Richard
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
- Messages
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Tractor
- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
My riding mower has no reverse gear /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. Fortunately, I have some slopes & hills so I can just head up them and coast backwards enough to turn around /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif.
All this annoyance is causing me to look into buying a new mower and if I DO buy said new mower, I'll have this one with just over 100 hours on the clock /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif.
Engine runs like a top (Kohler Command 20 HP). Front wheels have fallen off three times as the "C" clip that holds them on has fallen off /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. I've replaced the spindles on the deck... bottom line, the mower body is causing me more grief than the Kohler engine.
So, if I buy a new mower, this one won't be worth much to a new buyer...therefore, I thought about keeping the engine and trashing the body.
So, if you have a vertical shaft, Kohler Command 20 hp engine with 100 hours on it, what would you do?
First that comes to mind is make (or pay someone to fabricate) a gnarley wood splitter. I'd presume 20 hp is enough?
After that, I admit, my mind stops. The sad part is, I dont have a fireplace and LITTLE use for a woodsplitter. My Uncle in law next door though, has a splitter, but it's probably considered small (I dont know a whole lot about them).
So, if you had the engine, what would YOU do?
All this annoyance is causing me to look into buying a new mower and if I DO buy said new mower, I'll have this one with just over 100 hours on the clock /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif.
Engine runs like a top (Kohler Command 20 HP). Front wheels have fallen off three times as the "C" clip that holds them on has fallen off /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. I've replaced the spindles on the deck... bottom line, the mower body is causing me more grief than the Kohler engine.
So, if I buy a new mower, this one won't be worth much to a new buyer...therefore, I thought about keeping the engine and trashing the body.
So, if you have a vertical shaft, Kohler Command 20 hp engine with 100 hours on it, what would you do?
First that comes to mind is make (or pay someone to fabricate) a gnarley wood splitter. I'd presume 20 hp is enough?
After that, I admit, my mind stops. The sad part is, I dont have a fireplace and LITTLE use for a woodsplitter. My Uncle in law next door though, has a splitter, but it's probably considered small (I dont know a whole lot about them).
So, if you had the engine, what would YOU do?