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Kohler Engine is a Nightmare

Started by POSTON WIDEHEAD, April 01, 2017, 09:46:30 PM

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Jjoness4

Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on November 23, 2017, 02:14:49 PM
Quote from: Randy88 on November 23, 2017, 11:31:33 AM
   

If a diesel was only 4k to upgrade, why did you buy a kohler gas??   

     

When you have a bandmill its not as easy and calling up and saying send me a diesel.
You have to consider the extra weight depending on the mill you have.
I could get a new Kohler the same size and install it.
Upgradeing to a diesel would be to heavy for the LT40 up and down works......said Woodmizer.
As far as I know Kohler 29 (26) is the highest HP engine I can have.

A question for Marty:

For those with Yanmar 35 hp diesel on an LT-40 what mods were made on new machine to allow diesel weight for LT-40 to be acceptable?
2017 LT40HDD35 , Kubota 4701, Ford 3000, Stihl Farmboss

POSTON WIDEHEAD

To many things would have to be changed to put a diesel on.
My LT 40 Head would not pick up diesel.
I would have to go from 2 belts to 3 belt.
And other stuff.
Better to fix the Kohler.

As for your question to Marty, that would be a new thread in sawmills.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

alan gage

QuoteDifference of opinions ...

I would not trade in my old engines for anything new.
I can easy fix what I have and it's easy to work on.

Yes, differences of opinion. I'm nearly 40 and have been working on cars for a living since I was in my teens. My specialty is electrical and diagnostics. To me an old engine with points and a carb. is a mystery. Fuel injection is simple. It's what you're accustomed to.

Some fuel injection problems can be very complex and confusing. Same for some problems with points and carbs. But for the most part if you know and understand how they work it's usually not a big deal.

For either system it's a somewhat rare mind that can competently perform diagnostics. I didn't realize that until I started trying to teach others.

Alan
Timberking B-16, a few chainsaws from small to large, and a Bobcat 873 Skidloader.

Kbeitz

The electronic stuff would not be so bad if they would have stayed
with transistors, diodes, resisters and such but when they started
using integrated circuits I quit working with it. I even took classes
about electronics back in the 70's and it was fun. They got it so you
cant even work on the stuff today. It's just unplug and throw it away
and plug in a new one. What fun is that. I built my own CNC machine
and programmed it. I don't think there is anyway I could do that today
with whats available unless I bought old stock parts. How do you
understand the new stuff it's all integrated.
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

AnthonyW

Quote from: Skip on April 02, 2017, 09:35:27 AM
Yes u need software to tune some new chain saws allready have had it done to one of mine  >:( :P

I was debating on whether or not to repair the McCulloch ProMac 610 my dad gave me years ago. The nut on the rewind fell off and I think it is stuck to the magnet inside. This is doing a good job of convincing me to take it apart and repair it. It runs and cuts great...once you get it started.
'97 Wood-Mizer LT25 All Manual with 15HP Kohler

crowhill

I have a 1952 John Deere "M" 2 cylinder that has a short which drains the battery to dead. My son has a friend who works as a service tech at a local dealership. They made an agreement, two cord of wood to "wring" out the electrical system. The tech arrived with his computer and meter, spent 1 1/2 hours "wringing" his hands and finally said he had no clue as he couldn't plug into the "system". He still got his wood for effort! I changed the ammeter, was shorting out, good to go.
TimberKing B-20, Kubota M-4900 w/FEL with tooth bar, hyd thumb and forks, Farmi winch, 4 chain saws.

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