Topic: Kohler 4 stke mower engine out of Ride on Mower
10 Posts
Thu, 21st July 2011, 7:59pm
I have a Walker rideon mower that has a stuffed engine. They are worth $4,000 to replace new. I was wondering if any one knows anyone who may have one of these possibly laying around say a farm or a mower workshop they may wish to sell or from another Walker wreck of the same model perhaps. My model is a Walker model MC / GHS made in 1999 in the USA. The engine is a KOHLER MAGNUM MOTOR M16 SINGLE CYLINDER 16HP AQS (SPEC) 711562.
My motor has already had a rebuild and lasted 40 hours only before it scoured the bore with a bad ring. It was pulled apart by an engine business in Dandenong and found to to be too badly worn in the bearings and balance gears to be rebuilt. I do have a new piston and rings std i got from the USA.
If anyone can help I would welcome a reply Thanks HEAPS DON Mr SLAK
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1,453 Posts
Thu, 21st July 2011, 9:41pm
Hi Slak,
I don't know the motor, but there are certain things that are the same.
1. You can sleeve the bore and then it can be machined to the size to suit the piston you have;
2. Consider a different make of motor i.e. other make of motors can sometimes fit the mowers and are usually cheaper than the $4,000.
3. I don't understand the problem of worn bearings. Usually bearings are replaced when rebuilding in any case.
Robert
wines65ofMargate(Ex Silentio)
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4 Posts
Tue, 26th July 2011, 9:55am
Hey Don,
It would be a crying shame to consign the mower to the rust pile because of the motor. Like Robert said, there are options to rebuild the donk or replace it.
You can keep an eye on eBay for another mower or engine or start ringing around the mower shops. It might be tomorrow or it might be next year when something pops up.
Failing that, if you have the time, inclination and some cash it is never impossible to engineer another motor in. If you have less inclination and more cash then you can pay for someone to do it.
Depends on when you need the mower in a hurry and what the bank balance is (time, inclination, money).
I just spent 5 minutes on Mr Google and there seems to be a bit of info around for these motors. Perhaps get another opinion from another mower shop?
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1,453 Posts
Thu, 18th August 2011, 1:57pm
slak writes
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I have a Walker rideon mower that has a stuffed engine. They are worth $4,000 to replace new. I was wondering if any one knows anyone who may have one of these possibly laying around say a farm or a mower workshop they may wish to sell or from another Walker wreck of the same model perhaps. My model is a Walker model MC / GHS made in 1999 in the USA. The engine is a KOHLER MAGNUM MOTOR M16 SINGLE CYLINDER 16HP AQS (SPEC) 711562.
My motor has already had a rebuild and lasted 40 hours only before it scoured the bore with a bad ring. It was pulled apart by an engine business in Dandenong and found to to be too badly worn in the bearings and balance gears to be rebuilt. I do have a new piston and rings std i got from the USA.
If anyone can help I would welcome a reply Thanks HEAPS DON Mr SLAK
Hi Slak,
Just going through some old posts. How did you go with the ride-on mower engine replacement. I am interested in how things turned out in that department and if any replies helped you out.
Robert
wines65ofMargate(Ex Silentio)
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87 Posts
Thu, 24th January 2013, 7:22am
Hi!
I would suggest you look around for a 16-20 HP engine, like a Briggs & Stratton, either new ($1000-$1500) or second hand ($500-$800 in good condition). Don't get the Briggs & stratton copy (the Techumseh) as I had a nasty experience with a brand new engine where the magnets came off the flywheel and once one came loose, the mangled mess of rotar coils and fine crushed magnet powder that ensued was unbelievable. In fairness, cleaning out the powder, removing the coils and broken magnets, in fact the whole alternator and the engine started and ran sweetly, except it wouldn't charge the battery.
Ta Ta That's All folks
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