[AJD] john deere 400 garden tractor

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

A fellow here repowered his 400 with a Subaru engine.
Talk about a brush cutting machine. He sold out and another friend of mine owns it now
I see no reason why it wouldn't work to use a Honda on the 400
Greg

Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

On Tue Mar 15 13:16 , Steve Bachman <scbachman at agere.com> sent:

>slightly off antique topic...but...it is 2cyl..and ~30 yrs old...
>
>has anyone repowered a JD 400 lawn/garden tractor w/ the honda
>engines thru small engine warehouse?  i recently bought
>a parts JD 400 w/ a blown engine (blown 2x in 3yrs) and
>am thinking about using the honda engine instead of
>attempting a rebuild.  any words of wisdom from the list?
>
>small engine warehouse is now selling these hondas on ebay,
>(search 'deere 400 honda' )and pricewise, they are comparable 
>to paying for a rebuild--cheaper actually (i found this out
>the hard way on my original running 400)
>
>thanks in advance...steve, germansville pa
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