My 1977 John Deere 210 Lawn Tractor Restoration

**madmatt** · 07-01-2009, 05:37 PM

Here she is, as she sat for about 3 years. Backstory on it is that it was given to us about 6 years ago by a guy my mom works with. Used it for about a year, then it started to become a pain to pull out and was getting a bit worn out so it just sat in the back yard for quite some time.

It is a 1977 210 Lawn Tractor with the mower deck attachment. Has a Kohler K241 engine with 10 hp, so it runs right alongside the Sigh

Doesn't run right now, the parking brake is stuck, but as far as we can tell, there isn't anything but surface rust and just cosmetic damage from sitting out all this time.

This is 1.5 hours after we FINALLY got it around the front of the house. Since the brake was locked up, we jacked up the rear and put that dolly that you see under the rear wheels, then hooked it to our other rider lawn mower and towed it up front

Engineers ftmfw

Here she is, ready to get torn down

So far Ive just pulled the battery out and cleaned out 2 wasps nests, one rather large birds nest, and washed it all off.

Ill continue to update the thread as progress is made. Id like to keep this pretty cheap, as I just want a lawn mower to take when I move out, and figured this would be a great project to tinker on now that I dont have a sports car.

Sk1n · 07-01-2009, 06:10 PM

That thing is fuckin' OG. WHy don't you race it? :O

**madmatt** · 07-01-2009, 06:29 PM

Bah, I think it will clean up nicely, and this thing probably pulled a pretty good penny back in the day. John Deere is l337 mang

Sk1n · 07-01-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmatt

Bah, I think it will clean up nicely, and this thing probably pulled a pretty good penny back in the day. John Deere is l337 mang

Hella l337 maing!

**Therapist** · 07-01-2009, 09:00 PM

Clean it up, flame it and put stacks on it cft!

JonJon · 07-01-2009, 09:07 PM

since when did you learn how to fix things!

**madmatt** · 07-01-2009, 09:18 PM

I never really did very well, hence this project. Should be...interesting.

Pulled the seat off tonight, got the battery out, and have been looking it over. Im going to need to get some WD 40 to soak all the hardware in and lots of surface rust to get rid of. Then Ill probably just use some John Deere green rattle cans to paint it. Should come out pretty well I hope

JonJon · 07-01-2009, 09:20 PM

oic
less words, more

**madmatt** · 07-01-2009, 09:43 PM

Roger that. Ill be gone this weekend, and Im busy on most weekends, so this will be a "during the week" type project

just sucks, because I was still sweating my ass off working at 9-10 pm tonight

Sk1n · 07-01-2009, 09:56 PM

Is it really that hot out there?

**madmatt** · 07-01-2009, 10:02 PM

Yup, and the humidity makes it that much worse...

**FreeBird** · 07-02-2009, 06:18 AM

wha wha wha

humidity shmumidity...

98 degrees in 80% humidity > 90 degrees in 10% humidity IMO. fuck baking like a potato... i'd much rather be steamed... good for teh pores n such...

Tonto-T · 07-02-2009, 01:55 PM

good luck

JonJon · 07-02-2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeBird

wha wha wha

humidity shmumidity...

98 degrees in 80% humidity > 90 degrees in 10% humidity IMO. fuck baking like a potato... i'd much rather be steamed... good for teh pores n such...

humidity is stupid.

**FreeBird** · 07-02-2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonJon

people that bitch about humidity are stupid.

JonJon · 07-02-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeBird

it's hard to work on outdoorsy stuff if it's humid, your sweat just goes nowhere. dry heat ftw

matt don't work on the mower until it's dry heat!!! (but that might be never...)

Cali Korleone · 07-02-2009, 06:28 PM

The carb and fuel system are probably FUBAR.

**madmatt** · 08-03-2009, 08:40 PM

Little update

Bought some stuff for it today.

New coil, points, air filter, oil, and spark plug.

Drained the oil, it was all dried up around the drain plug but we broke it free and it flowed pretty well. Smells strongly of gas, so we'll have to look at the carb and free up the float if it is stuck. Otherwise, pretty optimistic. We pulled the plug and sprayed it down with WD-40 and turned it by hand. Has compression and spins pretty smoothly. Pretty stoked thus far.

Need to take back the oil filter they sold me that doesn't go on this tractor as its not equipped with one

Next will be putting the new oil in and replacing the electronic stuff and try to start her up. Hopefully tomorrow I will get that accomplished but Im not rushing because Im having fun

**S&B** · 08-03-2009, 08:51 PM

I think there's a miata in your lawn

I have a deer, nothing runs like a deer..

they always say "runs like a deer, smells like a john"

**madmatt** · 08-03-2009, 08:55 PM

yep, thats mom and dads gay machine
so much fun to drive

n8rsk8r · 08-03-2009, 09:00 PM

I say it needs to be tangerine orange with ghost flames

**madmatt** · 08-04-2009, 05:16 AM

The Miata is gay enough, what the hell do I need a bright orange lawn mower for...

**FreeBird** · 08-04-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n8rsk8r

I say it needs to be tangerine orange with ghost flames

that would be straight BALLIN!

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmatt

The Miata is gay enough, what the hell do I need a bright orange lawn mower for...

to balance out the gehy with epic machoness that comes with anything orange.

EDIT: my example made orange geher rather than deffend it

that hurt a bit...

on with the pics MANG!!!!

smokediver1975 · 08-04-2009, 08:50 AM

Just for reference for you

John Deere 210 tractor belly mower

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