Tractor caught fire, what to do now?

well guys just got done doing alot of work to my mud mower and started if for the first ride and the whole thing caught on fire i will post pictures in a bit

so im looking for a engine if anyone got one they would sell let me know

How did that happen???? Never heard of that before.

i guess my gas tank had a small hole i didnt see went to start it happen to spark by the starter and then a nice bonfire so now i need a engine it melted any thing plastic on the engine the gas tank the steering wheel and the seat cover.Man so many hours of modding wasted

If you werent too far away Id give you a mower..I am up to 6. I have a yardman chassis thats stripped down has a CV15S kohler with a broken connecting rod. easy fix for 40$

where are you located?

I am located in the Baltimore/Washington DC area...

greener179 wrote:

where are you located?

ya thats a ways i live in iowa

Careful handling any of the melted/burnt plastic with your bare hands. Some plastics can create harmful chemicals that can be obsorbed through the skin when melted or burnt. I don't know which kinds, so I'd just take precautions.

thanks for the warning and got it all washed and sanded down down just need to paint it and find a engine anyone know a place to get used engines because i cant afford a new one for 500 dollars

I have bought a few off E-bay, gotta watch the shipping though. Some won't ship, and some try to make a car payment with their price. The best bet is a complete tractor, they are usually cheaper, but then you have another tractor wanting to get modded. I have bought several tractors for the engines, but I can't seem to part with the rest of the tractor and the collection is getting big enough that storage is an issue.

ya been checking ebay should i look or whole mowers then or just engines? because alot of the people on ebay think there stuff is gold

Either one, I have found running mowers for less than 50 bucks, engines alone are usually more.

I don't worry about brands of mowers, just HP and type of motor. I don,t care if it is a Murray or a off brand, because a 12hp briggs is a 12hp briggs, the only thing I have found is a JD or Cub tend to be more money because of the name regardless of condition!

well got it all sand down and painted looks good just need a engine looked on ebay a engine is like 200 or a whole mower is like 200 but cant afford 200 i will post some pictures

sorry guys didnt know pictures were that big