the tail on the donkey

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We've got a hilarious home movie from the mid-'60s (long before my time) of my grandfather letting his nephew drive his tractor at the time (Model A Doodlebug, IIRC) while he climbed up and stood on the hood. Then Grandma comes out and yells at him. (Shame it's a silent film...) Odds are better than even that some scotch was involved.

95bronk said:

...with how much oil it burns it cant believe it still runs lol

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My '69 with the Kohler has so much blowby that it puffs smoke and pukes oil out the breather at an almost amusing rate. I have to add 6-8 oz every time I cut the lawn (maybe 1.5 hrs or so...).

tylstruck said:

Tony, ah, how many beers have you had when you and his 'somebody' being your hood ornament hauled a heavy load?

That'd be hilarious seeing some one trying to sit on the hood of your tractor after a few. It'd be like trying to pin the tail on the donkey

Tyl

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Actually, none. It's the redneck in me I guess.