Nathanielperz 150 #1 Posted March 17, 2018 This'll be my first post in a while but I picked up a Wisconsin 2 cylinder diesel engine about a year ago and I was wondering if any of you guys have heard of them. Most people I talk to about it I usually get "I never knew Wisconsin made diesels" so I guess they're pretty rare. I'm currently looking for gaskets for it. Im also looking for ideas from all of you guys about how I could convert the 1276 to a transmission with a driveshaft rather than a belt. I'd also need to reroute my steering mechanism. Looking forward to hearing you guys' solutions and ideas! thanks, Nate 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,329 #2 Posted March 17, 2018 Wow 20 hp and torque to die for. Might be easier to put this baby on D series...May destroy the pump coupling however.... http://classic-engines.com/engines-2/wisconsin/2/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathanielperz 150 #3 Posted March 17, 2018 I think I was leaning more towards a Cub Cadet transaxle. Gear driven, driveshaft, and it has a granny gear so it'd pull like a champ. I'd really like to stay away from hydrostatic because like you said it might destroy the pump coupling. Unfortunately however, I haven't been able to find any parts for this engine. All it really need is a gasket set which i could probably make but some of them are really oddly shaped. Thanks, Nate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,376 #4 Posted March 18, 2018 Xi series Eaton 1100 2 speed hi/lo hydro, that did come powered by 3 cylinder 23-26 HP diesel engine and shaft driven there it still has DNA, Jeff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,214 #5 Posted March 18, 2018 These were imported by Wisconsin and were actually made by Ducati of motorcycle fame. Try Davlin Services in Pompano Beach, FL for parts. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathanielperz 150 #6 Posted March 20, 2018 Awesome! Thank you I will check these out! -Nate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar250 919 #7 Posted March 20, 2018 However you plan to do this, will be tough, but the only other thing I could recommend if you want to use the original transmission is using a bevel gear box to re route the power like some early sears/murray tractors, or some simplicity's? I think? they work on a 90 degree angle, and you could shaft one side to the motor, and then the output of the bevel gearbox can have a pulley with a small belt to the transmission. I have a JC Penney garden tractor that uses one, because it has a vert shaft motor, but a horizontal shaft style peerless trans. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,771 #8 Posted March 20, 2018 https://www.google.com/search?q=wisconsin+ducati+diesel&oq=wisconsin+ducati+diesel&aqs=chrome..69i57.13139j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,771 #9 Posted March 20, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzcWN436U4U 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,725 #10 Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) On 3/20/2018 at 6:48 PM, stratostar250 said: However you plan to do this, will be tough, but the only other thing I could recommend if you want to use the original transmission is using a bevel gear box to re route the power like some early sears/murray tractors, or some simplicity's? I think? they work on a 90 degree angle, and you could shaft one side to the motor, and then the output of the bevel gearbox can have a pulley with a small belt to the transmission. I have a JC Penney garden tractor that uses one, because it has a vert shaft motor, but a horizontal shaft style peerless trans. Sounds like an interesting little operation. You should post some pics of that in other brands sometime or another. It would be cool to see. On 3/20/2018 at 2:22 PM, Nathanielperz said: Awesome! Thank you I will check these out! -Nate Nate, if you do a build on this machine, please keep us posted. Maybe start another thread or just continue this one. Edited April 4, 2018 by ebinmaine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota8338 115 #11 Posted April 4, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 2:51 PM, Nathanielperz said: All it really need is a gasket set which i could probably make but some of them are really oddly shaped. Thanks, Nate You can pressure stamp or indent your gasket material in the shape of the gasket needed, then cutting out the gasket is much simpler. A set of gasket punches for cutting the holes where the bolts or indexing plugs are located really speeds up making your own gaskets. Good luck with your rebuild. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
