john deere 212 restoration.

I am repainting and adding some new goodies on my john deere 212. I have painted it, put new front tri rib tires on it, and rear ag tires. I was wo wondering if anyone has heard of hydraulics I can ad to this or any kind of electric lift I can add. I mostly use it to plow snow and am getting tired of the manual deck lift. And also my 12 horse kohler runs good but would like to add some extra horse power. What Should I do. Thought about boring it out and getting a performance carburator. Would should I look for to add HP.

I think you're wasting your time with the 212. You should have gotten a 312 that already has hydraulics built in.

Deere made a hydraulic, and electric lift kit for the 212. As for getting more power out of your k-301 go HERE and read the "killer" Kohler articles.