$10,000 doesn't buy much tractor these days. I think the best new tractor for the money is Kioti. I bought one last year after looking at many brands. If you are planning to buy a used tractor any of the well known brands are good. Most are made in J...
Try doing a search for worked when I just did it...Lots of info....parts, etc... hope this helped..........
It looks like they go back at least as far as 1973. I found this site that sells the manuals. Sears Tractor Page............ ST16 Garden Tractor 917.25873 (3/3/1975): 36 pages. Source 5 $3.60 ST/16 Garden Tractor 917.25740 (2/19/1973): 35 Pages. $3.5...