Engine swap

[MrPlow]

Those of you who have read my thread I made earlier, know of the burning oil issues I have head with my Kawasaki.

In the mean time while I tear into that engine, I need to put something on the Husq to use temporarly to plow snow. (Not deep or heavy snow, so don't worry about that)

Right now I have two Briggs & Stratton's. One is a 4hp Quattro and the other is a 6hp on a YardMan; both are vertical shaft engines. I was thinking of putting the Quattro on the Husq since the YardMan is still relatively new and I don't want to frig with it.

I know what everyone is thinking.....4hp or 6hp on a lawn tractor?? Well...would it work? I've seen riding mowers with 5hp Briggs' on them and they seem to work pretty good.

So here are my questions:

*4hp or 6hp not enough power for the tractor? The tractor itself is geared pretty low as it is so they may do OK.

*Will a pulley go onto the shaft of the 4hp or 6hp? I know I may need to buy a different pulley to fit, but will a pulley go on, rather then the normal blade it's designed for? Maybe a couple of Jesus clips or a cotter pin will hold it?

 

[reynoldston]

Sure sound interesting, I sure would like to know how it turn out. I have a 12Hp wheel horse and that has all the power I ever needed. As I remember in the early 50's the garden tractors only had 3 or 4 HP and now they up around 16 to 20 HP. Keep us informed how it works out.

 

[MrPlow]

Tomorrow the fun begins :thumbsup:

 

[reynoldston]

(Not deep or heavy snow, so don't worry about that)

Now come you live in New Hampshire, I live in NY and we get deep and heavy snow. You are just as far north as I.

 

[MrPlow]

What I meant was, this will only be used for light stuff.

Stuff that isn't worth digging the snowblower out for and then breaking it. (It's an an MTD)

 

[MrPlow]

Well today I had time to tackle the project.

I was able to get the 6hp off of the deck of the YardMan.

But before I did that, I managed to break the cable that goes from the handle bars to the electric start. On this mower, you have to push a button down and then pull the handle down to engage the electric start. (Once you do this, the mower automatically starts.)

It looks like moisture got in the rubber/plastic sleeve that covers the wire; when I pulled down on the lever, the cable snapped because it was frozen in place. :thumbdown:

So now, I am looking for a way to be able to bypass the electric start process, so I can just pull start the engine; which is possible because it has a recoil and pull handle.

Will keep you guys posted.