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Old 05-31-2017, 09:11 PM
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Default Super garden tractors
What would be the better one to get...

2072 Super Garden Cub Cadet w/three point hitch, rear pto., 18hp, 50 inch deck
engine governor does not work, fast idle or wide open. $900

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2284 Cub Cadet Super Tractor, 23 horse, 60 inch cut . With 600 hours.. haven't seen but said ready to mow. $1200

neither one is paint perfect.
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Old 05-31-2017, 09:42 PM
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I would get the 2072 and fix it up. The hitch and rear pto are worth more than the asking price of the tractor.
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Old 05-31-2017, 09:46 PM
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2284, the 2072 with a GOV problem means the GOV has failed requiring an engine rebuild and trust me you don't want to get into that.

Or buy both and re power the 2072.
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I have 2 1811s, 3 or 4 blown 18 horse engines in barn, I'm a diesel mechanic. I could build em but it easier to buy another used or a new engine for 1600 or so. I think it runs about 6 or 7 hundred to do a like new rebuild.
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Unless I am missing something, an 18hp in a 2072 is the wrong engine. So, somehow the first engine went kaput, now the replacement has done the same. Makes you wonder about the rest of the machine.
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Old 05-31-2017, 10:02 PM
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I wondered about, but I wasn't sure about them
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Old 05-31-2017, 10:06 PM
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He did say he had another 18 used for 500 but I thought that too much
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Old 05-31-2017, 10:29 PM
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what would be the right engine if you know right off?Never mind I looked it up

20HP Kohler 770cc 2-cyl gasoline
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Old 05-31-2017, 10:49 PM
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Mine has a Magnum 20 (M20), I think 99% of them were so equipped. I think I read here once where the very first 2072's still had Onan's like their 982 predecessor--there were just a few of these though. I could be completely wrong on that, but seem to remember it being a bit of a revelation on here.

I don't think there was much/any difference between a 1872 and a 2072 other than the engine--just 2 more HP. I think the engines are the same, one is just bored or stroked a bit more. To be honest, I've never had to fool around with many of those, just some minor work on the M20 in my 2072 and a "top end" rebuild on the M18 in my 1811. There are a few guys here that are very knowledgeable on those engines, don't know how well they pay attention to this category though. I don't know for sure, but I think it is pretty simple to drop a M18 in the place of a M20---don't take my word though, find someone that has!

Some regard the cyclops (2284 in your case) as the last of the best Cadets. A little more HP and a finally more modernized driveline, adjustable seat and steering.
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