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Simplicity 16 and 18 HP Garden Tractors
for easy-to-operate, year - ’round versatility.

Powerful, versatile 18 hp Sovereign Tractor is available with over a dozen attachments to make yard work easy.

Sovereign Model 7018—Hydro
 

  • 18 hp (13.4 kW) dynamic-balanced Kohler
    engine with built-in PTO
  • 42” (1067 mm) or 48” (1219 mm) mowing width
  • Hydrostatic transmission with infinitely variable speeds:
    forward 0-7 mph (0-11.27 km/h),
    reverse 0-4 mph (0-6.44 km/h)
  • 3 gal. (11.4 litre) fuel capacity
  • Choice of rear tires: turf or agricultural
  • Mowers and other attachments optional

Sovereign Model 7016—Hydro
 

  • 16 hp (11.9 kW) synchro-balanced Briggs &
    Stratton engine with built-in PTO
  • 42” (1067 mm) or 48” (1219 mm) mowing width
  • Hydrostatic transmission with infinitely variable speeds:
    forward 0-7 mph (0-11.27 km/h),
    reverse 0-4 mph (0-6.44 km/h)
  • 3 gal. (11.4 litre) fuel capacity
  • Choice of rear tires: turf or agricultural
  • Mowers and other attachments optional

 Sovereign Model 7016—Six Speed
 

  • 16 hp (11.9 kW) synchro-balanced Briggs &
    Stratton engine with built-in PTO
  • 42” (1067 mm) or 48” (1219 mm) mowing width
  • Manual 6-speed transmission with 2 speed ranges:
    High from 1.6-3.2 mph (2.57-5.15 km/h),
    Low .7-1.5 mph (1.13-2.4 km/h)
  • 3 gal. (11.4 litre) fuel capacity
  • Choice of rear tires: turf or agricultural
  • Mowers and other attachments optional
     

Powerful, versatile 18 hp Sovereign Tractor is available with over a dozen attachments to make yard work easy.  A separate vacuum system includes a cart, new design cover and roving nozzle to clean up hard-to-get-at places such as under trees and shrubs.
 

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All Simplicity attachments such as this mold board plow, feature easy mounting. Quick-acting hitch pins or pin-and belt system make the task fast and simple.
Use a cultivator to break up clods, prepare seed beds, keep down weeds, keep soil loose to prevent water run-off.

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[Source:  1978 Simplicity brochure, courtesy of Carl Harcourt]

 

 

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