Well I learned some things today at work. If you take the rod studs and nuts out of an M12 rod and install them into an early K321 rod, then the K321 rod/piston combination now weighs LESS (by a few grams) than the M12 Maule piston and rod combo. Kinda throws the lighter/heavier counter weight thing out the window. I will be using the M12 crank in my K321 with a new, early style, rod/piston combo, modded with rod studs and nuts. If I ever desire to reinstall my PTO clutch, I will pull the crank back out and chuck it up in my lathe and turn the PTO end to the correct dimension. I will update how the beast runs when I get it back together.
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