A new to me 1864

wjamesm · #1 06-30-2018, 06:05 PM

Have been wanting a 1864 for the power steering for awhile now . In hind sight I wish i had bought one when i found my 1812 , which has been good tractor and it was a good deal when i bought it 525hrs and a 44c deck and a 551 blower for $750 . I went to a local auction knowing it was a 82 series with power steering but didn't know anything else about it .I talked with the homeowner and he bought it brand new and only had about .25 acre that he mowed with it . The tractor only has 402 hrs on a working meter and a 44GT deck with it . I ended up getting it for $700 and can't be happier with it . What a difference the power steering makes and it is a good bit bigger physically than the 1812 even though there both 18hp . and the sound of the engine is quite different also from the mag 18 in the 1812 . Now i am doing the service things to it , engine oil & filter , Hydro oil & filter new set of Champion plugs and a new air filter . I am looking for a new set of ags for the rear and have come across OTR Lawn Trac in a 23x10.50x12 . I haven't been able to find any information on them , I really like the looks and wonder if they are true to size .I have a set of BKT's on the 1812 and they definitely run to the small size . 1864.jpg

ACecil · #2 06-30-2018, 06:51 PM

Nice find on the 1864!

wjamesm · #3 06-30-2018, 07:33 PM

Thanks . I thought I really stole it when the bidding stopped at $550 but another person ran it up to $700 which was my limit . Here's a pic of the OTR Lawn-Trac tires untitled_1.jpg There's a Ebay seller that has a set for $170 shipped

guyina4x4 · #4 06-30-2018, 07:40 PM

I don't know anything about those tires
Other than I was looking at the same ones for my 2084 (only 26x12x12)
I'm going to go on them here in a couple weeks.

wjamesm · #5 06-30-2018, 07:51 PM

I really like the looks of them , I was looking for some feedback on them before I pulled the trigger on them , From what little I have read they are a factory tires on some Kubota tractors .

zippy1 · #6 07-01-2018, 12:59 AM

Congrats on the new to you tractor...

john hall · #7 07-01-2018, 09:53 AM

Looks like you did very well.

jaynjeep · #8 07-01-2018, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by wjamesm

Have been wanting a 1864 for the power steering for awhile now . In hind sight I wish i had bought one when i found my 1812 , which has been good tractor and it was a good deal when i bought it 525hrs and a 44c deck and a 551 blower for $750 . I went to a local auction knowing it was a 82 series with power steering but didn't know anything else about it .I talked with the homeowner and he bought it brand new and only had about .25 acre that he mowed with it . The tractor only has 402 hrs on a working meter and a 44GT deck with it . I ended up getting it for $700 and can't be happier with it . What a difference the power steering makes and it is a good bit bigger physically than the 1812 even though there both 18hp . and the sound of the engine is quite different also from the mag 18 in the 1812 . Now i am doing the service things to it , engine oil & filter , Hydro oil & filter new set of Champion plugs and a new air filter . I am looking for a new set of ags for the rear and have come across OTR Lawn Trac in a 23x10.50x12 . I haven't been able to find any information on them , I really like the looks and wonder if they are true to size .I have a set of BKT's on the 1812 and they definitely run to the small size . Attachment 93901

Nice find! Those 1864's are some sweet running machines! One of the best GT's ever made.

Just for info most of the off brand tires seem to run small.. i'd be surprised if those are true to size.. keep us posted!