Sears ST16 from the pasture

[TAHOE]

Good info to know! Mine is a 3 spoke, no fuel tank though.

That is for the ST models Kenny, the SS models are a little different although the 73-75 had metal tank under seat, 76 went to plastic.

Your pics looks to be a 74, I got one of those too.

 

[Gtractor]

73 would have a 2 spoke steering wheel and the gas tank is under the hood.

Thanks Tahoe! Always thought it was a '73. Even looked up the numbers back when I got it just to see.
Either my memory has failed or.... or..... can't think of what I was gonna say.

 

[chieffan]

St10 I believe 76?

Looks like this one

I have a hard time getting off and on without stepping on the deck. Plus I like to be able to move my knee around. Leaving it in one place for too long hurts

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Can you lower the deck so the wheels are on the ground then step on the deck? I do that with my Cub and the 50" deck, deck is suported on the wheels and rollers and not of the lift brackets.

 

[TAHOE]

St10 I believe 76?

Looks like this one

I have a hard time getting off and on without stepping on the deck. Plus I like to be able to move my knee around. Leaving it in one place for too long hurts

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Wonder if you could adapt some long board from a suburban to that tractor? I do know the front half of the frame drops an inch or two unlike the suburbans so you would have to do some cutting and also cut a relief for the deck adjuster.

 

[Toomanytoys84]

Can you lower the deck so the wheels are on the ground then step on the deck? I do that with my Cub and the 50" deck, deck is suported on the wheels and rollers and not of the lift brackets.

That's what I do but I still dont like stepping on it. Wheels in the rear and just skids in the front. It still tilts side to side as it doesn't drop fully

 

[chieffan]

My Cub had the big height adjusting knob on the right side. Quick and easy to drop it to the ground and then back to a marked position. If they don't drop to the ground it can get hard on the mounting brackets.

 

[Bobhodge]

This ST16 is one of the nicer Suburbans out of the two loads that I drug home that had sat in a swampy pasture.
These tractors had been there several years.
This one isn't real bad off.
Its one that I will drag inside and see how bad off it is.

Hey brother by chance will you be willing to sell one … I’ve got 1973 st/16 that I’m working on and the only thing missing is the upper grill and head light and the hood needing one bad

 

[TAHOE]

Hey brother by chance will you be willing to sell one … I’ve got 1973 st/16 that I’m working on and the only thing missing is the upper grill and head light and the hood needing one bad

Good luck finding a decent upper nose, most are busted up pretty badly. The ones in good shape go for crazy money.


Where are you located? I know of some sources that may ship you what you needed, area depending.