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Ingersoll 3018

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Ed

03-30-2003 10:03:11




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I'm looking at a used(approx 8-10 year old) Ingersoll 3018 with the 18HP Onan twin with a 44" deck.
Probably has close to a 1000 hours mowing 1 1/2 acre lawn.
Any owners out there who can give me advice, pro and con on purchasing this unit. Appears to run well with no rust. I'm looking for my first and last, tractor.
Thanks in advance, guys.




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Johneodeer

03-31-2003 08:47:31




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 Re: Ingersoll 3018 in reply to Ed , 03-30-2003 10:03:11  
These are awesome machines. Fully hydraulic as you probably know which decreses those damn belts that alsways break and usually cost $40. I don't know much about Onan engines but I have a 1976 Case 224 which is the grandpa of the ingersols and it is a great tractor. My uncle purchased a 4016 Ingersol a few years back and hasn't had any problems with it. I will say that 1000 hour seems like an aweful lot. Are you certain it only ever mowed the 1 1/2 acres? Things to check: Hydraulic level Should be a little bit in the throat of the fill, obviously engine oil cna be a good indication of how the machine was cared for as will the hydraulic oil, and listen to the transmission when you drive it be alert to grinding and cracking noises I have heard of this happeneing. Check for hydraulic leaks, they will be obvious and if there is a leak I would be weary of the owner keeping the hydraulic level proper. Check the clutch that engages the deck it should snap in and out of gear and not slip obviously. And if possible check the bearings on the deck by rocking the blades with the engine off again obviously. But these are great machines and I might just ask someone about the Onan Engines. Good luck.

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Tom Moran

05-26-2004 12:16:52




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 Re: Re: Ingersoll 3018 in reply to Johneodeer, 03-31-2003 08:47:31  
I had an Ingersoll with an Onan engine that I purchased in 1986 - 1987. It ran well for over 16 years until one day the hose on the hydraulic let go and bathed my leg in oil. Figuring that age was catching up with me, I traded it in on a new 4016 with a Briggs and Stratton engine.
I wish that I had put the money in the Onan engine and hoses rather than getting a new machine with a B&S engine.
Right now the new machine is back being repaired for the third time in 1.5 years. The chankcase oil has been forced back into the air cleaner of the B&S engine each time.

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