I saw a rusty 147 sitting in a front yard this morning and stopped to ask if it was for sale. The owner said "you don't want that rusty thing; take a look in the shed".
Well, the shed had two Originals, both have been repainted and looked pretty good. Both said to run but have been sitting and need fresh gas and a carb cleaning. One has fenders and wheel weights, the other has a homemade 3 point on the back. Both the original seat pans look real good. Couldn't see the front ends for the junk piled around them, but what I could see looked complete. One has a timed-belt deck, but the sheet metal has been replaced with 1/4" diamond plate! Oh yeah, the 147 has a disk that goes with it. It doesn't run...not sure what condition the engine is in.
Made a package deal and will pick up all three tomorrow. 400 bucks! Pictures to follow tomorrow.