I SWAPPED ENGINES ON MY CRAFTSMAN RIDING MOWER | BRIGGS & STRATTON TO KOHLER

#ridingmowerengineswap #craftsman #kohlercourage
If you all have followed the series on this craftsman dyt4000, you know it needed a camshaft in the old engine. In the last installment I found a donor mower that had the engine setup that I needed. In this video I will cover what needed to be done to get the engine swapped, and get this riding mower running again.

[@garyalensr]

Wow my friend you got yourself a really nice looking tractor. I love the older tractors. I have and still use for my lawn a 1990 Dynamark I restored it and it runs FANTASTIC. Its got the 12.5hp Tecumseh engine and 5 speed trans. I take super good care of it. In my opinion id much rather have a geared trans and a lever to engage the deck. You did a hella good job on this unit. Keep up the great work

[@freedommowers420]

That’s awesome! I’m right there with you. I would much rather have manual trans and deck engagement. Usually built better and lasts longer. I bet that dynamark is a fantastic machine. Thank you so much for the support 🤘😎

[@garyalensr]

@@freedommowers420 it is, runs and cut like it's brand new. The only problem I have is finding parts for it. Its so hard to find parts and when I finally do... It's crazy expensive. But the way I look at it I put alot of time and work into her. She does reward me by running and cutting a perfect acre and ahalf

[@MyGreenLawn2019]

The old ones are nice. I had an old craftsman years ago I loved it.

[@DIYVariety]

Looks like you got it done, she will be just fine. Cheers

[@freedommowers420]

Just a few things to finish up and it will be ready to go. Thank you for the support 😎

[@Turningwrenches85]

Very good engine swap there Alex. Looks like plug in play there which is awesome I'm glad it a smooth swap for the most part except the pto .

[@freedommowers420]

Yea I’m glad I had the other mower with the bracket for the PTO or I would have had to purchase that part. This machine has been a pain to get ready to sell, but I did learn a lot. Thanks so much for the support John 😎🤘

[@EllisMowersandmore]

That mower is super nice! I've done the opposite swap before which is easy with the donor engine harness but the electric PTO does complicate it a little. Nicely done!

[@freedommowers420]

Thanks Casey. I’m just glad I had the donor tractor with all the parts for the PTO. swap only took about an hour to do everything which was nice. Hoping to get a fair price on this mower. It needed a lot of repairs.

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Pretty nice that the engines swapped out with minimal issues. It should sell for a good price. Nice job. Lots of things addressed and now it looks great!!! Take care!!!

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you very much. This mower needed so much done to get it going good again, but it was a fun learning experience. I really appreciate the support.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Thats now a nice machine Alex! I love red tractors and that ones nice . I still want to flip a tractor, but in my area they are just a POS and they want $200. I want a LT1000 or something like that. 💲💲👍🇺🇸Roger

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you Roger! I think this one’s turned out pretty good after all this time. It’s the same here. People are selling non running junkers around here for $250. It’s a crazy market right now. I’m having a hard time finding mowers. I hope you can find one though and have some fun.

[@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE]

nice job.

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you 😎

[@snoopysrc]

Nice 🚜

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you 😎

[@robertmailhos8159]

Nice swap over there ALEX 😎👍

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you very much Robert. Let’s hope this engine holds together for this machine.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@freedommowers420 hopefully it will work out for you ALEX I got to get a muffler for my John Deere LT changed the oil today but can't run the engine with out the muffler

[@gravelyman]

I know what you mean Alex about it being best to leave the camera turned off lol. I'm glad that worked out good for you. It runs sweet. I hope all is well down there for you 👍

[@freedommowers420]

I do wish I would have recorded it, but it most likely would have been all over the place t trying to get it pieced together properly. Thank you so much Artie. I’m just glad to have this one almost done and out the door.

[@MyGreenLawn2019]

Nice swap. Sounds like you got lucky on the PTO

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you. Yes really lucked out to have a full swap to go in. I could have fixed the Briggs on it, but opportunity came my way and I figured it would be the easier route to go.

[@MyGreenLawn2019]

@@freedommowers420 hey im with ya

[@Big_Johns]

Good job Alex, it'll be cutting grass in no time. 👍

[@freedommowers420]

Hopefully 🤣🤣. I’ve had this mower forever it seems like. It’s been one thing after another. I was starting to wonder if it was cursed.

[@Big_Johns]

I have a few of those I could send your way. 🤣👍🏼

[@graggcain9496]

Alex there is a product called plastic weld. The channel 2vintage uses it to fix cracked plastics on atv’s motor bikes works really well.

[@freedommowers420]

Awesome. Thank you for the tip on that.

[@velvetypotato711]

If I was swapping engines, I would change the shaft seal while I was at it, but that's just me.

[@MissouriOldTimer]

it looks really good and sounds good, it does have a bit of a rattle in the muffler.

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you. That muffler may have to come back off and see what I can do. That’s going to get really annoying for the next owner.

[@garyalensr]

@@freedommowers420 Awe no don't sale it!!!! You put alot work into it. Keep it for yourself. You'll come across plenty that you can make a profit back from what it cost you to get that up and running. Just my 2 cents

[@williamwhite9767]

You may have the only video of swapping a Briggs for a Kohler Courage! Usually, it's the other way.

[@freedommowers420]

Haha. Yes almost always the kohler courage have issues. I just happened to have a spare to swap out for this bad Briggs.

[@tannersharry]

I’m looking for a fuel tank like what’s in this mower. If you happen to come across one on a mower that’s not worth repairing I’d be interested in purchasing it from you

[@freedommowers420]

Send me an email and we can exchange info 😎. [e-mail]

[@sketchyredneckquads461]

Will a Troy built engine fit a craftsman riding mower

[@123kmcd]

Can anyone on here help me I have a Huskee rider with a 420 cc Power more engine blown ,can i put a 17.5 Briggs that i have that is a good engine ,is this going to be a lot of electrical problems?

[@streetbobheaven4068]

So I have a 20 horse craftsman single engine, wondering if I could go to a 25 horse twin cylinder engine are the mounting bolts, a complication?, as well as the muffler system be changed out?

[@freedommowers420]

Yes you can do the swap. Things to consider are exhaust, throttle cable, crankshaft size for the pulley, and engine wiring harness. The mounting holes should be good to go.

[@streetbobheaven4068]

Sounds good, my shaft is a 1 inch x 3 5/32. The biggest issue is the exhaust and maybe the cable. Certainly the exhaust will have to be modified because I’m going from a single engine to a twin engine.

[@streetbobheaven4068]

@@freedommowers420 Also, have you done an exhaust modification before ? Or just kept original motors the same on swaps?

[@freedommowers420]

@@streetbobheaven4068 yes I have some some exhaust fabrication. Usually that’s the biggest issue I run into as well. It’s not terribly difficult, just time consuming to cut and weld it up.

[@streetbobheaven4068]

@@freedommowers420not an issue, I can do all that. I’m actually a professional marine tech. Mower just took a shit.

[@saladinekinder2104]

It needs a new battery

[@johndoe-lg2cv]

BRO!!!! SOS!!!!!! I need help I got a mtd riding mower that had engine swapped!!! I need help!! I changed all belts and it starts and runs I got belt for deck and it won’t start!!!!! Only with deck on?!?!? I need help and input bad this is my first riding mower but I’m a self proclaimed mechanic so I understand most of it. Problem is I don’t know much about how everything sat before engine swap and it seems deck needs to hang lower than before to operate belt. So I adjusted it accordingly. It was rubbing belt deforestation it started once nave ran blades but no stop blade??? They spin when started and deck shakes when started and engine drains battery trying to fight it to start? Can u help? Anybody!!!! Lol I need it

[@fixtritephil7712]

Swapped a bad engine for one of the worst ever made,how cool is that???

[@freedommowers420]

That’s what I had at the time. I think the kohler courage singles are garbage, but I needed to get it running. Thanks for stopping by.

[@fixtritephil7712]

Scrap yards are full of lawn tractor engines that usually have a minor problem that is an easy fix be there at the right time and you can buy them for pennies on the dollar.I do it all the time and flip 30 to 40 every year...@@freedommowers420