Flatheadpete 183 #1 Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) When I was growing up my grandparents lived on Sage Lake up in Hale, MI. Grandpa had this sweet tractor that I always sat on whenever I had the chance. He let me start driving it at about age 10. It has been through alot. Been flipped over, put in the lake, stuck in the mud....you name it. He passed away in 1999 and my grandmother could no longer care for the lakehouse so the house was sold and my dad took the tractor to his house in about 2006. There it sat until a few weeks ago. My wife and I bought a house with a pretty huge yard and Dad asked if I wanted it. DUH!! Took it home and did some maintenance stuff to see if it would run....no dice. Cleaned the tank, rebuilt the carb, new plug and a coil and she runs like a top! Anyways, glad I found this place. I look forward to learning all I can about my 1965 856. Thanks for letting me ramble. Edited May 15, 2014 by Flatheadpete 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #2 Posted May 15, 2014 Yep, you've done your Grandpa proud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #3 Posted May 15, 2014 That's a great story. Your grandfather is watching with a big grin on his face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,555 #4 Posted May 16, 2014 Nice looking horse and a great story to go with it! Even has the hl5-light kit. Not a lot of those out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunny 240 #5 Posted May 16, 2014 You can never "ramble" too much about Grandpa's stuff! This is what it's all about, at least to me. There is always a story to tell about Grandad and his little red tractor...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatheadpete 183 #6 Posted May 16, 2014 Nice looking horse and a great story to go with it! Even has the hl5-light kit. Not a lot of those out there. That's what I'm finding out. The original switch was pretty frozen up from sitting outside so I took a toggle from the dash of my Model T hot rod project and ran new wires. It's the first time I've seen them work....ever! And they're really quite bright! The other mower in my pic is my 1964 Toro. Don't know much about it other than it cuts really nice and my 10 yr old loves to mow with it. All old stuff all the at my house!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #7 Posted May 16, 2014 WELCOME TO Nice story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #8 Posted May 16, 2014 Mike............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,198 #11 Posted June 18, 2014 It is always cool to hear a third generation story. Like the Toro mower too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
