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Originally Posted by CTinline-six
I love old machines. One of my hobbies is tinkering with antique tractors and engines, I have a few at my grandfather's farm but the one at my place is a 1968 Gravely walkbehind with some attachments. 10hp cast iron Kohler engine and all gear drive. Thing probably weighs 500 lbs with no attachments. I use it most often with a 30" brush hog that has a 3/8" thick blade.
It's all about cost. Manufacturers don't care that their carburetors can corrode from ethanol fuels. A lot of issues stem from the fuel itself attracting water and causing varnish which will clog up fuel passages. Fuel injection vehicles aren't as susceptible to this type of damage from their design, but leave anything sitting around with untreated ethanol fuel in it for long enough and it will have issues.
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Speaking of old tractors...
This is our old Ford 8n. My dad's dad bought it new in '52; my old man remembers the day they delivered it. Completely restored and repainted about 10 years ago. I've got a back blade for it, which is super handy for knocking down the "hump" that forms in the middle of our dirt driveway and which wreaks havoc on anything that hugs the ground. And a brush hog that's perfect for mowing trails, though I've switched to using mainly the Deere for that lately.