your amazing how you can remember all the parts you took apart and able to put them back together always baffles me about great mechanics.. congratulations on your new purchase
For 2 grand and a bit of time and effort - you have a dandy little machine that will certainly be fit for anything in a normal residential yard... Fantastic job, m8!!!
That was a good industrial engine. It had more than just an oil leak. It was taking on water and being run before it gave up. I would pay the premium to put another Kohler back in.
Kholers of 40+ years ago were great(k series). Anything newer is trash and not worth the hassle. They fail all the time and parts are 4x the cost of anything else; that's if you can find parts. A Honda GX series is the way to go or a Briggs Vanguard. They are almost always swapped out as they're not worth fixing. The Dingo, as an end of it's life machine will be outlived by that Chinese clone engine. That was the best choice in this scenario.
Insane deal, got a slightly larger and older ramrod unit and built a BMG style grapple for it to drag brush and firewood. It genuinely muliplies efficiency by 3x or more for the work I do
On that Knick on the bucket cylinder shaft, I have seen many youtubers get that JB Weld steel stuff, and apply that to the Knick, and then when its good and hard, sand it smooth. Just stops the seal getting caught on it. Its by no means the right way to do it, but to get you started and prevent you having to tear it down immediately, worth a shot. Nice work getting it working
If you lightly file the damage to the cyliinder rod you can apply some jb weld and sand it, this will stop damage to the seal, I have done this to several machines with great success
A bit of muck around to fit the new donk.I did similar engine EFI conversion on my mates stump grubber.Persistence pays off Great job mate. TIP Those fuel lines will go hard on the Chinese special
When the water comes out of the engine and you could drink it. It’s the worst because you know there’s a chance it will run again. Not for long in most cases.
I know that this is an older video. But I can see the trouble with the exhaust already. Because it's still going to heat up the hydraulic lines? Because you still have to cap off the end of the muffler. And by the time you finish the end of the muffler you are still going to be in the same situation? I probably would have gotten a different style of muffler? Or maybe make more modifications to the one that you have
Hi Bud good video when you have run it a bit take the oil out and refill not to the top leave room for Lucus oil stabiliser it's a think sticky stuff but Really make the engine very quiet and last a lot longer I've used it for years noises deisel engines go very quiet it works fantastic on petrol as well
In the short term, you could fill the small divots in the rod with jb weld and sand smooth. Would stop the seal tearing in them. Great find, these usually end up junked thru abuse.
So I watched this video when it first came out, and then I went and watched all of your videos, from the very beginning to now, and rewatched this one. That Vitara has definitely become a dream vehicle of mine. You have hundreds of hours of work into it, and the thing is so sweet now. I'm looking forward to more videos of it, and all the rest of the things you've worked on over the years. Did you and your dad ever get the cabs switched on that flatbed truck at your farm?
Another option is to mount the air intake on its side on the on the outside of the machine like a big truck, if you have enough intake hose to get there..
Those are good engines. That's definitely due to a bad owner. I can tell you theres a demand for the crank and cam if there not damaged. With kohlers I always find the quick release oil drain is lose. Just today on a nearly brand new cub cadet with 42 hours on it. There was a small oil leak that trickled and collected on the double pulley (instead of making a puddle on the ground). Its now a knocking 25 hp twin. Im glad i stumbled on your video. Thanks
I'll give you a tip young fella. Stop using your hands as hammers. Use a rubber or wooden mallet or a breaker bar to loosen tight bolts. You'll thank me for it in 20 years time. Regards, Old Tradie. 😉
Hey mate. Why don't you just piss off that airbox altogether and run a pipe up and out the side or front. A good K&N filter on the end and you're good to go. 👍
Get a 670 or a 196 diesel and give her some juice also you could have just extended the headers in my opinion it would have been faster easier and neat
Give it a hydraulic service next mate remove the tank cover at the front and clean the tank and replace the filter. Also there are bushes in the bucket they are a brass bush tho they wear quick
I would have bought a new bellhousing or machined a spacer instead of cutting the motor shaft that short. There was barely any keyway left. I hope I'm wrong but I can forsee that keyway being an ongoing issue.
I’d fix the bucket, not a very hard job. Fix the hydraulic leaks and she’ll be good to go for a long time. It would have been worth 5x what you paid if the previous own had bothered to fix the oil leak instead of just shoving towels in there to soak up the oil. His loss is your gain👍.
Awesome man, nice change of pace from the zook. Love the small side projects aye ahaha and what a deal ! my uncle had a blue one unsure of brand but i loved it. great little machines and you got that one going good fast!! keen to see the next vid on the hydraulics ahaha just had a look online aswell and 4 in 1 buckets go from like $1500-$4000 !!!! at least from what i can see. bit of hard work on the bucket might save you loads? or keep a lookout for a better condition second hand one lol
Just a friendly suggestion, when you sealed the muffler with the final sheet steel. Next time weld the whole scrap piece to muffler housing, will act like heat sink while welding, then trim with cutoff wheel, no measuring. Nice find, good luck
hired one of those, (not a dingo) about 18 years ago in Scotland, TOY. could not carry much weight before tipping could not dig or level, got bogged down. maybe lifting loose material on a hard surface. but absolutely NO GOOD for landscaping.
When you learn camera view, and all the work done, muffler, coupling, engine mounting, fuel line. Etc. no voice discerption until choke cable? Otherwise your video was interesting.
