David Bradley question

Wesley Stephens · Jan 31, 2010

I have had a little experience with David Bradley walk behind tractors, but today I bought one and it has an engine I'm not familiar with. The ones I've dealt with in the past have had B&S engines, but this one has what looks to be a Wisconsin. The tag is hard to read, but I could make out 6 hp and what looked like Wisconsin. It has a Wico magneto and a cylindrical gas tank. I got one complete and decent tractor and one for parts with an extra mag and an engine that is free but missing the shroud. They came with a turn plow, a middle buster, and a cultivator. Can anyone tell me anything about the engine? I'm going to try to get it started tomorrow.

Bob · Jan 31, 2010

Go to the link below and scroll down about halfway to "917.575112 (1956)". Does it look like your's?

""SUPER 5.6-HP"

Introduced new transmission with built-in differential. First use of Wisconsin engine. Reverse and speed changer standard. Very likely the most capable of the post war walking tractors. Colors - Red/Green"

<img src = "http://www.davidbradley.net/Images/DBGT/575112.JPG">

NOT sure... engine is perhaps an ACN???

You can find some Wisconsin engine data at http://www.asecc.com/data/.
DB dot COM

rustyj14 · Feb 1, 2010

I had one of the early man-killers. It had several attachments, including a snow-plow. It didn't have the "prop rod" to hold it up when parking it. It came to me as a "used" machine, free, so i didn't complain about it, until one night i got it stuck in the snow, in my driveway, so thats where it stayed until spring, and then it went to a new owner!
Many years later, long after i had sold it, a neighbor stopped and said he had a little yard cart i could have, if i came and got it. So, i went. When i saw the wheels, i got to thinking about where i had seen them before, and decided they were David Bradley wheels! I still have them, and will give them to the first person who shows up to claim them!

Wesley Stephens · Feb 1, 2010

Bob, that looks just like the one I have. I'm going to start cleaning it up today and see if I can get it running without too much trouble.

Wesley Stephens · Feb 1, 2010

I didn't have any trouble getting it running, but I think the rings are probably stuck from sitting up because it's smoking some. It ran pretty good, but I'll have to replace a few gaskets here and there as you would expect since there is gas leaking around the sediment bowl and the top of the carburetor. It's also going to need a new throttle cable, but all of that is small stuff.
The main thing that I see wrong is that the two brackets that hold the pulley assembly for the speed changer onto the frame are broken. Does anyone know where I could get these?

Buddy Clark · Feb 22, 2010

Where can you find planter plates.
I have a Sears Md 597301.Need Plates.

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