It's my fault. I was pushing (some might call it ramming) a wet snow into an existing pile. Sudden impact obviously caused stress to the whole tractor, particularly the engine. Think the old Kohler was just looking for an opportunity to "give up the ghost".
I'll know next time: slow speeds.
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Stanton
1980 IH 782, Kohler M18
IH #1 Cart, original
IH 42" Blade, modified to 50" and hydraulic
2015 XT2, Kawasaki 23 HP
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