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Brian, The 1020 (301 industrial) is an excellent tractor. I have a 1972 gas. It would take a lot for me to part with it. Look at it with a critical eye. Start it and listen to it run. Listen for knocks and ticks. Watch the oil pressure and see how fast it rises. If in good shape should almost jump to 50 PSI when starting. Check the 2 stage clutch and make sure both are working OK. Make sure you can start and stop the PTO with the clutch while the transmission is in gear. Give it gas and try to slip the clutch in 8th gear. If it kills the engine or has to be feathered to get it to move, then the clutch is good. Go through all 8 gears and listen for excessive noise. Accelerate and decelerate and listen for excessive backlash. Stop several times and change gears at a dead stop. The transmission is a collar shift arrangement and if the lever doesn't want to easily go into gears then the gear tips are worn from engaging while still moving unless it has a shuttle shift. Try each brake and then together. The brakes are hydraulic and are almost like power brakes. Turn the steering wheel from lock to lock. It should stay easy to turn throughout the steering wheel movement. The hydrostatic steering is almost effortless to turn. Put an implement (preferably a bush hog) on the 3 point hitch and raise it also try to use the PTO. After trying it out, raise the implement and turn off the engine to see how fast the hitch will leak down. If more than 5 minutes, it's in good shape. (Mine has leaked down in about 1 minute for the last 7 years - just too lazy to fix it.) Don't be concerned about it being gas. It's a robust engine and the 3 cylinder is extremely torquy. It's hard to kill when loading it. Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH
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