Roper GTK-18 horizontal shaft Kohler powered garden tractor

Take a look at our new addition to the fleet: It's a mid 80's Roper GTK-18. It's got a horizontal-shaft Kohler Magnum opossed twin cast-iron motor. We also got another identical tractor for parts with this purchase, as well as a little dumping cart. It's got a 3-speed with a high low range, huge wheels, and this thing weighs a ton, it truly is the KING of the Ropers!

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• roper
• kohler
• magnum
• 18hp
• horizontal
• shaft
• GT
• AYP
• craftsman
• sears
• lawn
• yard
• garden
• riding
• mower
• tractor
• engine
• motor

[lobsterbox20]

that roper frame is astoundingly similar to the one on my GT6000.

[LynolsOffice]

@lobsterbox20 Oh yeah, this is the same frame on the Craftsmans. I think this rail style frame was used from 1980 until 2004.

[ipullstuffapart]

I have an old roper garden tractor, not this series though i think its much older than that, it has an 11hp briggs engine in it the engine starts fine and all its just the throttle seems to do nothing when you move it it just stays at an idle and wont budge to rev, any ideas of how to fix it?

[LynolsOffice]

You've checked to make sure everything is hooked up properly? Could be a governor problem, does it idle well, or is it rough?

[crazykincardineite]

Any possibility you'd sell the hi lo range transaxle with tires and all?

[LynolsOffice]

No, as a matter of fact I'm trying to buy trans parts for the other twin of this tractor.

[paulslaw114]

sounds good, i just bouht a new or older roper garden tractor. 11hp briggs and straton motor. needs work but starts and drives all for $25

[MrEck14]

i have exactly the same model but it is quite hard to find info on it

[prankythepenguin]

What was the guy who owned it doing? Letting his kid use the engine area as a sandbox?

[vettet1]

what year is that because i have a craftsmen garden tractor gt6000 i think it is a 93

[gumsadma]

I have the same exact mower. It's called GTK 20 (even though it has a 18hp briggs). It's called a Winston Pro.

[XXziomeqXX]

It sounds freaking awesome!!

[laxandsteffen]

awsome i have sub you :)

[thatdontmakenosense]

Just bought one! Identical, I think. Runs, drives, cuts AND (most importantly), the LIGHTS work!!! Steering linkage is pretty sloppy -- I'll need to figure that one out and I'm not sure the deck lift is quite right, but it runs, drives, cuts AND the lights work (worth repeating). Thanks for your enthusiastic endorsement of the Roper -- didn't know I shoudl be so thrilled. $250.00. Was that a deal?!!