$25 1968 John Deere 110 Pre-Build

I vote Kohler.

How bout a diesel?

That's not a bad idea. It's better than using the briggs for sure. But come on there's already a ton of diesel all terrain lawn tractors out there. Not enough of them with the good ole Kohlers in them.

Yeah but I'm kinda going for some kinda sub-compact tractor or skid steer with this one.

I agree the diesel has been done on lots of different rigs. Just keep that good ol' K Series.

We'll see. I'm going to try to get a diesel though.

Diesel....... yummy .

I would love to be able to role some coal with a lawn mower!

biggasmowers wrote:

Diesel....... yummy .

I would love to be able to role some coal with a lawn mower!

Spend the $$$ youd spend on a diesel and rebuild the kohler. Some mild performance mods...

Man did yall all go and put #KeeptheKohler in your sig?

I would say keep the kohler too, it's designed to fit in that tractor and any frame modification would be very hard as the frame is like 3/8 inch thick.

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Man did yall all go and put #KeeptheKohler in your sig?

Haha, would we do that.

Excuse me as I go edit my sig...........

mightyraze wrote:

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Man did yall all go and put #KeeptheKohler in your sig?

Haha, would we do that.

Man what went on in the chat last night?

Ah, just some fun. We all agreed, the briggs would not be a good upgrade. Diesel was about 50/50 - 60/40 ish. Everyone wanted to see the Kohler live. LOL.

I actually found a picture online of a diesel clone in a 112, the frame had to be cut, the hood was also cut up, and the whole hood had to be raised 3" to clear. It didn't look right in my opinion, plus there was some welding involved. And that was only for a yanmar clone, so a bigger one would be a nightmare. The Kohler K Series are workhorses, I don't think you'd have a lack of power even with just a K181.

I was talking something like this:
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32813138472.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&productId=32813138472&productSubject=Factory-Direct-Supply-WSE-188F-10hp-456cc-Air-Cooled-Diesel-Engine-with-Single-Cylinder-for-Generator
But the 112 and the 110 are pretty different. We'll see. I might just put a fuel injector on the kohler, pour some diesel in the tank and let her rip! After all, the k series is supposed to be so tough!

Yeah that's a Yanmar clone. Also, I hope you're joking about that last part because it so doesn't work like that, haha.

Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

I was talking something like this:
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32813138472.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&productId=32813138472&productSubject=Factory-Direct-Supply-WSE-188F-10hp-456cc-Air-Cooled-Diesel-Engine-with-Single-Cylinder-for-Generator
But the 112 and the 110 are pretty different. We'll see. I might just put a fuel injector on the kohler, pour some diesel in the tank and let her rip! After all, the k series is supposed to be so tough!

$350 doesnt seem to bad for a diesel... then you have $400 for shipping!
For that much you could certainly rebuild on of those kohlers. Make more power than that diesel.
Youd be one of the cool kids with a k series Kohler.


#KEEPTHEKOHLER

Nope I'm serious its been done before. Shave the head, put fuel injectors on, remove the coils, and install some glow plugs and it'll run on diesel.

Well the compression ratio is about 6:1 on those stock I think, that's nowhere near high enough to run diesel. The head, studs, and internals would need upgraded to handle compression that high as well. Where are you going to put the injector? They're too long to be just threaded into the spark plug hole or whatever, and how will the injection system be run? Gonna have to adapt a pump that runs off the engine somehow and make it timed perfectly to get it to actually fire. I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff, haha, but I wouldn't think it would really be worth it.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

The head, studs, and internals would need upgraded to handle compression that high as well.

That's the only thing that shouldn't have an issue, cause it's a tough old K series!!!
But yeah I'm not actually going to do that, I was mostly kidding. But still....

Nah, at the very least the aluminum head would fail, especially if you modified it trying to increase compression. They are tough old engines, that's why we're trying to get you to keep one in a tractor that desreves one, hahaha.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

Nah, at the very least the aluminum head would fail, especially if you modified it trying to increase compression. They are tough old engines, that's why we're trying to get you to keep one in a tractor that desreves one, hahaha.

She deserves a Diesel at the very least hahaha!

Don't buy the $750 diesel! You know how much a carter carb is for a k series kohler is on ebay? About $15 with shipping. This is a no brainer man.

#keepthekohler

LOL, if he is wanting a Diesel, nothing holding him back.