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Looking at a bit of the narrative says it has no wheels or bag. Sounds like a normal tow behind wheel driven sweeper
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Was wondering if you would find your way over here.
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@pfrederi or @c-series don ?
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Leaving enough for another overhaul....yeah The engine got through 60 plus years. overhaul should last nearly that long (how hard are you going to work it??)
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C-175-8 with a series II service engine....
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Welcome. Funny how they rebound so well given what they need... Are you in eastern Ct??
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@WHX?? yup can fefinetly relate , to angularity issues , that led me to HEIM JOINTS LONG AGO ? BTW would also do a WIRING REROUTE , in the same area ? separate multiple issues , in the same zone ? the ANGULARITY OF A HEIM JOINT IS WITHOUT QUESTION , there is no hang up spot , what it does is show you the way . STOP ! take picture , or write down , what you were going to change / do , so you do not loose that thought , it happens ! that step up , slide / switch area , ironically , shows the UPCOMING frayed wire set up , ? have often used a light vinyl sleeve on metal slide areas . repetitive issues , are what you want for a refit / elimination to a problem ? my view ? TAKE ADVANTAGE IF IT ! what if ? what works ? what repeats itself ? my repetitive problems are long gone , just my way of looking at failure , no offence to anyone , make it go away , pete
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I had an early K161 (701) without ACR. I had it bored to fit a standard K181 piston, plus I changed the camshaft to a K181 with ACR. Easy start now with room to rebore several times.
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Yes. As mentioned, this allows one more overbore - if caught in time... Be careful with the undersizing of the crank journal. Sizing options are pretty limited to .010 under as I recall...
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@Ed Kennell would be helpful if I had a 3 rd eye , maybe if I were 30 years younger , nah , cyclops , pete
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To answer this question - yes it can with no issues. The later K161 & K181 are the same bore, just different strokes. But this only leaves one more rebuild for this engine .030 over. Personally I would have them order a Standard piston. The K141 in my 633 is now a 7hp instead of a 6hp because of the cylinder size change and hard to get small bore parts. Not good practice. Mistakes happen I guess.
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Go get it!
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i havent got it yet, but it 20 miles away. But, what powers it? Obviously a belt. But what hooks it up? Here’s pictures. I think i should go up and get that!!!
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I have a 1057 I am working on. Looking for a different muffler than the stock one that it came with. Because they’re loud and this was an actual Kohler brand muffler. Let me know what you guys use on these old tractors that is fairly quiet. I have been using the short gravely muffler. They’re nice much quieter than the original screw on Kohler muffler. . Let me know what you’re thinking.
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I have a 1057 I am working on. Looking for a different muffler than the stock one that it came with. Because they’re loud and this was an actual Kohler brand muffler. Let me know what you guys use on these old tractors that is fairly quiet. I have been using the short gravely muffler. They’re nice much quieter than the original screw on Kohler muffler. . Let me know what you’re thinking. IMG_0256.webp IMG_0256.webp
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I have large spurs growing on my vertebrae. Degenerative disc disease inherited from my mom. I had a spinal laminectomy on my right side L4 and L5 . The sciatic nerve comes out of 5 and the femoral nerve comes out of 4. Everything from my back down to my toes on the right side was effected. It started in my hip. The nerves were crushed and caused muscle spams and pain. Pain so bad I wanted to jump out of my truck at 75 MPH coming back from the big show. Eventually it got worse and worse. To the point I couldn't lay flat, couldn't sit in a regular chair, could barely walk, and when I stood still I could feel tingling moving all thru my hip like a little toy train. The only relief I got was sitting in my recliner in a certain position. I slept in that chair for 6 months. Of course they wanted to try therapy. Well that didn't work. Finally I convinced them to do a MRI. Going to see the doc about the results he starts yammering about therapy again and pain killing shots. Then he finally gets the computer to work and look at the pictures and says " How soon do you want to have surgery. This was during the onset of Covid so getting surgery was a big hassle. I can feel tightness on my left side now on that same area. I know what's coming down the road. I still have that recliner. It's pretty beat up but I won't let my wife throw it out.
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Actually what I was referring to was the lever movement to get it to reverse. Basically the neutral stop. It's no secret that I'm not a hydro fan in any way but that movement drove me nuts. My wife said it really didn't bother her. I did this modification last summer to the 314-H. A mechanical stop on that bracket slot blocking the lever right at the neutral switch. From there it had to be pushed down to get to reverse. It wasn't a smooth movement from F to R. A little cutting did the trick. My wife told me the movement didn't bother her but when I was done she said she really liked it. As far as the reverse speed, I like the idea here. I would do it but this tractor will end up with a new owner this spring.
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I'd have them put the right piston in and save the other for the other engine.
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I've seen the cam itself wear a groove in it causing the same issue. Not enough pushin for the cushion!
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I have a K161 at a machine shop being bored and cylinder ground. It will go in a 1961 red, or yellow tractor. The engine was not from either one of the tractors and has correct crankshaft end length and engine pan mounting bolt pattern for them (so spec number doesn't matter tractor wise). Early spec # K161's have a 2 7/8 2.875 design bore. Later spec # K171 have a 2-15/16 2 2.938 design bore. It has the early design bore 2-7/8) Machine shop bought a 0.020 over K181 piston. So 2.9537. While they should have bought a "k181 standard bore 2-15/16 2.938 Since he bought a .020 over k181 piston he would have to take 0.083 out (0.0415 out per side) If he had bought a standard size K181 piston 2.9375 he would have had to take 0.0625 off ( 0.3125 of per side) So I guess the question is can an early k161 be bored 0.083ths (0.020 over k181) or should I have them buy another piston that is standard k181 size and bore engine 0.063 over? I have a K181 to be rebuilt in the future, which is father down my priorities. So not using the 0.020 over piston on this engine would not be a total loss. Its at a good machine shop that rebuilds a lot of old things, (two gray hair 60+ guys and two 30 something guys. So I do trust them. It appears someone got messed up on the early and later k161 and didn't measure the actual bore before they ordered the piston. Now I just realized I need to check with them that they bought the right rod for it. @Achto @kpinnc @ri702bill @richmondred01
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Agree. Not used to tow.
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Yep that works. Just to elaborate on the hydro, the same internal parts that provide forward also are used in reverse. It just the cam ring directs the oil to either forward or reverse from the pump to the motor. It can actually run as fast in reverse as forward.
