Trussrod
Well-Known Member
That's what I like about mine. It can be almost totally controlled by hand, even a hand brake.
The chassis is modeled after a larger MTD but is almost a foot longer, uses the same engine MTD used back then (17hp Briggs and Stratton V twin). It uses for the most part MTD parts so it's been convenient to hang onto it as most of the parts are easily obtainable. The company that built it however went out of business many years ago. I did an internet search but the company doesn't even come up. The company was one that put it's name on other manufacturers equipment and substituted it's own parts. So even though the name on the tractor is Peerless it has nothing to do with Peerless/Tecumseh. There's no telling where this thing originally came from. The belt drive is very similar to MTD but has a partial shaft drive and a PTO. The tranny however was very proprietary and was only made for one year and at over fifteen years old working examples are very rare. An MTD Peerless tranny WILL NOT fit. Imagine that.
Say Jeff,
I'm not sure if there's a connection or not but when I bought my Sears Garden tractor with the larger wheels on the back and a 18Hp Briggs Horizontal opposed twin it was actually manufactured by another company which I don't recall the name of either, although my mind is thinking, Ah, 'Roper' which was probably a division of American Outdoor Products as everything about the Sears & Roper were the same except for the hood cowling and paint.
I'm not sure if this might be of any help or not but thought I'd mention it.
Also NAPA Auto Parts might be a source of various items as I've purchased things for my tractor from them.