| | 11hp briggs flatty would be fine for an offroad mower, but how well would it turn a mowing deck? | |
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Jamus Established Member
Age : 45 Join date : 2010-06-28 Points : 5762 Posts : 511 Location : Southern WV
| Subject: 11hp briggs flatty would be fine for an offroad mower, but how well would it turn a mowing deck? January 31st 2012, 4:20 pm | |
| I know an 11hp briggs flatty would be fine for an offroad mower, but how well would it turn a mowing deck? I have an 03 MTD hydro with a 42" deck. If the 11hp would turn the blades and not bog down in grass I would like to use it. Stock motor is a 17hp twin which needs rebuilt, and I'd rather use the twin in toys than mowing. So, is 11hp enough for a hydro tranny and 42" cutting deck? | |
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| | | | Jordan Member
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| | | | dagr8tim Member
Age : 47 Join date : 2012-01-01 Points : 4897 Posts : 194 Location : Columbus, Oh
| Subject: Re: 11hp briggs flatty would be fine for an offroad mower, but how well would it turn a mowing deck? January 31st 2012, 6:25 pm | |
| - Jordan wrote:
- if i was thinking of doing a swap like that id put the 11hp on there and try it out this spring because its very simple to run one of those motors with no wiring just to test it out
i mow my lawn with a 25hp v-twin so all i know is i have enough power lol I mow with a 42" with a 15 HP briggs flatt and a manual transmission and it sucks sometimes. I'd think a hydro would sap more power than a manual. I agree it's worth a try, but I think the OP wouldn't like the results. | |
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| | | | Jamus Established Member
Age : 45 Join date : 2010-06-28 Points : 5762 Posts : 511 Location : Southern WV
| Subject: Re: 11hp briggs flatty would be fine for an offroad mower, but how well would it turn a mowing deck? February 1st 2012, 5:24 pm | |
| I think I have my musical motors plan worked out, though it means "wasting" a good twin. I'll rebuild the 17hp twin that's on the mower, keep the 16.5OHV on the murray, and convert the 14hp twin to run horizontal shaft on my gravely 2-wheeler. I've read that the opposed twins are easier to convert from vertical shaft to horizontal shaft. One nice thing is no counterbalance to contend with. | |
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