B-1 repower?

[THEPATRIOT 0]

A relative of mine has a B-1 he bought new!The engine is getting tired(again)and he was thinking of buying a newer engine.Will a Briggs from a 3410 bolt in his tractor?

[Chris727 1,703]

Needs modifications to the frame for the blower cover to fit, also new mounting holes must be drilled.

[THEPATRIOT 0]

Thanks,do any other engines "drop" in with no mods?

[Storm7012 0]

It wouldn't be to hard and well worth the work.

[Chris727 1,703]

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Originally posted by THEPATRIOT
Thanks,do any other engines "drop" in with no mods?

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I think Roy put an 11hp aluminum block engine into his, not sure if he needed any mods other than wiring. The bad thing about this series of tractor is that you kill the collector value on a B-1 by hacking it to put in the 10hp, but most of the original model 19 engines are beyond repair, crankshafts and rods are NLA and most wore them pretty badly. I rarely see one of these with an original engine, at least in my area.

[THEPATRIOT 0]

Thanks for the help guys.This is his main mower,has been for nearly 50yrs.!He won't be selling it or replacing it,so a repower is a must at some point.