Garden Tractor Quick Answers
Some quick answers to small questions about small engines and garden tractors.
Q: Can you help me with balancer timing on a Kohler K341 engine? There must be a better way than counting crank and balance teeth clock or counter clockwise rotation. Any help would be great.
A: Kohler makes a tool for timing those 2 balance gears. Check with a Kohler dealer and they should be able to help you out in getting one.
Q: How fast is a 18 horsepower engine?
A: This engine runs at 3600 RPM’s at full no load high idle.
Q: What size battery will my John Deere 317 garden tractor need in order to try to get it working again?
A: The correct battery size is a MT 26.
Q: My John Deere tractor has an 18 horsepower Onan engine and it will not recharge the battery. What part do I need? Is it a starter/alternator combination?
A: No, it is not a starter alternator combination. Sounds like you might have a bad rectifier.
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on May 20th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
I have a 318 with a 46″ deck, it has just recently started throwing off the mule drive belt. I found some play in the mule drive where the shaft goes through the housing. Could that cause my problem,if is there any way to fix it other than a new $300 mule drive?
on May 23rd, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Yes, we repair those mule drives instead of buying new ones. That shaft and frame housing wear out and let the pulleys go off at an angle. To repair this I take a 5/8″ nut, cut it in half, then put the 2 1/2″ nuts around the shaft and weld them to the mule drive frame and this will be as good as new.