1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Now if you can find a guy lookin' for a JD 112 with a complete 5.7 for trade --

 

[classiccat]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

That's a sweet tractor Jas!! did it come with a mower deck?

 

[djpeters]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Nice JD! Kids will love driving that around....

Just looked at pics again, man, it looks brand new! Looks cool with the Ag tires on it...

 

[Teamster]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

If I was a betting man I would bet that the new tractor will become trading fodder for a new power plant,..........

 

[1973Chieftain]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Sweet! I guessed that ad would have jumped off the page at ya and that you had already fired off some emails! Sweet trade

 

[Gibbles]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Nice lil tractor, I bet there are all sorts of stuff one could get to go with it, or trade down the road eh?

 

[64osby]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Your going to need a lot of foam and gluvit to make that float.

Looks very nice.

 

[Triton II]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Great tractor Jas... the Admirable has a JD D130 lawn tractor, it's the only way I can get her to help with mowing the grass!

TII

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Yup guys, that little JD came with a really nice mow deck too!

Sweet! I guessed that ad would have jumped off the page at ya and that you had already fired off some emails! Sweet trade

I was so amped to see a fella in search of a 470 YAH BABY!!!

Nice JD! Kids will love driving that around....

Just looked at pics again, man, it looks brand new! Looks cool with the Ag tires on it...

Here are a couple of better shots for ya...

It's in awesome shape and the Kholer engine was just rebuilt, runs like a champ!

Yah, here's McKenna:

Dad, can I drive the tractor?

Dad, when are you going to teach me to drive the tractor?

Can I drive the tractor now?

Can I drive it?

When can I drive the tractor?

Dad, are we ready to drive the tractor now?

Repeat like a hundred times....

So yah, I taught Ken how to drive the tractor....

She had a blast going like a 1/2 MPH!

Here's the 112 hauling her first load of wood...

She did ok. She really needs loaded tires in order to pull a little better. My 110 I had a while back had loaded tires and did pretty well pulling stuff...

I have the big Ferguson which is awesome for pulling. I dunno, I may put them both up for sale to see which one goes and keep the other. I can't justify keeping both and I don't want to maintain two tractors. If I sell the Ferguson I can just load the tires of this 112 and it'll be ok for pulling stuff around. If I sell the 112 I no doubt will make more $$$ than I would have trying to sell that 470, ha!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

By the way, here's what the stern of my boat looks like with the whole driveline otta there...

I especially like the unsealed pine carsiding at the lower port side to "strengthen" that rotted section of the transom there

Ya know what, I sure do like all that space back here with that big doghouse out of the way...

And if I were a rich man, I'd be seriously thinking OB on a bracket.

Well, that and if OB's wern't so loud. And in the way. And so ugly. And expensive. And ugly. And other stuff like that.

:boink::boink::boink:

 

[1973Chieftain]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

And if I were a rich man, I'd be seriously thinking OB on a bracket.

Well, that and if OB's wern't so loud. And in the way. And so ugly. And expensive. And ugly. And other stuff like that.

:boink::boink::boink:

:deadhorse:

 

[djpeters]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Well, that and if OB's wern't so loud. And in the way. And so ugly. And expensive. And ugly. And other stuff like that.

:boink::boink::boink:

Ya know, in the past few weeks you've really shown us just how crazy you are, so comments like the above, just don't hold the weight they used to....

You don't really mean that....

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

Oh yah, I forgot, and fuel thirsty. And ugly.


:becky:

 

[64osby]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

"Loaded tires" ???

The Bolens wheel weights and chains never came off this year, but there are 3 other mowers. Really does help for wood and boats and...

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

And expensive and ugly and loud,:laugh:

 

[Gibbles]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

I don't know what y'all talking about, I think my Chrysler 140 is pretty!

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

"Loaded tires" ???

Yah, for the extra weight. Probably most common is calcium chloride. I had a JD 750 that had foam in the tires (really heavy stuff). And, believe it or not, that little JD 110 up there had molasses in the tires:joyous:

And expensive and ugly and loud,:laugh:

Yah see, Glen knows what I'm talking about!

Holy smokes that was stinken hilarious Gib!

Post of the day right there:becky:

 

[marioc]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

As far as your dog house, you can barely tell there's an engine under mine. I really like having a bench in the back.
Excuse the dirt...still haven't had the time to start on this one since I bought it...been busy cruising the lakes in the other boat(s).

 

[jasoutside]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

WOUGH BABY, I JUST FOUND SOMETHING!!!!

So I was just headed out for a run and thought I'd stop by the 261 to see how she's doing. I happened to find the edge of the ply deck and just gave it a half hearted pull. It popped right up it was so rotten. And what did I see under there?

WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

It's humongo!!!!! How big?

WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Man am I pumped! When I got this the previous owner said she had a 38 gallon tank in there. I was kinda disappointed and really wanted something bigger. Well not any more!!!!:becky:

So yah, 100 otta do it:thumb:

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1983 26' Starcraft Sportfisherman 261V Rebuild

That is a huge tank, good thing it will be a while between fills at roughly $332.00 I wonder where the P/O got 38 gal from