Onan owners WITH snowcasters please step inside.

The engine on my tractor does not have the heat shields as you can tell from the video. It sucks in the summer but it should be nice in the winter when I have the cab on it. I almost put it on today but I just cant pick it up by myself and fit it to the tractor. I may go buy a cheap hoist at Horror Freight.

On a side note, can you tell me what holes you are using on the mule drive for the caster? My dad had this snowcaster on the tractor for a couple years and he used this rod to hold it in place because one of the bolts decided to go missing in the middle of a snow storm. I do have the pivot bushings and new bolts so I just need to know if the mule drive and snowcaster go together using the top holes or the bottom holes.



This is a newer SB series snowcaster that has the retrofit kit installed on it to allow it to be used on the 3 digit series machines. Just in case someone looks at it and starts scratching their head.

My caster has only one option



Here is a picture of the arm, you can see when I lift the caster it pushed on the heat shield but not enough to harm anything.

Hi Troops,
Two things that I see here, but possibly more. Goldencoves 448 has a P series Onan that was setup as a replacement for B43 and B48 Onans on Case/Ingersoll tractors. What this means is that the stock starter solenoid installed on the tractor is still used with the P series repower and not the starter mounted solenoid/bendix engagement. The P series on the tractor in the video has a starter mounted solenoid and it is in the way of the snowcaster lift arm. P series Onans of spec number 10936 were among a very few configurations that used the inertia engaged bendix type starter motor. B series Onans have the starter motor on the opposite side of the engine from P series and were all inertia starter motor types on Case/Ingersoll.
Bending the snowcaster lift arm more where the present bend is may take care of this problem. The starter solenoid being starter mounted also leaves no room for the hose to the oil cooler that replaced the steel line that was in the way when the P series was installed.
Also when you mix incorrect repowers, SB type snowblowers, adapters to run the SB type blowers on 400 series tractors you will need to some adaptation to bring it all together.
Also need to replace the threaded rod with smooth, drill and cotter pin it, and replace the missing bushings.
Mad Mackie in CT

Hello everyone,

I too have a 446 ('75) repowered with a P218 (out of a Deere) that has the starter and solenoid on the right hand side. I also have a LX790 with the same issue. (not installed in anything at the moment).

I have been reading this thread with interest to see if it is possible to use a starter without a solenoid or even using a different oil pan,starter, shroud, etc.

I didn't want this discussion to come to an end...or maybe I should start a new thread.




CASE 220/4: Does your plow lift arm clear the solenoid? Mine does not (H54). I must have a different version.

Thanks,

Joey