Ingersoll444

Just a little poll to see what kind of Gravely's we have lerking out there. Come on in, and be counted Tell us what you have, and feel free to tell any storys you have about these fine tractors!!



Well being I started it, I will jump in first.

I have two old L's One is a 1944 5hp, and the other is kinda a mid50's-mid 60's 6.6hp LI. Bolth have the 30" mowing decks. The 44 has two crossed lightweight blades just for grass, and the LI has the single HEAVY blade for chopping anything that gets under it. The 6.6 is my work horse. Needs some work, but can tackel anything. The 44 I dont use much, and am thinking of getting rid of, only becouse my tractor budjet is small, and if I want to fix the LI how I want it, money has to come from somewere.

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Ingersoll224
Ingersoll444
Ford 8N
2 old Gravely L's

chrpmaster

I have a 1971 C8, 64 L8 and a 63 LI (plus a parts tractor) with various attachments (2 30" mowers, 40" mower, sickle bar mower, snow blower, dozer blade and some other stuff). All of them run great and are ultra tough!

Andy

Deerehunter

I have 3 L's, one has the gear reduction wheels. 2 have to go to make room. The one w/the reduction wheels stays with me unless I find an L8 for a good price.

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Ingersoll444

You know you hate to see one go, but it DOES open up the world of Gravely to a new person when you do So your not losing a tractor, your gaining another into the fold.

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Ingersoll224
Ingersoll444
Ford 8N
2 old Gravely L's

craftsman-man

i have a 8179-g (4 wheeler). it is a pretty good tractor. i have a 50" belly mower, 48" 2 stage snow blower, 46" snow plow,48" push broom, custom built forklift (hooks into the quick hitchs), and a curtis cab. the kohler engine is giving my problems right now but i think i will solve it.

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1986 gravely 8179-g, 48" snow blower, 50" deck, and a curtis cab.

HAZZARD COUNTY D.P.W.

Ronman

I have a 5660 from around 1984....40" deck and an old breaking plow from the 1968 Super Convertable that I learned to walk behind. Oh and I also have the tiller from the 1968 (these were way too small and narrow). Traded the Super Convertable 7.6 back when we were in the grass cutting business for one of the Pro Masters that we had. The first one was a 16 h.p. 50" and the second was a 19h.p. twin cylinder. I think the 16 was around an 83 and the 19 was probably an 84 or 85.

Ron

Ronman

Oh I stand corrected the 5660 was from around 1980-81.

chrpmaster

Welcome to the Tractor Forum Ronman. Its always great to have another Gravely fan here . Feel free to post questions about your equipment here and I will be glad to help out in any way I can.


Andy

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Ronman

Thanks Andy, Those old Gravely's still get to me after all these years.........lol........

Ronman

chrpmaster

Obviously they get to me too. Especially since thats all I use around my house. In fact after I get done here I am going out to mow the grass with my 1964 L8 walk behind with sulky (yes I'm lazy).

I use it year round mowing the grass, bushhogging and sickle bar mowing then snowblowing in the winter.

Andy

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al b

I first bought a red 430 with a 50" deck back in 2003, I wanted a back up tractor to my JD 312, I liked it so much that when I saw another 430 in the paper I went see it and bought it too. It's a yellow one and it came with a deck and plow. Then a couple of years ago a I fixed a lift gate for a guy and he gave me my second yellow 430 and it came with a deck and plow. Yesterday I picked up a LI with a 30" mower, it has 1 blade, that has been sitting a few years in a open shed. I'm doesn't want to start. I'm getting an inter meting spark. And the carb keeps dripping.

chrpmaster

Sounds like the float is sticking open in the carb. You may need to take it off and clean it out or rebuild it. Kits are available online from Richards http://www.gravelyparts.com/

and Dave Antram http://my.stratos.net/~jimkf/page7.htm

You also may need to file the points to get a good spark. Just take off the 4 screws on the face plate of the magneto and you should see the points. Gently file. reinstall the face plate and try it out.

Let us know how this works for you.

Andy

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al b

Thanks Andy, I got it running this afternoon I used sandpaper on the points and gap them to .015 and it worked. I think I need a stater clutch, sometimes it misses.

chrpmaster

Thats good new Al. Its always nice to get one of these old girls fired up and running.

As far as the stater clutch I would mess with it unless it stalls out on you while working it. These tractors run best when they are run frequently so if it has set for a while it might take a while until it smooths out.

I have several L's and am always tempted when I see one nearby for sale. But my problem is that if I get another one they won't get enough use to stay running well. I parked one at my Dad's place and I use it several times a year with the sickle bar mower to keep his lanes and bottom ground mowed down. The first time I get it started in the spring it always runs rough but then smooths out as it gets heated up. The rest of the summer it starts and runs fine.

Andy

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Error401

I recently inherited a stable of Gravelys. The oldest is a Model C Custom Convertible with a couple of attachments (30" rotary, 42" sickle bar, rotary plow, riding sulky, and a util cart). This one has been in my family for as long as I've been sucking wind. This past weekend I got it running (though it's been garage kept since it was bought by my grandfather), and it's probably been 10 years since it was last fired up. Believe it or not, all it took was fresh gas, a new plug, and shining up the points, and it fired up on the first pull. I'll have to do some research on the serial number to find the exact age. Just yesterday I bought the snow plow from a gentleman here locally, and will be using it to maintain a half a mile of driveway where I now live.

The other two Gravely's are 8125's. One has the 48" mower deck and the turning brakes. The other has a one armed front end loader my father and I built from plans another fellow designed here locally.

Here's the loader and my dad shortly after we finished it:


I have been using the 8125's a bunch, and now that the C is running again, it'll get a bunch of use as well.

chrpmaster

Welcome to the Tractor Forum Error401! Also welcome to the Gravely family. Sounds like you have some good ones. If you need any manuals or other info just ask. Stop back often and join in the conversations.

Andy

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Error401

Thanks Andy. I already found oldgravelys.net and have downloaded most of what I need, and some that I want. I think I'm going to fabricate a stump grinder and the power barrow attachments.

Whitt

chrpmaster

Sounds like you must have some serious skills to fab up those attachments. Keep us updated on your progress. Maybe post pics of the process that goes into making these attachments.

Andy

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TexasT

I have a few.

Four Wheel 8128
Commercial 12
5665 Professional
OLD L

I sold my newer(haha newer as in sixties and early seventies) L tractors several years ago when I moved. Just the ones I kept are quite bulky.

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Rich

retromotors

I'm currently tryin' to breathe life back into a circa '62 - '63 LI walk behind.

Also have a 8163-B 4-wheeler that's waiting its turn. Pretty good shape except for a lunched connecting rod.

Since the poll only allows one vote, I opted for the 2-wheeler. The real deal!