A-PLUS and one thing about the old ones is they'll just putter right along. My dad got a 7 or 8 horse on a Troy-bilt Horse tiller and it NEVER failed to start, no matter how long it sat. The 12 horse jobs on the 5665's always fired right up and always promptly stomped a mudhole in my butt. Nothing like them. Hope the picking went well and you gave your usual tenor accompaniment to the vocals. I look at the NICE shirt but haven't gotten the nerve up to wear it. In the process of getting in with a dermatologist for my mange. House arrest still stands as does your 5665! Keep after it, keep picking and God Bless!.
Had a few of those tillers pass though here over the years with the 181's. Sure beats the older models with the Tecumseh's on them... The pickin' was just fine Lewie! Had a gig with the usual bluegrass band this past Sunday too, 4.5hrs. Took a couple breaks in between but man that was a long gig! The Deering I have has a wheel weight of a tone ring in it, and hanging off my skinny shoulders all afternoon...
@@5Tractorguy MY 1st Troy-bilt had a blown Tecumseh on it which came off and a Wisconsin Robin went back of which I swapped for 2 Gravely non-runners . My first experience with tearing them down and making one good one out of 2 since one case had froze and busted. I can stick with one instead of 5 when you come get the plow. Sounds like the other pickers got their money's worth out of you. 4.5 hours is almost a half a day! I've seen a bell brass tone ring for maybe an arched top and a flat top. Like hauling around a truck tire. Might need a rig like Eddie Adcock used to just hold it but if I had a Deering I'd flash it around so's folks could see it too. And the light shining off your teeth and the BIG grin! Carry on, Buddy! You're doing just fine! BLESSINGS!
I repainted a T758ES of my own a few years ago 💙 Got it all put together and turn the key only to have gas run out of the fuel pump. Haven’t worked on it since 😅
@@RustyZipper Just a figure of speech. My Economy PK's are toy's, as is my Mahindra, Tonka 555, Demon and Duster 😉..on a good note, does have a 8 3/4 out back!😁
@@5Tractorguy I've been subbed for a while now and I love the content in all your videos because you're not harvesting stuff for parts or putting brand new off the shelf engines in these machines. You take all this classic stuff and put it together to operating order and even leave the rust and patina. The hardest part about your channel is no videos during spring and summer. Either way I'll stay because of the awesome content. Take care.
Glad to see you back. It's been a while. Really enjoy your videos and learning more about these engines. After watching this one, I've determined that I should pull the oil pans on my Wisconsin engines before starting them up. That was some nasty stuff in that pan. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Winter is the slow season here so I finally had time to film some projects. Thanks for swinging by Jonathan... Definitely worth an hour of time and a oil pan gasket to check!
Great engines, and videos! I know about those old Kohler's, I operated K241, series, as a kid back in the early 70s on a vintage Locke Devere, walk behind lawn tractor ( copy of the Gravely convertible) for years, we still own that tractor, and it is the only one I have ever seen, in my lifetime. I know it is a rare piece, but in the 12-14 years I ran it, it never faltered. That Kohler 10 hp, was bullet proof. Thanks for your channel and expertise.
Thanks James! Glad you enjoyed... Must be a rare bird, I've seen plenty of the Locke reel mowers but none of what you described. Gravely must've been too stiff of a competitor for that Locke model.
Good to know about the valves. I have a K-161 in a Cub 72 that needs the valves done, got the machine for doing a engine job on the guys Cub 105 and the K-161 backfires out the carb anytime it wants to fire.
Jake the old 200 series John Deere garden tractors use that type of engine isolators don’t know if there same size nice save the old kohlers if they had any care at all will surprise you glad your back
I heard!! I think Brandon and Jesse will be there. Hugh/Liam are a maybe... Austin won't make it... Most likely I won't either as the 4WD needs engine work and the '77 isn't ready to road trip. If it's a go for next year, I'll plan accordingly!
Very nice! That thing seems to run great! Haha! Glad I was able to get you to start pulling pans off! If you think that one was bad you should see some of the ones I have come across! Off the top of my head I think my LeRoi was probably the worst I can remember in recent times where there was a solid 1.5" of sludge everywhere and the oil pump was completely blocked off and plugged up! Next up I'll have to convince you to pup pistons and take a look at cranks rods and rings! 😜😂 Looking forward to part 2!!
Good and easy to follow video Jake, well done! I wish I kept a couple of these K181's when I had my business a few years ago, as they're obsolete now, and I've had t substitute with a few other brands, that 'do the job' but they're not Kohlers. I'm looking forward to Part 2 now. Thanks again!
Thanks Reg! It's a shame they went out of production, but time keeps moving along... Tricky finding a new engines now that're comparable. Part 2 will be up next week!
Can you tell me if all Kohler engines had the steel spider arm mounting plate attached to the cast iron engine bottom ??? Whis is the lapping width of the valve seats of the intake and the exhaust ?? Thanks Jake for the tip on the rings for the small block and the big block on the smoking factor. I like your trick using a drum sander in the drill press with a jiged vice guide to clearance the valve clearance. May I inform you "Doctor Jake" the valve spring retainer patient will live !! The oil pan has oil rust sludge soup in the bottom. Nice that you change it fella. This is what usually kills engines, especially Wisconsin's. That fact is from a old mechanics that I know. What is your belief of using gasket sealer on the gaskets Jake ??? How many years did Kohler use the under flywheel magneto ?? Nice work Jake and peace too. v
Jake, spoke with you briefly following your 8N resurrection. I live close to you. Would like to talk to you about having you do a mechanical restoration on my “51” 8N.
Nope, there is space between the walls of the bowl stem and main jet for fuel to flow (think dropping a 4"dia ring inside of a 5"dia ring and having 1/2" of space between the two). So they don't have to be oriented. If it was an older Tecumseh LME style carb, those have to be lined up.
Ron, I get the fuel pump diaphragms on Ebay, part number Onan 230675. Fuel pump complete kits (never ordered from here before...) www.then-now-auto.com/product-category/fuel-pump-kits/kohler-fuel-pump-kits/ And the carb kits can be found almost anywhere, part number Kohler 25-757-01
