· 1981 Unverified MTD 784 MTD 784 — Lawn tractor · 16 hp. Reference specifications; pending source verification.
The MTD 784 is a lawn tractor rated at roughly 16 hp, a mid-range figure for its class. This model ran in production from 1981 to 1985. Under the hood is a 2-cylinder petrol air-cooled engine, paired with two-wheel drive with a hydrostatic transmission. It suits operations of up to 200 ac. Recorded specifications in UK and US units are listed below.
Provisional listing — the headline figure is shown; full specifications are auto-generated and pending verification against published sources.
Richest spec table
38 rows
Production years
1981-1985
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Manufacturer MTD Reference
Lawn tractor Reference
Two-wheel drive Reference
Manual steering Reference
Open operator station. Reference
784 side discharge Reference
786 rear discharge Reference
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16HP Briggs & Stratton 655cc 2-cyl gasoline Reference
Briggs & Stratton Reference
gasoline Reference
2-cylinder Reference
air-cooled vertical-shaft Reference
Displacement 40 ci Reference
Bore/Stroke 87 x 55 mm Reference
Power (gross) 11.9 kW Reference
Starter electric Reference
Starter volts 12 Reference
hydrostatic Reference
Type belt-driven hydrostatic Reference
Gears infinite forward and reverse Reference
Mid PTO independent Reference
Clutch manual idler pulley Reference
Front tire 15.00x6.00 Reference
Rear tire 22.00x7.50 Reference
Lawn/turf front 15.00x6.00 Reference
Lawn/turf rear 22.00x7.50 Reference
44" mid-mount mower deck Reference
snowblower Reference
blade Reference
Ground negative Reference
Battery volts 12 Reference
44" mid-mount mower deck Reference
Snowblower Reference
Blade Reference
Type mid-mount MTD 935 Reference
Type 2-blade with manual lift Reference
Cutting width 111 cm Reference
Values normalized to UK metric units. Every figure is traced to at least one source; verified specs are cross-checked against two or more.
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