I fell off the wagon

[moe1965 752]

I thought I had my addiction under control. I picked this 857 up at a garage sale for 300 he was asking 500. Came with a extra mower deck and a snow blade purrs like a kitten hope I didn't pay to much.

[peter lena 9,088]

@moe1965  think you did well , extra deck and  plow blade set up ! , do a baseline service , lubricant drain / flush refill , total grease  verifatition , take advantage of what works , and touch up any issues . might even suggest , a oil lubrication rub down , to feed and patina save that paint , would do that first , so the paint can be sucking in the oil to help itself . would do every painted sarface .  just an opportunity , oil spray down any related cables to get the rust / crud out , movement check as you go .pete

[Pullstart 64,531]

@peter lena my mind read “a Vaseline service”. 

 

@moe1965 sweet ride!  I might see an 857 in Pullstart Stables’ future as well, but not for me…. 

[squonk 42,522]

53 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

 “a Vaseline service”. 

 

Stay way from the " Vaseline" 

 

 

 

 

[peter lena 9,088]

@Pullstart  https://www.zoro.com/super-lube-4-oz-hydraulic-oil-bottle-68-iso-viscosity-80w-sae-52004/i/G2272326/?  actually use this after , a penetrating oil flush , cables work  very easily , check out temp range , also shop around for pricing .  pete

[8ntruck 7,382]

When I replaced the seat on Clyde, I gave the seat adjuster a shot of Marvel Mystery Oil to free them up and was planning on coming back with a wire brush and paint.

 

The next day, I saw that the MMO had soaked all of the rusty surfaces on the slides.  They now had an oiled oxide patina type finish on them.  No way was I going to get paint to stick to that, so they got assembled that way.

[peter lena 9,088]

@8ntruck  been using  oils for finish help / salvation for many years , when I rustproofed a car , did not take long for the body seam edges to start to film onto the paint , showing its saturation and coverage , next step for me was add on to and increase that lubrication finish help . my son in vermont  does his cars for protection over long winters . he regularly tells me of  zero rot , and paint that has a deep shine , with just a lubricant rub down . soon as I  see a neglected anything , first thought is  lubricate that paint . for finishes , use a 6" electric palm buffer , cleaner wax , very deep color  finish ,  pete

[oliver2-44 10,367]

 

10 hours ago, moe1965 said:

I thought I had my addiction under control. I picked this 857 up at a garage sale for 300 he was asking 500. Came with a extra mower deck and a snow blade purrs like a kitten hope I didn't pay to much.

I've never made it onto the wagon!

Edited June 4, 2023 by oliver2-44

[Retired Wrencher 5,648]

@moe1965

If you never owned a Stat/Gen before you will like it. $300 was a good deal.Great tractors simple to work on.  These eight hp`s are work horse and sip fuel for all day work or play.Enjoy it every day. 

Edited June 4, 2023 by Retired Wrencher

[ebinmaine 70,722]

21 hours ago, moe1965 said:

I thought I had my addiction under control. I picked this 857 up at a garage sale for 300 he was asking 500. Came with a extra mower deck and a snow blade purrs like a kitten hope I didn't pay to much.

 

 

You did quite well with that price.  

 

As stated above those little short frame 8 HP tractors are great workers and barely use fuel.  

 

Nice find. 

 

[moe1965 752]

Thanks for all your replies the guy also had a 1057 I tried to make a package deal for both but it didn't happen.  I'm picking up the snow blade tomorrow at his shop.  I wonder if he still has the other one I might get my package deal after all 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,761]

Great deal.I love the start Gen models.

The 8s are strong motors for their size and easy to work on.Always wanted a 857 nice machine ! 

[ohiofarmer 3,333]

  Ohio tractor prices seem to vary with how hard times are. When the high unemployment covid checks were being issued, the price went up, but then crashed. Individual circumstances like divorce or as another example a collector dad paying for a wedding can bring a bargain around once in a while.. A former student of mine found a bargain of a truck ---a Dually with a 454 for 8500 dollars. Original paint and very very nice but running a bit rough with only 100K.  I drove it to his vacation cabin for him and noticed that there was no difference in acceleration when givin her the onions. New spark plugs, wires , and distributor rotor and he has a beast . Sure, it will pass everything but a gas station, but the way he will use it and reduced insurance premiums will pay for a bunch of fuel.. Just first generation computers and no running on four/eight cylinder nonsense that can cause more problems.

  So when you buy a tractor like that, you are just renting it at no cost anyway. You can always get back what you paid and probably a bit more. You are also a custodian of history and you can see that with what the old sears suburban tractors are bringing. i never owned a more miserable tractor as something needed repaired every week. But they are relics now and are on price similar to Wheel Horse

[WHGuy413 2,771]

You got a good deal on that. Love the short frame tractors. They are very capable machines and like stated above barely drink fuel.