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Old 07-24-2014, 08:15 PM
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Default Cub 1711 Bad Oil Leak.
Just picked up a 1711 with 44" deck and plow bade yesterday. I bought it understanding that there was a slight oil leak. It dripped a little when running. Figured I would use it to finish out this year and look into fixing it over the winter. Well I hooked up the deck and ran it for maybe 20 minutes. Checked the oil and it was low. Filled it back up, mowed a little longer. Low again. Now under the engine is drenched and it has gotten on the belt.

I love this little tractor and have no problem putting some elbow grease into it. It has the kt17 series 2 engine and I have read about the issues these engines have in hills. Half of my property is a hill. Should I attempt to fix the oil leak or just look for a different engine? My main question is what engines will work in this tractor? Oh and it's a hydrostatic model if that matters.
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Old 07-24-2014, 08:23 PM
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Before you go making decisions, why don't you go see where the oil is coming from. Might only be a $3 gasket or a $12 seal.
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Old 07-24-2014, 08:34 PM
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I think it's only the series 1 engines that have issues on hills.
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Well. My concern is weather it's worth putting any time into this engine. I keep reading everywhere that if you use these engines on a hill it pretty much destined to throw a rod because of oil starvation.
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Well. My concern is weather it's worth putting any time into this engine. I keep reading everywhere that if you use these engines on a hill it pretty much destined to throw a rod because of oil starvation.
Yep with the series 1 engines. Find out what is wrong with what you have before you have a melt down. You may be looking at a cheap fix. Take your time before you react.
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Alrighty. I'm tearing it down now. Will post up what I find
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Good luck.
It might be as simple as the crank oil seal behind the PTO. I just changed one a couple weeks ago on my 18hp and it isn't a difficult job. Of course it could be something else too.
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