John Deere 70 Lawn Tractor Engine Swap

The john deere 70 is a riding lawn mower with small single cylinder tecumseh vh70 engine 246 cc 15 0 cu in and belt driven gear transmission peerless 1200 with three forward and one reverse gear.

John deere 70 lawn tractor engine swap.

The john deere 70 riding mower was produced from 1970 to 1974. Every attempt is made to ensure the data listed is accurate. I drained the oil which looked to be more like water and ran fresh oil through it until only clean oil came out. This riding mower used open operator station manual steering and mid mount 34 inches 860 mm mower deck with manual lift.

This one is in excellent original condition and runs drives and mows without issue. Anyone retrofitted an electric clutch to work with briggs. The exhaust system i have will clear the hood. Until 1966 the john deere 110 lawn and garden tractor was the only unit available from deere.

Page 1 of 2 john deere 70 lawn tractor engine posted in john deere tractor forum. We use the v twin overhead valve vanguard engines. Sprayed some wd40 into the spark plug hole. Steve s small engine saloon recommended for you.

I have a 70 but like most the tecumseh engine is shot with a crank worn way over specs. 1972 john deere 70 lawn tractor r. Little g expo 2010 lawn garden tractor show john deere cub cadet more duration. Serial number plate below the steering column on the deere 70 lawn tractor.

The kit has an exhaust manifold muffler muffler bracket hardware choke cable and throttle. The john deere 111 is a fairly easy job to do. I was able to get parts to repair mine. You should not have to do any cutting.

The motor was locked up. Original unrestored john deere model 70 lawn garden tractor. Yes we have repowered the john deere 111 lawn tractor before. The engine doesn t blow a hint of smoke.

In repairing my model 70 i found no direct replacement engines due to the 7 8 output shaft. Looking for any idea here. Has anyone retrofitted another engine on the 70 that can still operate the deck and blower with the weird pto clutch the tecumseh had. The john deere 70 was a next generation garden tractor based off the original john deere model 60 which was the first lawn tractor introduced by deere and company in march of 1966.

John deere 70 tractor engine. I was given an old jd 70 series garden tractor made in 72 per the serial that is in decent shape body wise.