The short 3 inch spring that turns the RPMs up when I engage the blade broke today. I have the Koler 29G.
I went to the Lawn Mower shop and got a new Kohler spring......the exact one.
I installed it and the engine seems to be running at a higher rate when I engage the clutch.
Its not very much but enough I did know it right away. Could the other spring have stretched and the new one raise the RPMs from what I have been used to hearing?
I was wondering if it will hurt the engine to be running a little faster?
Thanks.
How is the rpm set on that engine? IIRC, the 24 Onan on the '93 mill the throttle would only move so far and hit a stop. I don't think ultimate rpm's should be set with spring tension alone. If it is, then a redesign is needed. ;)
The spring you replaced was a governor spring. When you say you got the exact same one............was it the exact same part number too? Or just one that was the same diameter and length?
Governor spring are engine specific and in many cases use specific.
Koler 29G doesn't exist!
How about the Kohler model and spec number?
I would like to see you running a little faster. :D
Quote from: hamish on September 11, 2014, 08:15:10 PM
Koler 29G doesn't exist!
Tell me you're kidding? I have a Kohler 29G straight from Woodmizer.
If it doesn't exist, I have the only one in the world. Its stamped right on the motor. :D
That's Woodmizer talk, not Kohler engine talk.
Command Pro (CH),Aegis (LH)?????
I think he means that isn't the actual model number of the engine. Can you see if there is a stop on the engine that won't allow the throttle to go past a certain point? I remember on the Onan, I could pull the cable out, and it would only rev up to the usual rpms, and no further. If that is the case with yours, then I'd say your old spring and cable were out of adjustment.
My cable is fine. The short spring broke and I got the same, part numbered spring that goes on a Kohler.
I used to have a Kohler 28G and upgraded to a 29G.
I think I may have put one end of the spring in the wrong hole. I'll have check on that.
Now you have a 31.5G.
I reinstalled the the spring in hole number 4. If I move it down numerically will the RPMs decrease.
I forgot what hole it came out of.
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Call WM and ask what hole to put it in. Then mark it ;D
Quote from: Peter Drouin on September 11, 2014, 09:11:24 PM
Call WM and ask what hole to put it in. Then mark it ;D
Nobody would answer the phone....held the line for 35 minutes. I'll call them in the morning or go by the Kohler shop.
Do you have or can you borrow a small engine tach? As long as your set at 3600 rpm, you will be fine. Is there any shiny marks at the holes or is one hole a little bigger now because of the spring wear?
A friend of mine has a bake mill with a 30 hp kohler and we turned that one up to almost 4000 rpms. Probably not an approved thing by Kohler standards but he has almost 3000 hours if I remember correctly.
It's 4 holes. How long could it take to try them all. You've already tried one. ???
Quote from: Ga Mtn Man on September 11, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
It's 4 holes. How long could it take to try them all. You've already tried one. ???
On I'm gonna try all of them. I just ran out of time today loading Deer Corn for customers.
To many pokes in the fire (old saying) this time of year.
You are sawing "corn" ?? :o
What is Deer Corn?
It is almost the same as cow corn, just a little more expensive. Then there is horse corn. I have heard that that (Tom) is very expensive :).
Quote from: Peter Drouin on September 11, 2014, 09:39:08 PM
What is Deer Corn?
Picking corn with a picker, blowing it back into a silage wagon and then bagging it up into 800 pound bags.
Customers buy it to feed the Deer during hunting season. Have to load their trucks and trailers with the backhoe.
So you all shoot deer over bait?
Can't do that here no_no :D :D
Quote from: Peter Drouin on September 11, 2014, 10:11:07 PM
Can't do that here no_no :D :D
They just changed our law last year. This is our 2nd year.....I still see the same sized Bucks, corn or no corn....but I see a whole lot more Does.
And that's a good thing 8)
In New Mexico you can't hunt an area is feed has been put out less than 30 days before the season. :o
Dose the place where you got your spring have engines where you can look at to see where the spring goes?
Quote from: hamish on September 11, 2014, 08:15:10 PM
Koler 29G doesn't exist!
It was built just for him. Stands for 29 goat power
If you have it in the outermost hole it will speed the engine up but will not respond as quickly to load changes. Moving the spring in will make the governor more sensitive but too much will cause surging or 'hunting'.
Quote from: Compensation on September 11, 2014, 10:35:42 PM
It was built just for him. Stands for 29 goat power
I like that ........ :D
Poston, I see there still giving you a hard time.
Quote from: Tee on September 12, 2014, 09:39:52 AM
Poston, I see there still giving you a hard time.
I get no respect. Red headed step child! :D Good crowd though.
That $2 spring is changing the metabolism of the whole operation: faster sawing, faster stacking, longer naps,etc. :D
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on September 12, 2014, 09:45:18 AM
Quote from: Tee on September 12, 2014, 09:39:52 AM
Poston, I see there still giving you a hard time.
I get no respect. Red headed step child! :D Good crowd though.
You're the Roddy Dangerfield of the Bovidae family. ;) ;D
I'm stuck on them allowing you to shoot deer next to bait. You must have an infestation.
Isn't there some wear next to the hole you were using?
Quote from: Peter Drouin on September 11, 2014, 09:11:24 PM
Call WM and ask what hole to put it in. Then mark it ;D
I can hear this phone call now, and the laughter in the background
Receptionist: " I have Dave on the phone and he would like to know what hole to put it in!" :D
Quote from: DMcCoy on September 13, 2014, 07:10:45 AM
I'm stuck on them allowing you to shoot deer next to bait.
The bag limit here in Georgia is 12 per season, only two can be antlered, though.
Sounds like Dave took up golfin' ;D
Quote from: WDH on September 13, 2014, 07:16:54 AM
Quote from: DMcCoy on September 13, 2014, 07:10:45 AM
I'm stuck on them allowing you to shoot deer next to bait.
The bag limit here in Georgia is 12 per season, only two can be antlered, though.
They are obviously trying to reduce numbers with 10 does. Every hunter must be sick of eating venison. Does the meat marble if you feed them corn?
QuoteDoes the meat marble if you feed them corn?
nope, stays very lean with no fat in the muscle, but only in between.
Talked to Kohler. The spring goes in the 3rd hole on my 29G.
Back to normal. :)
Normal ?
The engine, not Poston :)
Ok,I got the "normal" part now. ;D
There is nothing normal about this.
When my Kohler on my mill won't rev up, I will remember that corn can be bought in 800 lb bags. :D
Quote from: Sixacresand on September 14, 2014, 09:14:11 AM
When my Kohler on my mill won't rev up, I will remember that corn can be bought in 800 lb bags. :D
Ain't life grand! :D :D :D
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on September 14, 2014, 12:21:55 PM
Quote from: Sixacresand on September 14, 2014, 09:14:11 AM
When my Kohler on my mill won't rev up, I will remember that corn can be bought in 800 lb bags. :D
Ain't life grand! :D :D :D
800lb of corn will give an ole goat a belly ache ;D
Down here, if you had 800 pounds of corn, you would make liquor ;D.
Quote from: WDH on September 14, 2014, 07:53:24 PM
Down here, if you had 800 pounds of corn, you would make liquor ;D.
Well....I wasn't gonna say it. ::)
Wellll... he is still going to get a belly ache :D :D
Ever been the leaning post while walking a horse that has been given three doses of loopy med's to beable to float its teeth.
Don't expect an~ole Goat~would walk much straighter~~~~~~