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Old 07-31-2014, 11:13 PM
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Kohler all the way.
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Buy the Tecumseh! They make excellent boat anchors! i agree rebuild the Kohler or find another Kohler out of a similar tractor that is still good.
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Has anyone tried one of these engines in their cub? http://www.smallenginewarehouse.com/...tegory=1709753
I haven't had any experience with 'new' Tecumseh engines; only the old one that's on my Horse Tiller and it runs great. Looks like the new ones are built in WI, not sure if it's still an in house design. Their headquarters are still in Ann Arbor, MI for whatever that's worth. I can't find any negative reviews of them that would point out they are junk. 2 yr warranty isn't bad either. You could probably disguise the engine as well so it didn't look like a repower if you are worried about looks.

I guess it depends on what you want to do. Are you doing a restoration or is kohler just getting a little tired? Or are you looking for a little more hp/torque? One trade off I can see is that old kohler is way heavier than the Tecumseh so you'll lose a little mass there. If it were me, I'd do a compression check on the old Kohler and price out what it is to freshen it up before repowering.
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Like stated, Kohler is the only way to go. Why degrade a CC with one of those Tok-cum-see's. But its your tractor, so you can do what you want with it.
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Like stated, Kohler is the only way to go. Why degrade a CC with one of those Tok-cum-see's. But its your tractor, so you can do what you want with it.
I agree 100%...I have an old Troy Bilt Tiller that has a 6hp Tecumseh on it and it is a pile of crap compared to its counterpart Kohler. At some point I will be looking to swap that motor off of that, but for now the CUB had my full attention.
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Stick with the kohler.
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I haven't.

Why? I'll sell you a rebuilt "K" series for $675 plus shipping. Why wouldn't you go with Kohler?
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but it does fit the very rare and elusive 103.

there's no reason why a "properly" rebuilt K series can't give you another 30 - 40 years of service. there are allot of hack job rebuilders out there so find a guy that knows what He's doing. Jon's price's are very good for the quality of the overhaul you get and you know He knows the product .
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Besides tecumseh is out of business,kohler is still at it making motors and bidets
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Besides tecumseh is out of business,kohler is still at it making motors and bidets
I heard/read some where that a company in southern Indiana bought Tecumseh patents, dies and fixtures and are selling parts. I redoing the pluming in my shop and I think I will add a Kohler Bidet.
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