Well guys, today I was cruising craigslist and came across an ad for a 1650. Made a deal on the phone and this is what I came home with. Runs pretty good. Starts right up. Needs a muffler and a seat. Came with a brand new craftsman seat that I will probably put on since it IS brand new.
Brand new deestone 23X10.50 AGs to boot.
50c deck that looks ok but needs some work.
A snow blade and 1A tiller with both extensions. The blade needs to be blasted and painted, but overall the metal is in fairly good shape. The tiller has had a rattle can paint job at some point in its life, but it's in ok shape as well. Tines are definitely still usable.
And the coolest part of the lot, imo, is the home made box blade. Very heavy duty. Has a cutting edge on the front and rear like the big boy box blades. Even has the bar with cut outs for rippers. (which were not included)
I don't think I did too bad at $350 for the lot. I got both belts for the tiller, and the belt for the mowing deck. I have an extra mule drive with straight pulleys for the tiller, so no worries there.
One thing I did find odd is the hydraulic lever is backwards from both my other 1650 and my 149. Both of those you pull back for up, push forward for down. This one is the opposite..Why would that be?
Brent