Well, you know how it goes. You are looking for something you don’t need then you find that something and try to convince yourself you don’t need it, then end up getting it anyway. You know, like at a swap meet or somethin like that. Well, thats me with this tractor. Did I need it?… no, did I have room for it?… no not really, did I see it and really want it?… yes. So that said I made room and rearranged the shed to get it, and I sacrificed getting rid of my grandfathers old leaf blower project he gave me that I have not finished putting back together after I took it apart. I put it out for free on my front lawn with the parts. This makes 4 total yellow and white 1967 Sears Craftsmans for me now, but a total of 5 Craftsmans combined…. BUT a total of 7 total Craftsmans between my stepdad and I. This one is the last one for me for awhile now, even though I’ll still torture myself with looking online for more that I can’t have. Ha ha. Anyway this is mine though this time, and NOT my stepdads. I was searching on facebook marketplace at 2AM one night a couple days after New Years when I could not sleep, and it came up for sale. It was for sale for about 2 days when I found it, and about 5 days until I got it. My stepdad and I made the 6 total hour trip and went to Newton, NJ to get it today. We went straight to the owners house and got there at roughly 11:15, then we went for lunch at Burger King, then went to my stepdads friends house after that for about a 45 minute visit, then we finally went straight home. The tractor is another 6 horsepower electric start, and is kind of like my hydro that I have because its in original condition that came with a snowthrower attachment. HOWEVER unlike the hydro, this attachment does not have a discharge chute… which is ok because I am not planning to use it anyways. I plan to keep the tractor in original condition like the hydro since they are only original once, and since I have the same tractor that I am already currently restoring. So I will have a restored one, and a “survivor” one. The snowthrower I plan to keep in the corner of the shed. The interesting thing though about this tractor is that it was strictly only a snowthrowing machine and nothing else at one point, and not used all that much judging by the looks of the gas tank and the engine shroud, and that it does not have a deck or a deck lifting and lowering lever mechanism. The now previous owners name is Dave, and he has a little tractor collection himself. He has about 7 total tractors, which I will include pictures of here. He says he bought the Craftsman not too far from where he lives to get it running with his nephew, and for his grandkids to ride around his beautiful 6 acre property. His grandkids are grown now so they said to pass it onto someone who will appreciate it like they did, and thats where I came in. I showed him a picture of my other yellow tractor and my hydro and I think it made him feel better that he sold it to me. He says he got it running, and he replaced the front tires but otherwise he did not mention anything else. I assume he did not make the stainless battery tray because he asked if it was original to the tractor, which we told him yes it was. So, I plan to thoroughly look it over from top to bottom and unveil it at the first tractor show of the year later this year in May.
