The one I’ve been looking for

[davem1111 2,091]

31 minutes ago, Sodaking27 said:

Thanks for the info. Yes there is something about the gray and black that just makes them stand out. Horsenewbie’s and CSeriesDon have outstanding looking WorkHorses for sure.

 

I mentioned that I want to return my GT-1848 to the gray/black color scheme, and I may even paint the deck gray.  But my wife said "BORing! Need some flames or something on the side panels".  So I'm going to look into adding some more "flashiness" to it, but nothing that can't be easily reversed in the future.

[Horse Newbie 7,199]

5 hours ago, bds1984 said:

If votes counted, I'd vote for the 18 HP Briggs although I do love the sound of a 16 HP single Kohler.  I grew up with a couple Briggs and they were pretty tough.  I can about 95% assure you that the 16 HP Briggs does NOT have the proper bearings on the crank to support the WH PTO right out of the box.  WH used a thrust bearing plate on the back side of the PTO for support whereas the vast majority of Briggs 18 HP twins have ball bearings like most of our Kohler engines do.  But, to be sure, look for a 4 in the 5th character on the model number which signifies ball bearings on the crank.
On a side note, I am kind of leaning towards the gray/black color scheme over the red when it comes time for a repaint of my 520H.  It's grown on me enough that I really like it enough to change up the color palette .  The WorkHorses of horse newbie's and c series Don are a fine looking machines.  

@bds1984, @c-series don,

Is it not part number 17 ?

[Horse Newbie 7,199]

@bds1984 and @c-series don,

Is the bearing not part # 17 ?

Or can somebody show me what the backing plate looks like on a parts diagram ?

[bds1984 1,466]

Looks like it is.  The chart I posted looks a little funky. So a 2 or 3 is a ball bearing, not a 4.  

[pfrederi 18,334]

WH used an external Backing plate and ball bearing on several B&S singles they used over the years