KentT
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- Joined
- Mar 31, 2005
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- Location
- Sevierville, TN
- Tractor
- 1993 Power Trac 1430 w/Kubota diesel engine
.. when it comes to replacing the battery.
Last year, I had to replace the battery, which required removing the muffler on these Kohler-powered models. Not so great "ease of maintenance" design, there...
Last night I had the "fun" of removing the muffler, again, to replace exhaust gaskets that had failed and started leaking -- one side was leaking, and the other side had deteriorated almost to that point.
Moral of the story -- when you replace the battery, plan ahead and invest the couple of extra bucks and replace the exhaust gaskets. It's cheap insurance. Don't try to just reuse the old ones...
I wasn't trying to save a measly couple bucks when I replaced the battery -- I just didn't plan ahead well enough to get new ones, and tried to "make do" with the ones that were on it...
Last year, I had to replace the battery, which required removing the muffler on these Kohler-powered models. Not so great "ease of maintenance" design, there...
Last night I had the "fun" of removing the muffler, again, to replace exhaust gaskets that had failed and started leaking -- one side was leaking, and the other side had deteriorated almost to that point.
Moral of the story -- when you replace the battery, plan ahead and invest the couple of extra bucks and replace the exhaust gaskets. It's cheap insurance. Don't try to just reuse the old ones...
I wasn't trying to save a measly couple bucks when I replaced the battery -- I just didn't plan ahead well enough to get new ones, and tried to "make do" with the ones that were on it...