Hi, wanted to introduce myself to everyone on the forum. I have recently been diagnosed with a severe case of yellow and white fever, sometimes red even! Good thing is I'm in excellent company on this forum
Actually I sorta already had red fever being a Massey Ferguson guy
I recently rescued a 1572 for which I will make another thread about when my pictures are finished uploading.
I don't have a riding mower and had been on the lookout for something 'interesting' and when it popped up I jumped on the chance. I do have a small NOMA rider that I rescued from a neighbor that had no mowing deck. I brought that back to life and clipped off all the unneeded mowing stuff (lots of plastic) and dropped a 2" ball on the back.
It hauls our woodsplitter, trailers of all sizes, but not much else, even though it's a more "heavy duty" unit it's still a lightweight compared to the yellow stuff I have been looking at. It also guzzles gas like no tomorrow, having a B&S Vanguard Twin. I painted the wheels to give it a fresh look. Mechanically it's OK, but has the worst hydro whine ever, sounds like it's on deaths door. I did refill the transmission with some oil but that hasn't helped. These machines aren't anything special, don't last, have no parts support really and good luck even getting a manual. Long term outlook is not good!
However I did learn quite a bit in tearing it all down and putting it back together and getting it running in good shape. Since mid-April have put about 30 hours on it. So I sorta cut my teeth on it, was a stepping stone to the 1572 - quite a big one!
But.. I've been looking for an excuse to get rid of it, and since I stumbled on the 1572 that was it, game over for the NOMA. I was thinking of returning it to my neighbor, whose brother had initially wanted it for his cottage, but never came and picked it up. So I thought it would be nice to give it back in perfect running condition. It was a real mess before, carb gummed up, mouse nests everywhere, flat tires, etc etc.
Looks like a great group here and in a week I have been lurking have absorbed quite a bit of info. Watch out for my 1572 thread!
John