Overview
The AMF 1414 is a garden tractor manufactured in Des Moines, Iowa, between 1969 and 1973, featuring a 14 hp Kohler K321S single-cylinder gasoline engine. It is built with a shaft-driven Sundstrand 90 hydrostatic transmission providing infinite forward and reverse gears and weighs approximately 750 lbs. The machine utilizes a 12-volt negative ground electrical system and an open operator station with manual steering.
Ideal Applications
Transmission and Drive Configuration:
The tractor is equipped with a Sundstrand 90 shaft-driven hydrostatic transmission and a two-wheel drive system that permits infinite speed variability.
Engine and Electrical Specifications:
Power is delivered by a 512cc air-cooled Kohler engine rated at 14 gross horsepower, supported by a 12V electrical system with a 46 AH battery.
Attachment and PTO System:
The unit features an independent front pulley-type PTO with an electric clutch to support listed attachments including a 42-inch mower deck, snowblower, and blade.
Production
| Description | Garden tractor / Built in Des Moines, Iowa, USA / Original price was $1,295 in 1971 |
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| Manufacturer | AMF |
Engine
| Description | 14HP Kohler 512cc 1-cyl gasoline |
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| Fuel tank | 2.75 gal (10.4 L) |
| Air cleaner | dry |
| Bore/Stroke | 3.50x3.25 inches (89 x 83 mm) |
| Description | Kohler K321S / gasoline / 1-cylinder / air-cooled horizontal-shaft |
| Displacement | 512 cc (31.27 ci) |
| Oil capacity | 2 qts (1.9 L) |
| Power (gross) | 14 hp (10.4 kW) |
| Sparkplug gap | 0.025 inches (0.635 mm) |
| Starter | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 |
Transmission
| Description | hydrostatic |
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| Gears | infinite forward and reverse |
| Oil capacity | 4.5 qts (4.3 L) |
| Transmission | Sundstrand 90 |
| Type | shaft-driven hydrostatic |
Mechanical
| Cab | Open operator station. |
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| Description | Manual steering |
| Drive type | Two-wheel drive |
PTO
| Clutch | electric |
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| Front PTO | independent |
| Front PTO Type | pulley |
Electrical
| Battery AH | 46 |
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| Battery volts | 12 |
| Ground | negative |
Dimensions & Tires
| Lawn/turf front | 16x6.50-8 |
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| Lawn/turf rear | 23x8.50-12 |
| Front tread | 29 inches (73 cm) |
| Height (steering wheel) | 43 inches (109 cm) |
| Length | 66.5 inches (168 cm) |
| Rear tread | 30 inches (76 cm) |
| Weight | 750 lbs (340 kg) |
| Wheelbase | 46 inches (116 cm) |
| Width | 38.25 inches (97 cm) |
| Front tire | 16x6.50-8 |
| Rear tire | 23x8.50-12 |
| Weight | 750 lbs (340 kg) |
| Wheelbase | 46 inches (116 cm) |
1414 Serial Number Location
| Description | Serial number plate on top of the AMF 1414 fender deck, in front of the seat. |
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AMF 1414 attachments
| Description | 42" mid-mount mower deck / snowblower / blade |
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References
| Description | New AMFTRAC 1414 published in 1969 / Ownewr's Manual AMFTRAC Model 1414 Tractor (1500003) published in 1969 / We think lawn mowers are for mowing. published in 1970, by AMF* / *Publication contains known errors. |
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