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I Have the opportunity to acquire a rover rancher 28189/198 Model no 3784821 can someone confirm the deck size on one of these is 38 inch cut. It is currently fitted with a 16 hp vanguard (briggs and stratton) motor which needs replacement. will a briggs and stratton fit straight in or woul significant modifications be needed. the deck and the drive are in excellent order |  |  |  
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Looks like it is a 16hp  38 inch cut auto drive. We have recently established that at least up to 18hp, could be higher, the Briggs bolt pattern remains the same |  |  |  
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Thank you but I am seriously looking at a 15.5 hp briggs as the higher hp is out of my price range |  |  |  
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The only thing might the wiring setup as that depends how each engine is setup. Just minor changes most times. |  |  |  
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As I said the bolt pattern is the same |  |  |  
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Are crankshaft lengths of the vanguard and the proposed intech |  |  |  
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They all seem to be about the same length of 80mm What sort of money is the Intech. I thought it was the Intech motor that LRT was having problems with low use ones wearing the bores oval. Not sure I could be wrong. |  |  |  
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Can pick up an intech 15.5 for less than 900 excluding freight. Also I have been told by my mower mechanic to be careful re wiring how compatible are the vanguard and intech wiring and what mods if any are required |  |  |  
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Can pick up a 16hp Chonda for under $500 |  |  |  
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Maybe so but too many issues with wiring etc |  |  |  
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Only need to connect the alternator wire to charge the battery and you need to connect the starter wire from the solonoid to the starter motor 
Last edited by NormK; 19/02/19 03:48 PM.
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