CC 682 Barn find
 

I just brought home a CC 682 (March 1981) that belonged to a one owner and came with the original 682/782 books.
Always barn kept, it has not run for about 10 years. Kohler Series 1 engine YIKES ! I hope to get it running.
It has real nice original paint; I have since given it a bath and wax/buffing. It really shines now !

C&O2-10-4

Very nice, a true IH machine I see.

It cleaned up very nicely!

Nice find on your 682!

Nice machine! I have a January 1982 682 (705454) and love it. Change the oil, filters, do a tune-up and clean out the carb. Check/change the fuel lines and clean out the fuel tank.

Congrats on your sweet score!:beerchug:

That's a Red Hot find in that great of shape! Glad you scored it.

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That's sweet! Nice find! It did clean up nicely!

Congrats on the 682, nice looking original condition tractor:beerchug:

A nice survivor IH 82 series is hard to find in that condition, cheers! Hope you get it running soon

Nice find! Congrats!

She cleaned up nice!!:beerchug:

Very nice find, looks like mine, congrats!:beerchug:

Thanks everyone !
I also got some neat paperwork that was attached to the tractor when it was new. When time allows I will scan and share it.

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That will be interesting. Looking forward to it.

VERY NICE!!! :beerchug:

I wouldn't worry too much about that series I engine if it runs well... I have one in a 1980 model 782 that has over 1200 hours on it... never been touched...

The key to the series I engines is keep them FULL of oil and don't run them on inclines or ditches... the rods only get splash lube.

I know the guy that bought mine new... he had a flat yard and was very meticulous with the oil level and service intervals...

That proved to me that a series I engine can live a long life with a little care:biggrin2::biggrin2:

Very nice original 682, thats worth hanging on to

Nice score! :beerchug:

Maybe I should clear up the "splash" system, for those who never investigated the series 1 oil system.
In a nutshell:
In an engine with a dipper/sump "splash" oiling system, a dipper is on the bottom of the connecting rod of different configurations.
It slams into the oil and "splashes" it everywhere lubing anything it touches, and it does a hell of a good job of splashing oil everywhere.
It is a proven system used on a boat load of engines and works well.

On a series 1 kohler twin, there are no "dippers".
Instead there is an oil pump limited to about #5 that directs oil through the hollow camshaft with 2 holes drilled about where the connecting rod bearings are rotating on the crank.
So it is less efficient @ "splashing" oil into the rotating rods to lube them, and remember a camshaft only turns 1/2 engine rotation.

Given an engine takes about 1/4 a minute to get oil flowing through it's system and if cool/cold temps are involved the oil is thick and just don't "penetrate" the rod oil holes as quickly as optimal.

After many warranty claims and reevaluating the flaws of the design, they improved the system on the series 2 and magnum engines.
Best thing an owner can do is run the engine a bit upon startup, before applying a load and keep oil clean and changed on a regular schedule.

George,

Thanks for clearing that up for me.. I was mis informed about the lube setup on the KT17... I have never had to go into my Series I twin so I didn't know there were no dippers on the rods. I have been into many K series single cyl and I know how they work and they do have rod dippers.

Maybe mine has lasted so long because we don't have cold weather down in my part of GA and if we do the 782 is in the shed with no reason to crank it... All it has ever done is mow grass and it was always hot weather....:biggrin2:

Plus I know me nor the original owner ever put it to work without warming it up.

I was told the Series II and the Magnums had a cross drilled crankshaft and oil was supplied to the rods thru the rod journal.. Is that correct?:bigthink: