Had an 84 John Deere 160 with a 12 hp kawi (6 speed) that worked like a top. I had the engine super tuned. Valve lash was good, carb cleaned, new plugs etc.. The spindles and pulleys / sheaves were in great shape and all was great. But............ it was just too cotton picking slow and couldn't handle the thick stuff without going down into bull low and creeping.
Soo. I let it go and picked up a 74 MTD Turf Power Plus with a 93 18 hp twin Briggs.
It has high/ low range and six gears as well but does that sucker move in high gear. It has cut my mowing time in half.
In time I'll have this super tuned as well. First step is a new diaphragm. It's pulsing a bit at low idle and when I checked it was pretty dirty so for $10 it'll get a new one.
In the back of my head I'm saying a Deere to MTD? a Kawi to a Briggs? But its a great pastime working on these rigs so it makes no difference.
The tensioning pulley came off the other day (nut worked its way loose) so I put it back on and started mowing. Then of course the belt goes............:laughing:
Just a story,
TTYL
Wardo
Soo. I let it go and picked up a 74 MTD Turf Power Plus with a 93 18 hp twin Briggs.
It has high/ low range and six gears as well but does that sucker move in high gear. It has cut my mowing time in half.
In time I'll have this super tuned as well. First step is a new diaphragm. It's pulsing a bit at low idle and when I checked it was pretty dirty so for $10 it'll get a new one.
In the back of my head I'm saying a Deere to MTD? a Kawi to a Briggs? But its a great pastime working on these rigs so it makes no difference.
The tensioning pulley came off the other day (nut worked its way loose) so I put it back on and started mowing. Then of course the belt goes............:laughing:
Just a story,
TTYL
Wardo
