John Deere 400 V Twin Swap ~ Small Engine Warehouse Kit

[@Ethan-mn9gi]

Just picked up a John Deere 314 without an engine for $50 and it’s in mint condition excited to get a new engine in it

[@tinygaragepowersports0122]

Love this change of pace video. As a garden tractor junkie, I was happy to see an old JD get re-powered instead of scrapped or left to rot in the woods. I have a 1965 Cub Cadet 122 in my stable with the old cast iron Kohler K301. She's a big booty babe...650 pounds of cast iron 'Merican tractor! Far as I know, it's all orig and she runs like a Swiss watch. Way to keep 'er movin', fellers!

[@artszabo1015]

To Mr. Redbeard from Mr. Whitebeard. Thank you for a great video. I did notice some bad slop in the steering while mowing. I have a 318 and I think the 400 is the same. There are slack adjuster bolts on the front axle that rub on a plate on the frame. They keep the front axle from flopping around. If there is too much clearance there the steering will be AWFUL. The PO (Father in law) of my 318 could not drive it down the street at full speed. I adjusted them and it drove like a Ferrari. Hope this helps. Art from Ohio

[@ianellithorpe5918]

What an absolutely beautiful specimen of a tractor. God bless RBG

[@OGTtom]

Great work Greg and Lonnie .

[@Guido_Sarducci007]

A very nice engine update; totally complete. Directions? We don need no stinkin' directions!

[@danielkempton6976]

Thanks men another good Vid. Ive shared with some younger guys i know to open there eyes to what you can do if you try. And pray.

[@benkuehnle4071]

Awsome video.

[@theworstgamervr]

Rare like mr clean with hair. PHONE HOME lil Wayne reference love it 😂 just lost my job of 8 years via text few weeks ago been depressed as heck and life keeps throwing sh!t at me, had a copper flare fitting flood my basement, cats got fleas. I really been finding my new limits 😢 but man you and lonny goofy butt's really cheered me up today thank you and God bless

[@P.Trim69]

Hang in there ole buddy. I'm with ya. Most people couldn't handle life as we know it. I know this because suicide by eating unpaid bill and late notice would be off the charts. Lol. But really it gets better. It can't get much worse. I hope. 💬 🤔 Wonder if Grandbabies are going to be worse than there Daddy's. I'll get back with ya on that in 10 -15 years. Hey we're pulling for ya. Here at opposium lodge As Red Green says stay safe from ur ole hillbilly buddy.

[@cjsexton5380]

What happened to the Predator 459cc road to horsepower?

[@glenmel78]

A 90° angle pointed up on the exhaust, followed by a muffler and rain cap would look great on that thing!

[@Ratkill9000]

This would be considered a garden tractor. Difference being, its designed to use ground engagement tools like a tiller, or front loader. Also these have hydraulics, where lawn tractors do not. Bummer that the old Kohler engine burned up. But replacement parts are not cheap. Repowering is almost cheaper and if its a modern enough engine, replacement parts are much easier to get ahold of, unlike most older flathead opposed twin engines from back in the day.

[@ericgamble5742]

My only concern is that cable is okay to be that close to the muffler might get hot and melt

[@dabosssr24]

What about the JD AMT600? Do they offer a repower kit for it?

[@HardcoreRooster]

Hey! I just had to repower my 317 with an 18hp Vanguard from SEW - I'm having issues with the drive shaft knocking, this wasn't a problem prior to the swap. Any advice? how do you may should the drive shaft is straight ?

[@kevinkeen2450]

I'm alittle disapointed that you didn't rebuild the original motor, but I'm more happy to see that you didn't put a predator motor in it.

[@american7169]

Price a rebuild kit and you'll see why he didn't...

[@kevinkeen2450]

@@american7169 that I know. But the rebuild would last another 45 plus years. That motor, not so much.

[@kevinkeen2450]

....... but it's definitely better than a predator like my original post.

[@cbr600rx7]

Rebuilding a K532 is stupid expensive and not worth rebuilding in most cases. They are work horses but have both oil starvation and valve seat issues. In some cases it’s cheaper to rebuild a SBC and no I am not joking.

[@chrisduncan2626]

​@kevinkeen2450 as long as the current swap lasts his lifetime, who cares?

[@mcgeeonyt4774]

Could you put a torque converter on each side of that motor

[@cedhome7945]

Next video: how to tune your tractor to run 1/8mile in under 10sec's😄

[@ti_no.z]

Isn't that pulley engagement cable going to rub a hole in that exhaust? When they moved the cable to the outside of the exhaust tube.

[@american7169]

I thought we were building a racing mower or mud mower😂

[@Fosterforged]

Are you gonna do more e-mini bike videos? I freaking love those

[@RedBeardsGarage]

Yes sir!

[@tyler.vanhouten]

What happened to the factory kolher motor

[@051570orion]

What year is that 400 , and does that have an Eaton hydro drive in it ? My Sears Craftsman FF/20 is similar to that John Deere and its a huge mower too mine has 26x12x12 rear tires on it . Good video and God Bless 👍

[@cheddar0001]

Do you have a coupon code for small engine warehouse? I’m doing a vanguard swap in an ezgo and considering buying from them.

[@countrychase3873]

I used a motor from them to repower my Bad Boys mower. Turns out they are less than an hour from where I live.

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Steering’s a little loose…. Alignments off too!

[@slowburn_1725]

You should rent or borrow a big big compact roller for your field, if you do it in early winter you won't lose any vegetation and life would be good on those kidney's and brain when you rip your projects across it.... Just an idea

[@BIOMAXABLE]

What HP was the original engine? Plus learn from the mistakes of the day.

[@Guido_Sarducci007]

20 HP

[@ShawnSchoolcraft-tu5fs]

❤❤

[@wesmadebuilds681]

I have never understood why some people enjoy doing things the hard way by not reading instructions.

[@earlsshow8966]

Is there a oil cooler kit for small engines with oil filter on them???

[@cedhome7945]

I suggested that a while ago and a few 'experts' shouted it down , then weeks later a rival channel was doing a 212 engine upgrade and he was fitting a side cover with a small spin on filter ! Any engine will benefit from cool clean oil .sorry I don't remember who posted that vid but they are bound to be available somewhere

[@earlsshow8966]

That's a start. Thank you. Was thanking of putting on my lawn mower tractor.??? 1st thought of maybe like an oil filter relocation like kit and putting oil cooler in line.??? So I'd ask if a crazy idea would work.???.

[@earlsshow8966]

@@cedhome7945 Like an oil filter relocation kit with a cooler in line???

[@RedBeardsGarage]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGWkeGyjnc6NbqMsi=Xim_QrHJlMzT-xXl I've done it. I don't think it's worth it though.

[@RedBeardsGarage]

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[@therealcmplx]

Fo hunnah

[@rustybeatty6567]

Why in the world would they mount the engine the way they did given that the engine is air cooled you better add a auxiliary oil cooler that mounts to the front of the lawn tractor and run a 12 fan with it because the engine is going to have a hard time getting cool air through the flywheel cooling fan the whole engine needs to be flipped 180 degrees the deck should have run off the flywheel side of engine so the engine can get cooler air.

[@supertrucker200]

don't get it wrong like me I put it in the wrong hole and got yelled at

[@paulmoritz2240]

I am a little disappointed, Greg. Vanguard is not a shadow of what it once was but then again neither is Briggs & Stratton in general you want to remotely good V-twin you go with a Kawasaki or a Kohler. They run circles around the Vanguard. And the sad part is the Vanguard is far away superior to any of their Intek or variants there of that are just the same engines only re-badged.

[@kriskirby1387]

sorry your the freak.