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Old 02-15-2019, 12:38 AM
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I was wondering what all I would need to convert a 1211 into a K17 Series 2 gear drive garden tractor. I had been thinking about making a dedicated pulling tractor and these are some of the things I have to start with.



Is this an easy task? With my Dodge project in full swing ( my breaks are tinkering on my cubs ), I'm looking into the humble beginnings of the idea.

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I was wondering what all I would need to convert a 1211 into a K17 Series 2 gear drive garden tractor. I had been thinking about making a dedicated pulling tractor and these are some of the things I have to start with.



Is this an easy task? With my Dodge project in full swing ( my breaks are tinkering on my cubs ), I'm looking into the humble beginnings of the idea.

Feel free to post up what you got!

Thanks, John
Basically the only thing you wont be touching is the frame itself. By the time ya source/buy all the parts you could probably find a 582 easier and just swap a kt17 out of a 782/682 into it
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Basically the only thing you wont be touching is the frame itself. By the time ya source/buy all the parts you could probably find a 582 easier and just swap a kt17 out of a 782/682 into it
I saw a decent one on Marketplace in Millersburg Oh. around the first of the year for $400. Mike
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Basically the only thing you wont be touching is the frame itself. By the time ya source/buy all the parts you could probably find a 582 easier and just swap a kt17 out of a 782/682 into it
Have you successfully completed this conversion?
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I saw a decent one on Marketplace in Millersburg Oh. around the first of the year for $400. Mike
Hey man, no need to spend that kind of money. There is very little difference between a hydro spread frame, and that of a 82 series gear drive.

Here, take a look: The drive hub and 3 pin driver from a blown k181 out of a model 86, bolts up perfectly in every aspect that I can realize, to my series two 17 Kohler twin. Now, any bets that the transmission from the 86 is not a direct bolt in? That leaves me with the issue of not having the clutch release support bracket. I'll have to rework and rebuild the 86 clutch and look into the driveline lengths.

Anyone done this conversion?
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Yes. i've done these conversions 3-4 times and many different ways. All it takes is time and money. Kinda like tractor pulling today. The only thing that beats cubic inches is cubic dollars. Mike
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