found an open station 1270 the other day. Owner says it ran 3 years ago, been sitting outsid with can over the exhaust. I pulled the dipstick, and it reads about 3-4" above the "full" mark. It is a little milky, which leads me to believe the block is cracked. He claimed the antifreeze was good in it when parked. He tried to say that it was just condesation or somesuch and nothing to worry about. If I were to buy this tractor I would do it on the condition that it isn't cracked---anyway. My real question is that he said it ran real bad and didn't have nearly the 130 hp it is supposed to and it smokes like a steam engine on bad coal. He said the PO turned the pump up. Somewhere, probably on here, I read that turning up these old cases does more harm than good and will result in the symptoms described. The tractor showes 3100 hours on the tach, and seems not to be worn. It is more weather damage than anything. It needs new batteries and cables(the reason it was parked) and if I bought it I would have to buy a new seat. It also needs a new front tire(big sidewall split). Anyway, IF this old horse doesn't have a busted block, considering what all it needs, is it worth the $2200 he is asking? all it needs is batteries, cables, a tire, and a seat. Estimated to be about $500 in parts. Could the pump being turned up have caused the low power? How hard is it to fix? Will it pull a 9 shank disk chisel when running right? Should I run far, fast, and never look back? It is a powershift if that matters. Mike
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