Lawdawg79 Posted July 4, 2019 Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) Picking this up on Saturday, already made the deal just cant grab it til Saturday due to wifes work schedule and our 5 month old lol. And i gotta get my buddies trailer. Hopefully shes as good as he says, i expect ill have some maintenance to do to it. Im gettin her for 600. Im new here, just gettin into tractors. Ive been posting over at tractor fanatics too. Its a KT17 series 2. Everything works. Edited July 4, 2019 by Lawdawg79 3
B-16_IC Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Welcome aboard! Be sure to post pictures when you get it home.
dhoadley Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 I have the orange A/C version of that rig and I love it. Steering is heavy, so I plan to do the "Poor Man Power Steering " mod. I have the parts, just hasn't risen far enough up the To-Do list. 1
Chris727 Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 Welcome to the site @Lawdawg79. I'm also from the St.Louis area. The Kohler opposed twin engines have a sould all their own. I love them. I have had three 917's in my collection, an AC 917 and the two of the all-green version (early) of the Duetz 917 though I sold one of those. These tractors also cut beautifully. 1
PhanDad Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Chris727 said: two of the all-green version (early) of the Duetz 917 Doesn't look all green to me. 1 1
gwiseman Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 2:36 PM, PhanDad said: Welcome aboard. Thanks for sharing the pics. I second that. Keep us informed
tadams Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 Yes welcome to the sight and don't be afraid to ask questions someone will have a answer for you. 1
Rfp55 Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Beautiful find. Craftsman seat looks comfortable but a Deutz Allis decal might be able to hide that red label. 1
Lawdawg79 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Posted July 13, 2019 I've got her home, gave her a good bath the other night. Dealing with some expected running issues that I believe are carburetor related at this time.
Chris727 Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) You've got her looking clean now! Edited July 13, 2019 by Chris727 1
PhanDad Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 Looking good so far. Keep us posted on your progress.
B10Dave Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 Where's the sheet metal for the left cylinder head. What is your running issue. Left cylinder may have overheated if sheet metal been missing for long. You may have seized rings or worse. Hopefully not.
Lawdawg79 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Posted July 14, 2019 I had the cover off for some inspection. I cleaned and reinstalled the carb and it fired up, ran less than a minute and died. Its done this repeatedly. Tried starter spray with no luck. Noticed coil was hot, not from excessive cranking. Removed coil, ohms are all over and excessive when testing from - + and i get nothing at + to hi output. I think im gonna give the Harley 5 ohm coil a try.
fishnwiz Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 Very interested in your results using that coil. Please keep us posted.
Lawdawg79 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Posted July 16, 2019 I ended up going with the old style... i noticed on the questionable coil looks like the top is pushed out. I dont think any ive seen made are supposed to look like this. 1
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