Due to lack of storage space and daughter’s preference to due her contract mowing with a CCC 1810 tractor I will be selling my IH 1650 tractor I named Gill.
The Good: Gill has a K321 (14hp) engine that is stout and starts and runs fine, original 16hp engine is gone. I rebuilt this engine about 5 years ago, and it is still tight and after mowing three or four times after an oil change the oil is still clean looking. It has the dual hydraulics on it (i.e. front remote ports for angling a snow blade) 44" solid deck with good spindles and smaller speed up pulley is included. Everything works as it should, PTO, lights etc.. I converted this tractor to have wheel studs for the rear wheels, and the front has 1” spindles, also the engine crade mod has been done.
The Bad: all 4 tires have a degree of dry rot and sidewall cracking but they all hold air. The fronts need to be replaced. Hydro unit works fine, but it is sometimes lazy in reverse especially when trying to back up on steep inclines, however Flat ground is fine. All safeties have been disabled by PO. Gill has gotten many different colored parts over the years, from black axles to yellow subframes that make it well a colorful tractor.
The Ugly: PO to the PO hand painted this tractor red. It is some really tough paint. They also thought that cutting holes in the quietline side panels and adding vents was necessary, hence I have nicknamed with tractor "Gill" because it looks like he has a set of fish Gills.
The Price: No haggle price of 400 dollars. The dual hydraulics and solid running quietline engine are worth that to somebody who needs it. Tractor runs and mows to great for me to part it out though. I will offer for sale locally after allowing the forum members first shot at this. email:
[email protected] or text/call 330-304-6656