1965 Sears 12 hp graden tractor

1965 12hp should be a cast iron Tecumseh. The engine model number should be on the flywheel shroud. If it has a carburetor on it, it could probably be rebuilt.
 
As shadetree said check flywheel cover for an id tag or check to see if HH120,type# and possibly sn stamped in cover,or if cover has a tag with a sears mod# on it starting with 143 write down number & goto link below,see if eng still listed at sears website.If eng still listed look at assembly drawings/parts list for carb pn & pn for a rebuild kit(if listed)most pn at sears site are tecumseh(if eng a tecumseh).

If you can't find listing for eng at sears website,take sears mod# from tag to one/more local mower shops,most shops have a sears/tecumseh cross ref that they can lookup tecumseh eng from that number & order rebuild kit or complete oem/after market carb(if needed).

Once you have pn of carb you can also check on ebay for a new/used oem/after market carb or do a goggle search for tecumseh and carb pn,you can also locate a rebuild kit the same way if you have pn for kit.
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If the engine is original it will be a cast iron Tecumseh 12 hp (HH120 or a Sears number) they use a Walbro LME carb not that easy to find but they come up on E bay regularly, if you have the carb it can be rebuilt, kits are available and if the carb body and throttle shaft are badly worn the is a fellow, Mark Hare that makes throttle shafts and bushing or you can send your carb to him and he will rebuild it and it will come back like new, I tried getting on his site but it must be down today, Goggle carb rescue.
GB in MN
 
(quoted from post at 17:08:17 01/04/13) Weren't some of the old sears lawn tractors made by bush hog

If so add wisconson to the list
No the Sears garden tractors were built by David Bradley and then Roper, as for their riding lawn mowers I don't know who all built them.
GB in MN
 

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