Quick question - Repower options. While I think I'd like to stick with rebuilding or finding decent used engines out of Cub Cadets to keep my fleet going, one thing I read little about is repower with a current engine, like a Kohler Command, Honda or a Briggs Vanguard.
Some of my other color tractors, Wheelhorse and Simplicity lend themselves fairly easily to a repower and a lot of folks do this.
I think there are many reasons folks repower. Some of the reasons is their admitted skill set and/or desire to tackle a rebuild isn't there, their tractors are working tractors and coupled with a busy schedule needs to work ASAP - it's repower or buy a new machine. Also it seems to me, especially in my neck of the woods, the machine shops that will take a small engine are almost non-existent and when you find one willing to consider a rebuild, it is apparent they don't have a clue about doing a Kohler block and there is risk in letting them do the work in the first place.
So if you are not going used engine or rebuild, but want to keep your tractor going and looking stock, less the engine, what is the barrier to repowering?
I can see that a twin clyinder on a narrow frame ain't likely going to fit and even on a QL, the covers would probably have to be removed.
Are there other barriers that make repowering with a new engine a problem, i.e. muffler placement, PTO/crank size issues, etc.
It looks like someone would have a bolt on kit for repowering the wide frame IHCC's (at minimum) one could buy - like with the other color tractors.
Just curious.