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Originally Posted by REO Clinton
thanks for the inflation idea.
According to tractor data it's a 46 inch deck. My error.
The metal and hood seem good and I would hate to see it go to the scrappers
On the side of the engine closest to the driver there appear to be motor mounts.
Are the engine cases the same for horizontal and vertical shaft engines, and having a different "oil Pan" with a different oil pickup and dip stick location, in addition to a different oil pickup?
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Oh God,
I explained this multiple times and converted one from a vertical to horizontal out of a 1720 about 10 years ago.
----Just because most said it couldn't be done.
The block raw casting is the same, but is machined for either horizontal or vertical applications at the factory.
The crank had to be shortened, machined and a bushing made and key-way milled.
The crankcase cover had to be obtained from a horizontal engine as well as a manifold and gov linkage from said.
The dipstick boss had to be drilled in the block, oiling drain holes in the cylinders plugged and passages drilled so the oil pump could suck out of the sump as well as a expansion plug installed, after passage way was drilled.
Suction screen installed on the suction tube, oil drain plug installed in the sump.
I'm sure there are things I've forgotten. The engine is still in use with prolly 1500+ hours on it.
I did do a .010 overbore & Kohler NOS pistons/rings about 300 hours ago.
The average Joe plumber without a lathe or mill will not accomplish it. The cost to have it done, is plum stupid.
Your engine is worth keeping for parts as is the deck spindles, scrap the rest.
If you want to keep the anti scalping wheels off the deck they can be made to fit the early 50 A&C decks that didn't have them.
Now my typing finger hurts and
it is lunch time.