Tag Archives: Kohler K181

Going for a little plow!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, at long last, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Went out to take my summer tires outta the car, wound up in the garage, and the call of the tractor was JUST TOO STRONG! And I even had … Continue reading →

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What have I been doing?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by littletractorguy

Well, I’m a little behind on posting tractor-y updates, so I figured I should let people know what’s been happening… When last I posted, Bror was moving under his own power, things were looking up, I was assembling all the … Continue reading →

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Spiffy Looking Block!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by littletractorguy

Just a couple of teasers for you all… Got the block back yesterday morning…

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Getting Closer Every Day

Posted on April 23, 2013 by littletractorguy

Sooo… I came up with a bit of a new plan. MrBeef from MTF was kind enough to ship me up his crankshaft and .010 over piston/rod, and so I took Cranky’s block in to a local shop and got … Continue reading →

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Starting to get ramped up for summer…

Posted on April 6, 2013 by littletractorguy

IF it ever comes…. Well, wasn’t really doing things ON my John Deere today, but I had the good fortune to get permission to bring the grubby old engine block from Cranky into my basement workroom. I spent the evening … Continue reading →

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Bad news for Wally…

Posted on October 10, 2012 by littletractorguy

Well, bad news and more bad news…. I was lying awake the other night reviewing what I did for Bror’s engine, and after reading about a different engine teardown, it occurred to me,,,  I didn’t wash out Wally’s cylinder after honing, … Continue reading →

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More work tonight… In the dark… and cold..

Posted on October 3, 2012 by littletractorguy

So, thanks again to the good graces of LTGal, I was able to go out and do some work after supper tonight…. And a lovely supper of Alton Brown’s deep fried buttermilk chicken (adapted for oven) it was!So, took my … Continue reading →

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Static Timing + Carb Swapping = ITS ALIVE! Well, sort of….

Posted on September 30, 2012 by littletractorguy

Thanks to a totally serendipitous PM from another forum member, I learned about the static timing options for Kohlers… In the tech manual for the 110, they talk about gapping the points to .020, then taking your timing light and … Continue reading →

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Started Wally…. Sort of….

Posted on September 30, 2012 by littletractorguy

So, thanks to the good graces of Littletractorgal and Kidlet #2, who amidst prepping for a birthday party for Kidlet #1 and helping take care of Littletractorbabe still allowed me some tractor time, I was able to get out to … Continue reading →

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More progress on Wally today…

Posted on September 8, 2012 by littletractorguy

Well, not a lot of pictures, ’cause I’ve been going hard…. Broke out the big torque wrench this morning and torqued the flywheel nut on to 75 lbs as per spec, without breaking any fins off the flywheel.Cleaned off Wally’s … Continue reading →

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