[jubilee]

I finally located a good used Kubota D662 head. From what I have been told, the D600/640 heads would not work on this engine. Bought it Monday morning and USPS delivered it today! After finding the cracks in the original head I pulled the pan and checked the rods. Found one bearing that was beginning to fail and replaced the rod. I need to collect or fabricate a few more parts-gas tank, fan assy, muffler and alternator before installing the engine in the 782. I am not in too much of a hurry since I now have the K321 in it. I just finished a re-do of the 44C mower deck. I sprayed it with Van Sickle International Off White 471 70 paint using a gravity feed gun. I am pleased with the color. The deck is on the tractor and waiting for me to apply the new decals. I purchased one new bearing assy and my machinist friend built a second new one similar to what some others have recently wondered about whether it could be done or not. I purchased a couple of NICE high load double sealed bearings from McMaster Carr and my friend made a new shaft to fit and a couple of sleeves to go over the bearings. So far it is working fine, but testing time has been very limited.