Well, I went and broke the new truck in on my first acquisition in years. I found this (Unverified) 1974 BobCat 21" self propelled mower.
I just happened to be looking through the facebook community yard sales and came across this little gem.
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Here are some pics from all angles;
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The BobCat was manufactured by Wisconsin Marine out of Lake Mills Wisconsin. The P.O. even threw in extra belts that were NOS!
I couldn't resist, he pulled it out from under a tarp behind a generator and shifted the throttle in start and first pull it started! The belt drives worked perfectly, no cracks in the magnesium deck, all the original decals, handle grips were original, not a spot of rust in the gas tank, original wheels and rims with zerk fittings, etc.
The only real flaws were a small chip on the edge of the front deck (Pictured) and a slightly chewed up corner on one of the belt drive shrouds.
I'm not sure if I want to do anything to it short of a good cleaning, tightening up a few wheel bolts and maybe replacing the home made discharge shoot that looks a bit "over" repaired.. LOL
I just happened to be looking through the facebook community yard sales and came across this little gem.
Here are some pics from all angles;
The BobCat was manufactured by Wisconsin Marine out of Lake Mills Wisconsin. The P.O. even threw in extra belts that were NOS!
I couldn't resist, he pulled it out from under a tarp behind a generator and shifted the throttle in start and first pull it started! The belt drives worked perfectly, no cracks in the magnesium deck, all the original decals, handle grips were original, not a spot of rust in the gas tank, original wheels and rims with zerk fittings, etc.
The only real flaws were a small chip on the edge of the front deck (Pictured) and a slightly chewed up corner on one of the belt drive shrouds.
I'm not sure if I want to do anything to it short of a good cleaning, tightening up a few wheel bolts and maybe replacing the home made discharge shoot that looks a bit "over" repaired.. LOL