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Old 02-15-2015, 07:39 PM
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Does anyone know how many hours you could expect to get on one of these engines if they were well taken care of all there lives. The reason I ask my red 782 has 2000 hours on it an it still runs like new but just wondering how much longer can this thing keep going?
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At 2K I seriously doubt it's original. If it is..... it's a ticking time bomb. 800-1K hrs was probably average. I've seen several that blew way before 800.... I've seen some than made 1200 even more. I don't know that I've ever seen one make 2K. I really, really doubt it's the original.
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that's allot of hours out of a KT
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As far as I can tell its original. The guy I bought it from said he put 40 hrs. on it. The guy before that the original owner saved all the receipts from the day he bought it I have the folder. The only thing I see was done was a new coil, new fuel pump, an new starter. But the way its sounds I hope your right an its the second motor
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you could check the tractors build date and see if it coincides with the time frame of the KT17 1 or 2. allot of engines were changed under warranty . another thing I see allot is kids play on the tractor and leave the key on. hour meter keeps ticking
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you could check the tractors build date and see if it coincides with the time frame of the KT17 1 or 2. allot of engines were changed under warranty . another thing I see allot is kids play on the tractor and leave the key on. hour meter keeps ticking
The # on this is 144782399 think that would be a 1984 an that is also the year the guy bought it
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My 1983 CCC 782 has about 2250 hours showing on the meter. It's a KT-17, series II. Just put new points/breaker in it last month and runs good. I've got my eye out for a Kohler M18 or similar replacement engine, but for now, it's running great.
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I'm not at all surprised at a Series 2 lasting 2k hrs, at 2500 hrs, I might question it. Anything further than 2500, it would have almost certainly had a rebuild.
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I'm not at all surprised at a Series 2 lasting 2k hrs, at 2500 hrs, I might question it. Anything further than 2500, it would have almost certainly had a rebuild.
Really? Because two engine guys on here think its odd.....

How many have you seen that ran over 2K for sure without hour meter "fake time"?

I'm with Don..... I wonder how many times that hour meter ran while the machine wasn't on......

Didn't all 782's have a clock style hour meter? Or was that just the red ones?
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...Didn't all 782's have a clock style hour meter? Or was that just the red ones?
Mine has the typical odometer (roll-style), like your car analog odometer, not the clock type. It appears to be original.
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