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Garden Tractor Repower Experts
If your garden tractor’s engine is worn out, you’ll be interested in the repower kits available from T.H.E. Company, a Deere garden tractor dealer and fabricator based in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
  “Our conversion kits with new engines are just as easy to install as original engines, but the cost is similar to a rebuilt one and a lot cheaper than a new engine from the manufacturer, if a new engine is even available,” says Paul Maedl. “We’ve shipped all over the continental U.S and Canada, and even overseas to Germany. We also repower skid loaders and even Argo 6 by 6 amphibious UTV’s. We use only Honda engines because we think they’re the best on the market.”
   All kits come complete with engine, muffler, engine mounting plate, driveshaft adapter, throttle and choke controls, and all hardware needed for installation. The replacement engines are pre-wired to match the existing OEM wire harnesses.
  “These kits are popular with folks who like their old Deere riding mower and want to keep using it. However, the engine is worn out and has lost power. By installing the kit you get to keep the high quality tractor that you already have,” says Maedl.
  He says the kit for Deere 318 garden tractors is one of their best sellers. “The 318 is powered by an Onan engine, but Onan is no longer in business. Our kits for Deere 420 and F-series garden tractors are also popular. The 425 kit is brand new, with over a year of research and development dedicated to making the kit better and easier to install.”
  T.H.E. is also a dealer for Briggs & Stratton and Kohler engines, but they use only Honda engines in their repower kits. “Honda engines are top-of-the-line and come with a 3-year warranty,” says Maedl. “Most of our repower kits use the Honda GX630 engine, but we also offer the Honda GX660 and GX690 engines.”
  He says when you’re done installing the kit your tractor will look just like the original. “For example, the engine side panels will fit like before so you can’t tell the tractor was repowered. The mufflers are designed to use existing holes on the tractor so you don’t have to cut the tractor’s frame or tin work.”
  T.H.E. can customize each kit according to the customer’s needs, says Maedl. “We have a full fabrication department so we can custom build mounting plates for just about any application.”
  He says they also offer great customer service. “If you experience a problem 6 months or a year later we’ll take care of it.”
  Cost varies depending on the tractor model and engine used. A conversion kit for Deere 318 and 420 garden tractors sells for $1,895. A kit for a Deere 425 sells for $2,095, compared to more than $2,800 for the OEM Deere engine. All kits include free shipping in the continental U.S.
  “If you mention FARM SHOW we’ll give you $100 off the new 425R repower,” says Maedl.
  “We send a DVD showing how to remove the old engine and install the new one. We also provide full written instructions and photos,” he notes.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, T.H.E. Company, 1300 W. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 52641 (ph 319 385-3114;


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