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riverduck
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:16 am Posts: 56 Location: Flooded timber
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 40hp Kohler
Anybody got any info on this motor...good/bad?
I see that Mudbuddy Stopped making theirs with the 40hp Kohler, what was their reasoning behind this?
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:50 pm |
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Team Camo
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:49 pm Posts: 8536 Location: Bridge City, TX
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:57 pm |
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T-Bubba
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:43 pm Posts: 3958 Location: Centerville, La
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
dont waste your time with it... it doesnt hold up
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:08 pm |
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cb5331
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:33 pm |
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meterman3
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:25 pm Posts: 1407
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
the one my nef got is doing great wish they offered it on a pd other than dead spot just off idle this things a beast with the big blade
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:45 pm |
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dog walker
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:47 pm |
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meterman3
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:25 pm Posts: 1407
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
yeah it does not have a accel pump on carb but man this thing is a beast on the low end
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Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:51 pm |
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T-Bubba
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:43 pm Posts: 3958 Location: Centerville, La
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
my buddy is a kohler and brigs dealer and mechanic...
he ran the prodrive with the 40 kohler and the engine wouldnt hold up.. thats all i know
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:34 am |
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deltaduckmaster
MMT Sponsor
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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 40hp Kohler
I don't think it compares to a Briggs!! Heavy, hard to start and have to feather bottom end to take gas!! Top speed is the same as a 35 Briggs!!
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:06 am |
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stualaska
MMT Addict
Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:34 am Posts: 578 Location: North Pole, Alaska
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
The 999 cc horizontal shaft Kohler is 7 lbs heavier than the 993 cc horizontal shaft Briggs. As others have stated, the carb on the Kohler doesn't work well when installed on a mudmotor. If Kohler puts the Delphi EFI on this engine I believe it will be a real winner. my 747 cc Kohler with the EFI is the smoothest and most responsive V-twin I have run. It is more expensive than the factory carburated engine but competitive with an after market Mikuni installation. I bought it for fuel economy on my long trips, but was amazed by the throttle response and how smooth it runs. A Kohler engineer, I have talked to, says the 999 with EFI will put out 45 hp. I want one to replace the 35 hp on my 24' boat.
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:05 am |
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deadbird8
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:50 pm Posts: 3833 Location: Old East Dallas, Texas
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
Don't put a Mikuni on it, it will not last long.
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Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:10 pm |
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stualaska
MMT Addict
Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:34 am Posts: 578 Location: North Pole, Alaska
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
_________________ so many rivers, so little time
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Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:35 pm |
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cb5331
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
I've asked before and never really got an answer. Just that it won't last long or won't hold up. I know they are having good luck with them on the tractors, but everyone in the mm world seems to have given up on em. I'd like to hear what is actually happening with them that makes the few who say anything say they won't last.
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Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:35 pm |
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pokey79
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:50 pm Posts: 2282 Location: Circumcised, Louisiana
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:56 am |
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riverduck
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:16 am Posts: 56 Location: Flooded timber
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
Anybody have first hand experience with this motor???? I've hard it was just real cold natured. I can't find a clear cut answer as to the problem with it...
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:03 pm |
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meterman3
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:25 pm Posts: 1407
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 Re: 40hp Kohler
do not have 1 with his its just cold natured
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:36 pm |
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slingshot
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:28 pm Posts: 1039
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Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:11 pm |
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stualaska
MMT Addict
Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:34 am Posts: 578 Location: North Pole, Alaska
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_________________ so many rivers, so little time
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Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:33 pm |
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