sotoh thanks for the help

[Floyd352]

I want to thank the people who posted helpful remarks on my last Question. For those who wrote the snide remarks I'm sure you thought it was funny and you were the only ones lol. In my defense and the auctioneers defense I think you should know the rest of the story. We were at a hay auction when someone drove in with the Satoh on a trailor and said sell it.The auctioner called it a ford 8n. I was the opening bid at $800. and got it for that. The tractor had a loader,back blade, and a trailor. I used it for at least 2 years till the engine died. Some one told me that it was possible to put a 2 cylinder Koler [or like moter] in the tractor. I was asking if anyone had done this before and if they had any tips. the engine is a 1200 mazda That I have already removed. any tips will be helpful. I know it wasn't much of a tractor when I got it but the loader payed for itself many times over cleaning the barn and moving gravel. So to the smart mouths out there If the tractor were sold in parts the loader or the trailor is worth more than the 800 I gave for it. And I did use it hard for more than 2 years.Thanks for your help

 

[glennster]

floyd, i missed your earlier posts, but anyway, i sneeked over on ebay to see what was there. they have 3 satoh (?) tractors there now, each are under 3k. there is one around 1500. i am not familiar with these, but, if you already have the implements for one, maybe pick up another tractor like yours. then you can have a parts donor to keep one running. is yours gas or diesel? i would think the mazda engine would have been used in other commercial equipment also. may be possible to find something to get the motor out of.