I have a Jon Deere SST. These are zero turn units that look like a small garden tractor, but the front wheels are casters. There are many nay-sayers about these, but mine has done the work of a small tractor and is holding up well. This mower uses a OHV 18HP Briggs. It is a V twin in a vertical shaft configuration. It is a good engine, but except for this mower, my push mower, and a small truck my fleet is diesel. I want to keep just one fuel around. Without 'braking the bank' is there a vertical shaft diesel make that I might be able to put in this for under $2000? I think a 15HP diesel would put out as much as the current 18HP gas.

 

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...d=6970&Ntk=All

i didn't see a vertical shaft. wouldn't be a bad idea to call them and see if they can find something fer ya...... hope this helps....

 

i think Yanmar makes diesel out boards that are vertical shaft.

maybe you could buy just the engine?

 

It would be a good idea to change out that v twin Briggs.... i hear nothing but bad about them dudes.

 

my buddy has an older Kubota with a 52 mowing deck for $2000.
3 point hitch and chains. It has like 200 hours on it

 

thats a good deal there!

 

Its like a mid to late 80s tractor but it runs awesome.
it is just a bit bigger than a garden tractor.
If I had 2000 beans I would snag it.

 

the only problem i can forsee is mounting a radiator but heres one

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yanmar-Diesel-En...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Yanmar 2V750 was designed to go on garden tractors. Water cooled with a radiator and fan. V-twin, vertical shaft


Pat

 

Hey i'm in need of a better mower actually. Can you get pics of this Kubota?
I can come up with 2000 beans...