can i swap out the engine on my 21hp LA130 with an engine from a 20hp L120

[mullins87]

THANKS guys! what a nice tool this internet is to have haha. the guy im getting the engine from has the complete mower. it got backed into and halfways drove over. the rear end is totaled, but everything up front is still good. im hoping he will let me take all the parts i need. or hell, maybe offer him a little more money and take the whole L120 home. thanks again guys

Offer him $25 or $50 more for the whole mower, that way you'll have everything you need and you can get a few dollars out of the scrap steel and aluminum left over. Or.....if you're so inclined, sell the parts you don't need.

 

[Bocephus]

Offer him $25 or $50 more for the whole mower, that way you'll have everything you need and you can get a few dollars out of the scrap steel and aluminum left over. Or.....if you're so inclined, sell the parts you don't need.

funny you should say that. thats exactly what i did. in an earlier post i said the rear end was wrecked. i must have misunderstood the guy.....it was the front end. it broke the front axle off, bent a tie rod, and cracked the hood. aside from that it doesnt seem to be too bad of a machine. there are 168 hours on it. i got it all for $250

 

[mullins87]

You did great!! Not only did you get everything you need to do the engine swap, but looks like you got a good deck to sell along with lots of other parts. I haven't had any trouble out of my K46 transaxle yet, but lots of folks do. You might want to hang on to that part, you might need it down the road.

 

[pile81]

Front axle repair = cheap......I've seen very little problems with 100 series transaxles but when they do have a problem it a replace the tranny type lol. You stole that thing.....

 

[Bocephus]

i just wanted to update this for anyone in the future searching for similar info. the swap between the two engine went almost perfect. the only thing that was different was the fuel pump on the LA130 21hp engine was on the left side, and the pump on the L120's 20 hp engine was on the right side. so i needed a new, longer fuel line, but other than that it was a direct swap. electrical plugs, tranny belt pulley, deck drive pulley, engine mounting pattern, choke/throttle cables, exhaust, etc... was all the same. the engines do have completely different carb setups on them, but that didnt make a difference

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

i just wanted to update this for anyone in the future searching for similar info. the swap between the two engine went almost perfect. the only thing that was different was the fuel pump on the LA130 21hp engine was on the left side, and the pump on the L120's 20 hp engine was on the right side. so i needed a new, longer fuel line, but other than that it was a direct swap. electrical plugs, tranny belt pulley, deck drive pulley, engine mounting pattern, choke/throttle cables, exhaust, etc... was all the same. the engines do have completely different carb setups on them, but that didnt make a difference

Glad it worked! :dance1:

 

[PJ]

Love it when a plan gets together

PJ

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