Drive belt on an ???? model with a 295 jlo motor

[dave phelps]

Thanks!! Can't wait till it warms up a little bit here so I can work on it!!

[amphibious drew]

Well maybe I'm wrong about the body type!!This thing looks original as in never touched inside and the bottom hardly has a scratch on it!,anyway too tell the poly and abs apart?my old 295 was yellow and this one is orange!! Thanks

Yeah that's poly for sure! Many people get multiple machines and build what they can out of it for cheap. I have a colt body with a 76 Superchief frame in it. My engine came from a different year Superchief and who knows where I got the t-20. Anyway you look at it, you have a nice machine.

[dave phelps]

Thanks!! I have 12 new bearings on way and have already got 40ft of diamond chain for it,one wheel bearing is bad and chains look a lil worn out but wiring needs some attention for sure and the original seat covers are history!!!Tryin to make a reliable floater as my sister just bought house on the Kankakee river which has boat ramp in the yard!! lol

[Don]

That's a poly body for sure. The ABS bodies never had the raised "swoosh" on the side of the top half. No matter what it started out as, you have a very nice machine.

[dave phelps]

Well maybe I'm wrong about the body type!!This thing looks original as in never touched inside and the bottom hardly has a scratch on it!,anyway too tell the poly and abs apart?my old 295 was yellow and this one is orange!! Thanks

[Don]

Same here, Drew. Probably right around 1976

[amphibious drew]

I'm thinking it was a wild wolf that got put in a poly body at some point in its life.

[dave phelps]

Ok here's what I found for the serial # 73 f015765. Let me know what ya think!! Thanks

[jpswift1]

Yes, certainly let us know. We'd love to see some pics.

[dave phelps]

I havn't a clue but will get some better pics when it warms up!! Thanks guys!!!

[amphibious drew]

I wonder if that could've been a Spirit. That would have been a real easy engine swap- they came with a G25A Xenoah: basically, half a Superchief engine. It looks a little orange, and the only Spirits I've ever seen have been 76s (bodies turned kinda orange after a while). That would be interesting to find out.

I was thinking the same it may have been a spirit. They were sold with no reverse and the put block outs on those. Most people cut them off when they got them or shortly there after as the t-20 was still capable of reverse. Look for signs of those block-outs and you will know for sure. I wonder if George has a picture of the remains on the Spirit he has.

Just a note, it's got Argo tires on it. That's an indication it could have come from someone with multiple machines. As I posted in the new members thread, it could be a re powered Superchief, Spirit, or Tomahawk. It could have also been a rebodied Wild Wolf. Check the serial number on the frame rail above the right rear sprocket and please let us know what it is.

[Don]

I wonder if that could've been a Spirit. That would have been a real easy engine swap- they came with a G25A Xenoah: basically, half a Superchief engine. It looks a little orange, and the only Spirits I've ever seen have been 76s (bodies turned kinda orange after a while). That would be interesting to find out.

[Don]

Cool. The engine must be a transplant- as far as I know, Attex never put a 295 JLO in a Poly bodied machine. Even so, it's not a bad combination and should be great.

[dave phelps]

Ok thanks Don!! I used to have a sc 500 and a wild wolf but the wild wolf had an abs body.This one has a poly body!!when it warms up I will investigate this further and try to find the serial number!!! I think I got some pics posted a few minutes ago.

[Don]

If the engine is original, you most likely have an ST295 or a Wild Wolf. They both take a Gates 6086 or Dayco HP3029.