Would like to know what the performance of the Kohler ch1000 is on a mudmotor

Mud buddy did

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Mud Buddy used to put the 40s on sport frames a few years ago. Never rode in one with it. But I'm sure they pushed pretty good.

Mdubuddy and Beavertail both did. But the carburetor and governor system is a real PIA so MB quit offering them, dont know if Beavertail still does or not.


Also in a side by side comparison the 35 Briggs is virtually identical in power.

Been kickin the idea of building a surface drive style system w this motor w the ideas from a mud buddy and gatortail platform w a lil godevil in it. Been workin in a machine shop for the last couple months. Just an idea. I figure I could always build a badass duck plucker if it don't pan out.

A duck plucker with a 40hp motor..........now that is something that I would like to see.

I ran one last year on a Gtr frame it's carb sucked bad!!! As for as speed it was the same as a 35 Briggs! I found the Briggs had more bottom end power!!

Ideally what would be the best motor I could buy to do upgrades to in the future. I don t like the idea of aluminum heads. I see there are after markets out there by for a stock motor what would be an ideal powerhouse for a surface drive motor

backwater also tried a 40hp kohler and the 35 van walked away from it i think those suck stock from what i read

PD tried the 40 too.yo can see who won that battle.

From what I've heard, the generac might be the next go to motor. It's a little stouter block where it counts, and more and more aftermarket parts are showing up. Again, this is hearsay from folks actually running them.

Has anyone tried some small diesel engines?