Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Spike188 wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 11:31 pm This is an early tractor with a manual deck lift and will not have an easy clutch. The only big catch in the box might be the muffler if it isn't rusted out.

Spike,

All 444's have hydraulic lift, even the ones earlier than this one. The lift lever can be seen in the photos posted.

Bob

Sooo, just looking at the picture, it has no hydraulic lift manual lift ? I don’t see a handle on left side for the manual pto ? And it’s a starter/generator ? Any idea what year it is. Must be very early seventies ? Noel The PTO engagement lever faces the operator on 1973 and earlier tractors. Bob...

Sooo, just looking at the picture, it has no hydraulic lift manual lift ? I don’t see a handle on left side for the manual pto ? And it’s a starter/generator ? Any idea what year it is. Must be very early seventies ? Noel The PTO engagement lever faces the operator on 1973 and earlier tractors. Bob

Matt,

You posted two different Facebook listings for what looks to be the same tractor in two different locations. I would say, buyer beware on this one.

Bob

I reviewed the vanguard service manual section on the governor settings again today. It didn't really give me any ideas. The governor springs are all installed in the correct holes in the correct orientation. I went out to mow for a few minutes to warm it up. Still has no power. After throttling do...

I pulled the big tire 646 out today and connected the rear mowing deck. Made a few passes in the swamp driving through water as I cut the 12” high grass and weeds. After about 30 minutes the hum of the rear deck slowed down as did the speed of the GT. I slowed it to idle moved the pto to neutral an...

Matt,

Seems to me like a governor adjustment issue, I don't recall any issues with the Vanguard governors as the Onan's have so hopefully just an adjustment.

Bob

Thanks @myerslawnandgarden Bob, My plans are to add bracing. I will look through manuals to see if the bracing shows up in any of the parts or operators manuals. Hopefully a manual on hydrovacs will show the bracing. i don't think that it is shown in any of the parts diagrams as, I should be able t...

Back to the shop for another week. The grass wouldn't discharge. 20240515_113743.jpg well Duh. Who would weld a discharge shut brace in on the vertical? First step us cut it out and make a new one. That's how the older decks were designed. The toe brace was removed on the later ones and the deck wa...

Eugene, Regarding my comment on the mule drives: @propane1 Noel, You are correct about the angle of the idler mounts being at a different angle. That is a difference in the 2 mules. The photo that @Timj posted looks like the same version of build that may last 2 pictures show. As Bob said the mules ...