It's going! Had enough of it.
Now for repowers.
I have a john deere 300, with a kohler k341 (probably going up for sale here eventually) that is giving me endless trouble. I've decided that I am going to repower the john deere, to make it more reliable for snow plowing and such.
Would an average guy be able to start a recoil type starting motor when hooked up to a hydrostatic transmission? I'm thinking about putting a harbour freight type 13 hp motor in it...
Blasted kohler k341!
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Greasy6020
, Aug 22, 2017 11:57 AM
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Posted August 22, 2017 - 11:57 AM
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Posted August 22, 2017 - 12:38 PM
Most of their larger engines come with recoil and electric start. Recoil start will be tough to get done in the real cold conditions without a way to disconnect the hydro. Even then it won't be a one pull start. If you have a way to warm the engine and hydro up before starting a recoil might work.
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Posted August 23, 2017 - 07:09 PM
Most of their larger engines come with recoil and electric start. Recoil start will be tough to get done in the real cold conditions without a way to disconnect the hydro. Even then it won't be a one pull start. If you have a way to warm the engine and hydro up before starting a recoil might work.
Would those stick on block heaters work?
Shop has no heat... just electrical.
