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A warped head is a big deal, just like on a car. Or did you mean, you don't have to have it machined like you do on a car?
Sam was suggesting that the OP fix his current cub. I agreed with that.

One reason the OP wants a new tractor is because his might have a warped head. I was pointing out that the fix is relatively easy. Not a big enough problem to give up on the tractor. So yes I meant You don't have to have it machined like you do on a car
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... What does overhead cam have to do with anything???
If it had an OHC in the head you would have to take it to a machine shop. Part of what makes this not a big deal.
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If it had an OHC in the head you would have to take it to a machine shop. Part of what makes this not a big deal.
No you wouldn't.
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I have a 16HP Vanguard that someone worked on that shouldn't have been allowed to use tools. Both heads were warped. I did the 220 wet sandpaper on glass sand them flat thing as is posted in our tech section. They came out nice and work just fine.
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Or just replace it for $200 if you don't want to mess with it.
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Either solution is good. I don't know if the Vanguard heads are as bad about dropping valve seats as the Kohlers are or not. If the valve train is worn out, and they are warped, replacement is probably the best way to go.

Planing them works fine if they are just warped.

Like I said, they aren't known to warp like the flat heads are, but it can happen. CI 350 Chevy heads aren't known to warp very often either but I've seen that more than a few times. My point is, you can pull 10 flat heads, and 10 OHV's. All the flat heads will be warped, and maybe 2 of the OHV's will be.
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Well it's easy to check them for being flat. Then you can decide what to do. In my case since the budget for this engine was "0" it was an easy decision, we have sandpaper and glass so they got done. The engine now lives in my pressure washer. Beats the old pull start Tecumseh.
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Thanks guys.

Let me get this thing replaced and then we'll tear into it again!
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