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Here's my small fleet of 2 that I'm very proud of

All my pics dissapeared,,,,thiese are whats left...!!!!!

Two Horses neither one are trailer queens.... love them and use them.....

This is like first ice here...middle of January this year, Anyway, thought you might like a few pictures. Maybe a great screen saver for the summer. The Northern was released and is OK...about 26 inches. 22" is a keeper on this lake. We are looking for one that is about 34" between us...we return the rest..

Here's my heard, have added a few more, and will be off on a road trip this weekend for more, under the cover of darkness we will travel.

You'll have to excuse the Cub seat....it was free.

here is mine I don't think I should put the green and yeller ones on here

All but one is a horse, but it is red. he he he I have a few more in the barn.

Not strictly a WH, but close...

Here's our Lawn Ranger.

Here ya go. Glenn

heres a few of mine

Getting ready for a parade last fall.

Wish anything I had looked as good as anything you've shown here! My 522 should clean up pretty darned nice when I get a chance and seeing your XI sure makes me want to get a chance! Very nice Glenn!

I think its a great idea to buy a old engine to take apart and learn how to rebuild it. That is how i learned to take kohlers apart my dad had a old k181 8hp kohler he let me practice on. I would make sure you have a few tools like valve spring compressor and puller that will work on fly wheels and a little propane torch helps out alot these are just the basic tools that can help with taking a small engine apart and are fairly cheap.

I've been a member of the forum for about a year. In that time, I've restored a 1067 and purchased a SK-486 in mint shape (each has about 1,200 hours - all original). I'm pretty proficient with refinishing, electrical, and taking things apart and getting them back together again. Fortunately, both of tractors have very solid engines and eight speed transmissions. But, I fear the day something goes wrong in one of these areas. I have never opened an engine or transmission and have no experience in these areas. I am thinking of buying an old Kohler engine just to play with for this purpose. I'm wondering, will this make it easier for me, the day something does go wrong? Or, am I just as well off waiting until something happens and figuring it all out then? Would appreciate some experienced opinions.

Those front tires and weight! And cantilevered weights! Make a big difference in steering traction? Harder to steer?

Buy a Kohler manual it will take you through the process step by step.

Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!

I had an old dead lawnmower I took apart and put back together, with very little in the way of tools, over and over again as a kid. I am no mechanic, but that did give me the chance to explore how the engine worked, which is a good start.

I like 'em but, they really don't help 'em run much better.

Just wanted to say hi and a big thank you for such a great resource. I dropped in back in November when I found a deal on a 1995 314 Hydro. Found all the info I need to make an educated decision to purchase it and brought it home! Came with a 42" single stage tall chute blower, weights and chains. Mower is a 42" rear discharge deck with the recycler kit. 14 hp Kohler Magnum had 357 hours on it. Paid $650 in northern Michigan. It was used mainly for the snowblower and had badly rusted floorboards. The side panels were pretty bad too. The hood was rusted along the seam where the front "grill" attaches. The black part of the "grill" was also rusted. Behind the "grill" the paint and rust were coming off in sheets! You guys helped me find a close match on the paint, so it got sand blasted, primed, and painted Krylon cherry red. It look a thousand times better! I used a 33" Snapper rear engine rider and still bag the grass, but it's getting hard to get rid of! It was going to cost $100 + to convert it to a mulcher and I wanted a bigger snowblower so this 314h fit the bill. I see the recycler deck gets mixed reviews, so I hope I like the job it does. Thanks again, Mike

My 312-8, C165 (with a C125 hood), and my 520H.

Thanks for the pictures Steve looks like a great day to be on the ice. I too am looking forward to a little time on the ice, it to is finally thick enough for me to venture out. Need some slabs for the smoker.

That, and all that yankin' on the governor you did.

My 416-H had close to 1600 hours on it when I got it and it runs great. The biggest problem with the P-220 engine in the 520-H is that the ventilation of the rear cylinder is poor. Grass and debris clog the cooling fins and overheat the valve seats. If the 520-H you are looking at has been maintained properly with regular oil changes and cleanings of the cooling fins, I don't think there will be any problems

Brought to you by: "Geritol, for those with tired blood." Whoops! That was the Ted Mack Show.

Don't keep us in supense too long on what happened, may have to start a pool on what it was.

i learned about engines by doing. dragged home quite a few engines from the scrapper that i brought back to life, some ran really good, others sounded like they were about to blow up. some of them were for education only

An easy way to check cylinder condition is to take your rings off the piston and insert the compression ring in the cylinder then square it up by inserting the piston, measure the ring end gap; now push it half way down using the piston to be sure it is squared up and measure again as well as looking for any gaps around the ring; repeat at the bottom of the stroke. The is a simple way of checking the condition of your cylinder with simple tools (a set of feeler gauges). Shade-tree mechanics have used this technique for years because it works. I would presume that a strong running engine that didn't knock and wasn't burning oil will probably have a good cylinder if the broken rod/piston didn't do any damage. What the heck is that item wedging the valve open and how did it get there?

Most things these days are only made to last the warranty period. Replacing metal parts with plastic, and poorly made in general, to meet the requirements of the bean counters. A cheaper product is sold for a greater profit. It has gotten to the point where if you want a quality product, it is either top of the line, or not available. I doubt anybody will be trying to save and restore the box store riding lawn mowers any time soon.

I have one that my grandpa bought new in Aug 1966. Came with a deck and a blade with a set of chains. I check the gas and fill the oil before every use. It would take a lot to get mine away from me. I think the old man may have brush painted it at one time but it's in really nice shape.

There are a lot of manuals here on Red Square that will help too. Taking an engine apart and putting it back together (even without machining it) will be a great way to learn.

Oh Rocky,,,, that`s not Bullwinkle !

Oh sweet Stevea....we are HUGE into ice fishing up here in cheese land.....

Not on my watch, those acorns are MINE !!!

Yup I was 5

Sounds like you guys will be getting all the snow we usually get up here in Michigan! I would gladly take it off your hands, as it makes for much better skiing then the fake stuff we are going downhill on this year! Maybe I need to add another line to my weather gauge that reads "If the rope is buried in white stuff....... it's snowing!"

Hate to say it but it isn't the ACR, it is only reducing the compression, not eliminating it, though I'm sure you know that by now. So long as the rod didn't knock out the side of the crank case it isn't too bad a job to replace the rod and piston. Chances are that if it wasn't burning oil and ran strong all you will need is the standard rebuild kit.