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I have one of these with the manual that came with it new , I and trying to get it working but so far no luck ,if you ever need part numbers or anything hit me up

Seems like you have tons of sears stuff! Want to sell a dozer plow for my ss16?

Sounds like all the stuff you already got plans sounds good thank you for the video

I also got a 66 a front plow

It looks like you have a few guards missing

A grabber tool might work better, magnets tend to stick to the engine. Also a shop vac with a thing hose may work, just don't let gas get anywhere near the shop vac

You are the only other person I have found so far that has one of these besides my grandfather and I! Awesome to see people still love these old work horses!

What you going to take it up with?

I knew this old man growing up that had a sickle mower and when he went to go mow his fields, he'd be out firing off a shotgun or a handgun all over the place and we all thought something was off with him, turns out, he loved animals and didn't want to hit sleeping deer or coyotes and made loud noises to wake them up and get them out of the field before he mowed. Cool video, glad to see old iron still at it in 2024!

Awesome video thank you for the video

youre bold for touching that bar with the engine still running!

I think you may need to adjust your deflector board to lay the grass in towards the sickle bar a little more. That will help with the grass getting balled up on the inside.

That worked out real good, That tractor looked like it never missed a beat, The more you take care of your equipment the longer it will last,

Alex that FF is so sweet i think its awesome with the JD cab i always liked the JD 400 series tractors but i love your FF more so unique and incredibly rare to find here !

I wanna see you compare the old style to the Haban now !

You really seem to have that thing dialed in now !

How are you keeping the blade up without having to hold it up?

You were saying that you have a new carb, Well check all fuel lines in fact replace all lines, Vac lines, fuel lines, Do a vacuum test, compression test, mike the cylinder see if they are out of round, check the cam, also clean the block inside and out, here is build up from fuel from years past that leave there deposit of junk, I have my own machine shop so the price was already paid for from past jobs but rebuild it like it is a small block chevy motor, You will be miles ahead, Avoid Costly mistakes, do quality machine work, you will spend some coin but then you will know what that motor is all about and what needs to be replaced or just a cleaning.. Jon

Alex, Just looking at the carb is only one thing that can go wrong, Pull the head off and look at the valve train as well as the inside of the block it all ties together, Me I went in and rebuild the motor from the top of the motor to the lower end, Also I only put in the highest grade of fuel that I can get, And as well for the oil, I worked on Aircraft me whole life for Northwest and Delta airlines so I have seen what insides of motors should look like, Keep us posted and I will tell you what and how I did my rebuild...

You're all ready for the snow can't wait to see that video thank you for the video

Alex this is what I did to put another set of rear wheels on my FF24, Went to a junk yard and found a set of rims that had a center of 7 to 10 inches, Cut the center out and fitted them to the rear of my other rims that I had for my tractor, Then I made tabs that were bent at 90 and welded them to the back side of them centers that I got from the junk yard, Them tabs I set to the same space as the lugs to the tires that were on the tractor, After that went and got rod and welded caps on the end that was going to be on the inside of the rim that was mounted on the tractor them rods go to them 4 square holes that are on the outer of the rim got nuts for them rods and they bolted my new rims also to the other rim on the tractor, Took it all off and primed it and painted them all white got new rear 26x12x12 meats filled them with washer fluid , Them rims look like this is how it came from sears. I use my FF24 different then you, I use mine for my citrus farm and not use it to clear snow or cut grass or any kind of yard work, there is many times I will run my tractor for 6 to 8 hrs. at a time the only time I stop is to get more gas and then I go back out in my fields, With that 3 point hitch I put so many implements behind the tractor I never would have thought it could pull them but it does with ease, Have fun with that tractor and let it snow , let it snow only on your yard.

Alex, that is cool that you got that cab to fit like it was made for it, down here in Alford, Fla we do not get the winters that you get, I have never used them wheel weight, so I know nothing about them. I use windshield washer fluid in my inner tubes, with having 4 wheels in the rear I have a lot more traction with this set up, Oh I also went with 10 inches up front works out really well, next step looks at getting power steering it works out so well. Good video.

Any chance you could put a steering knob on the inner part of the steering wheel somewhere so you can turn with one hand without hitting the bottom of the windshield?

No!! NO!!! Don't say that LOL Two of my FF tractors still have green paint on then from some one painted then JD green. Your gonna smack your hands on the lower bracket of the windshield.

Wow. perfect fit thats amazing, great idea!

Thanks for sharing brother Alex 🙏

Your Sears Roper loader is nice you could really load a lot of snow there thank you for the video

I like watching those sickle Bar Cut the grass that is so neat THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

Know that you know how to service the bar order up a new set of blades and wear them out like the current ones Most likely could be yearly replacement if you were big user New ones last that baby for ever good luck

Changing the knives is pretty easy, the rivets are no big deal to take out and replace,they're designed to be a regularly replaced.

Looking good. I ride my lawn mower in the front yard Pulling a trailer with a generator running an electric hedge trimmer on a poll to get the weeds off the ditch in front of my Dads place. Its really comical.

Great machines! Love those grilles as you know :)

I’ve driven one FF24 with a plow- those tractors are boss- so much power and feel like you’re on top of the world

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It all look good to me thank you for the video

Nice restoration bringing it back. I am also unfkg another's attempt at stupid on an SS 16

Absolutely love that the FF is a power lift

Alex love the Haban sickle I'm starting to think we didn't get any of the Haban stuff or the FF series either !

It's either the knives aren't sharp enough or the clearance isn't adjusted correctly. I'm basing this on full size tractor mounted mowers, never owned or ran the garden tractor type so l could easily be wrong.

Back in the day Sears was pretty innovative, bought my first table saw and still have it. I bought so many tools from there. I wish they were still in operation.

Looks like it worked great. I just scored one this week. ID tag is a bit ruff but shows FD-36 then a 9. Mine has less paint them your and decals are shot. Hope to get it cleaned up and working as well

It is unpossible to believe!

If you want to sell this, I can always use another one on my Citrus farm Look me up, do you have a owner Manul on Ff24 I am in need of one can you help?

Do you have a owner's Manual for that tractor? If you do, can you email me one?

Where did you get that front mount PTO from,

I own a Ff24 myself, I think I got it in 82. I just got done on a total rebuild on this fine tractor, I spent over a grand in paint and supply but well worth it, I had to get new rubber on all 4 conners and that they do not give them away. There are some parts that you cannot get any more and that was OK because I have a milling machine, my tractor is as good now as it was the day that I went to Sears and bought it. The motor is very expensive to rebuild but I wanted to keep it rather than go and replace it with something else. If you are going to rebuild everything like I did you will spend over 4,000 Dollars to make it like it was sitting on the floor at sears, but it is well worth every Dollar that I spent, The Tractors that they sell at the big box stores can't hold up to anything that this Tractor can do...Have fun with your Ff24

That's awesome you're all ready for winter I'm trying to do the same thing thank you for the video

Hay Fantastic video. Your video is probably the only video on CZcams about this snow blower. Hopefully after i finish my move I'll post a video about the FF series Hadan Finishing Mower. Are you in the Face B. groups called " Sears Craftsman FF Tractors "? There is a guy in Alaska that bought an FF and a snowblower. He does not that the PTO drive shaft coupling. I wondering if you can post some pictures in the group of the coupling or post a video here showing as much detail of that part a possible. ( front female spline, rubber Isolator Ect.

Do you still have that ff parts tractor?

What is your friends channel? Ima check it out.