Sears-Tecumseh cross-reference

I also have an SS12. It has a grader blade mounted underneith and has been used for landscaping since we got it 15 years ago.

When I rebuilt the engine I simply went to my local air cooled engines suppy house and told them I had the Techumseh HH120. This seemed to be enough info for them to order the gaskets etc that I needed. I have a Tecumseh horizontal shaft engine manual that covers the HH120 (also from the local supply house).

Your e-mail comes in a timely fashion. I went to order a traction drive belt from Sears the other day and found that they have centralized parts ordering and the operators know nothing unless you provide a 143 number. I have never been able to locate the Sears number on my tractor and I have no idea what year it is. In the past I have always told them that it is a Roper model 762M and that has done the trick - not any more! I ended up buying a Dayco Lawn and Garden Belt, number L582 ($21.00), as suggested by my air cooled shop. Works well.

Some questions for you:

1. Where is the Sears number located on the tractor?
2. Is the year and serial number printed on the same plate?

Thanks,

Dwight

Go to www3.sears.com
type in 917.22510 or 917.22520 and hit "go"
left click on "Sears Super 12 Tractor"
left click on "page 4". (Check out the other pager to.)
item 40 is the drive belt. It's sears number is 6474H. But you're probably better off buying from a local source. I've found that most everything is "no longer available".
If you open the other window that appears when page 4 comes up with your parts list, you can "right click" on the picture and save it and "insert" it in a Powerpoint file thereby always having a copy of it.
John

The tractor model# and serial # should be on the model # plate which also doubles a the shift patten diagram located around the shifting lever. The numbers that I was refering to were the seperate engine serial & model #'s which is loacted on a plate on the front side of the shroud. As far as the year, in all honesty, I'm not entirely sure. I'm only relying on what the previous owner related to me. My grandfather had a 72 and was pretty close to this one in assembly so the 74 year seemed to make sense.

Whenever possible, I try to buy aftermarket parts as they are usually cheaper then going through sears. Items such as belts are off-the shelf items that you can get at Auto supply stores. I belive a lot of the bearings are the same way. I appreciate you imput, Dwight. I hope I was abble to answer your questions

Brian