hiusmell

Hi, I have a gravely 5665 and I know absolutely nothing about it. I was asked to see how much it's worth, so here it is.
The only thing I know is, it does start but has a fuel leak.

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Richard-tx

First of all the Gravely is probably the most rugged, durable, longest lasting machine ever made. Properly maintained, it should last at least 50 more years.

The engine is a common Kohler K301. As such it has all the same issues as any other Kohler.

oldgravelys.net has all the manuals. I recommend you read them thoroughly.

If it were mine, I do a through maintenance on it. That means

Change the oil in the transmission - 5 quarts
Change the engine oil
replace the fuel filter
clean the carb
Grease the attachments per the manuals.
Check the bolts for the front PTO engagement
Check the 30" mower - Hitting a stump can bend the shaft and make the mower vibrate.
Check the hi-lo and fwd-rev clutches for tightness. Too loose means slippage and that means premature wear.

The 40" mower is a great finish mower. Check the idlers for noisy bearings and replace as needed. Grease the spindles.

They were a very expensive machine new. Just the tractor cost about 25% of the price of a new car. That means that today that tractor would cost $7500. The mower decks were expensive too.

You are very fortunate to have a workhorse of that caliber.

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auctioneeral

so what are you going to keep it or sell the mower.

hiusmell

I think sell it.

BlownL67

PM sent Hiusmell.

I live locally and I'd love to check it out!

hiusmell

PM and email sent.

hiusmell

As of right now the owner does not want to sell it, but thanks for all the interest.

Richard-tx

So what is he going to do with it? Fix it and use it?

hiusmell

I'm not sure. I just emailed him to see if he wanted me to sell it, and he said he moved it to his new farm, so no on selling it.

Richard-tx

It is a nice machine for a small farm. It is what it was originally designed for.