Yawzya that's expensive.

PTmowerMech said:
The one for my Kawasaki is over $300. So I went the cheapo Amazon route. I'm glad I did. I got a 90% good one on the first try.
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Just think JD wants $703.75 for carb on the Z950R engine. Which even the Kawasaki one lists for $551.50. Now of course I pay less ($438.20) for it if needed but installing $75 in parts (throttle shaft and bushing) is less.

But buying is painful if I needed to go that route.
 
StarTech said:
Just think JD wants $703.75 for carb on the Z950R engine. Which even the Kawasaki one lists for $551.50. Now of course I pay less ($438.20) for it if needed but installing $75 in parts (throttle shaft and bushing) is less.

But buying is painful if I needed to go that route.
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I find it a weird that I can get a new Holley 600 for less than $400. Way bigger. Way more parts than anything that goes on a small engine.
 
PTmowerMech said:
I find it a weird that I can get a new Holley 600 for less than $400. Way bigger. Way more parts than anything that goes on a small engine.
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Not really as go smaller tolerances has to be keep a lot closer so more involved the manufacturing process. However even some small engine carbs are dead simple to make.
 
Had a 20+ year old gator that needed a needle and seat in the carb. JD only spared the carb at $350 plus a special order fee. KAWASAKI showed the engine as John Deere only with no parts list. Found a $2 needle that worked. That was 5 years ago. I wonder what that carb is now? If you can get it.
Must be carb week. I cleaned and rebuilt 2 old Briggs flo jets, 2 tecumseh push mower carbs and a couple string trimmer cube carbs.
 
Hmm don't know if carb week but has been head gasket month here. 15 so far.
 
StarTech said:
Not really as go smaller tolerances has to be keep a lot closer so more involved the manufacturing process. However even some small engine carbs are dead simple to make.
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Not really. Just a different size drill bit. The CNC's do most of the work. The machine operator just has to change bits and check parts to see if they're within spec.
 
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