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TuffTorq K66Y Hydrostat Transaxle; Husqvarna, Craftsman, Snapper, Ariens, Poulan ( K46 Upgrade )
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Offering this NEW TuffTorq K66Y hydrostatic transaxle at a 13% discount off the $1,597.00 TuffTorq MSRP. This transaxle is factory-lubricated, ready to bolt-in and run, and being new, carries the full factory warranty. It will be drop-shipped direct from either the TuffTorq factory or from our distributor.
This new-in-box hydrostatic transaxle is originally manufactured to fit Sears, Craftsman, Poulan, Husqvarna, and Weed-Eater brand front-engine lawn tractors and riding mowers. It has a 4-1/4"-diameter input pulley mounted under the 8-1/2"-diameter cooling fan, with the pulley centerline 4-7/8" above the case-seam centerline. The speed-control lever is on the right side; the brake is on top of the left-front corner, and the bypass controls are at the top-front, just to the right of center. It has 1"-diameter axle shafts that extend out from the case 4-5/8" on each side; the axles have 1/4" x 2-3/8" keyways with snap-ring grooves on the axle ends. The overall end-to-end axle length is approximately 29-1/8". The case has two sets of industry-standard mounting holes -- the close-together holes are on 13" side-to-side centers x 1-3/4" front-to-back centers; the far-apart mount holes are on 16-1/4" x 2-1/2" centers.
MOUNTING NOTE: Make sure you have the front supports securely fastened to the transaxle or misalignment will occur, causing non-warrantable problems.
HAND-SHIFT DRIVE-LINKAGE NOTE: These K66Y transaxles are made to be used with the foot-operated F-N-R pedal controls. They will not work with hand-operated fender-mount shifters. Hand-shift tractors require a K66AD hand-shift-compatible transaxle -- MSRP is $1,428.00; I can sell them for $1,212.00. You will also need a new adjustable Shift Link; these are $25.00 and I can add it to whatever Conversion Kit you require. In 2017, I upgraded my own wife's Craftsman with the hand-shift K66AD Conversion Kit, and it works great!
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTE for HUSQVARNA / Sears / Craftsman: I have customers who used this K66Y to replace K46 transaxles in their Husqvarna or Husqvarna-made riders with the foot-pedal F-N-R controls.
If you want to use this K66Y transaxle to upgrade your Husqvarna riding mower/lawn tractor that originally had a K46, there are five Conversion Upgrade Kits available. Which Kit you require will depend on your rear tire size and whether your rear wheels have the hubs welded to the wheels or have demountable 5-lug wheels. It will also depend on your mower Model Number. For Sears/Craftsman mowers, it is the 917.xxxxxx number on the label under the seat (e.g. 917.288561); for Husqvarna mowers, it will be letters and numbers (e.g. LGT2654, YTH22V46, etc.) and the Product and Maintenance Level Numbers from the under-seat label (e.g. 96 0450041 00). I will need all this information to determine which Kit you need. The transaxle Model and Serial Numbers from the transaxle label will also be helpful, e.g. 7A632084621 and 46BT0873421.
Conversion Upgrade Kit 1 is a 36-piece Kit for riders with the 5-lug demountable wheels with the 4.5" bolt-circle diameter. It sells for $379.00 ($329.00 with a transaxle purchase). With this Kit, you re-use your original tires, wheels and lug bolts.
Conversion Upgrade Kits 2, 3, and 4 are 36-piece Kits for riders with the wheels welded to the hubs. These Kits have 4" bolt-circle diameter 4-lug hubs and wheels. The Kit differences are in the replacement wheel width, with the wheel width depending on your tire size. I will need to know your tire size to determine which is the correct Kit for you. Kit 2 costs $446.00 ($396.00 with a transaxle purchase);
Kit 3 costs $374.00 ($324.00 with a transaxle purchase), and
Kit 4 costs $414.00 ($364.00 with a transaxle purchase).
Conversion Upgrade Kit 5 is a 36-piece Kit for those not needing any hubs or wheels; it sells for $257.00 ($207.00 with a transaxle purchase).
All Kits include detailed instructions and pictures.
Also note that this upgrade is NOT a bolt-in replacement -- besides the Conversion Upgrade Kit, it will require some hand tools, maybe some power tools, good mechanical aptitude, and patience. But once finished, you will have a superior mower!
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTE for SNAPPER / ARIENS / HUSQVARNA: Snapper and Ariens also use Husqvarna-made lawn tractors/riding mowers, such as the Snapper ST2446 and the Ariens 936042. These mowers can be identified by the ID Numbers on the label under the seat; this number will be 960440016 00 or something similar. They will also have a K46BT or K46BA ID Number on the transaxle label on the axle housing. These tractors/mowers can also be upgraded using this K66Y transaxle for mowers with a dual foot-pedal F-N-R control, and the fender-mounted hand-shift units can use the K66AD transaxle. All the information in the preceding HUSQVARNA section applies to these SNAPPER and ARIENS units.
If you need to upgrade to a heavy-duty transaxle with a differential lock, this would be a K66S, which also has the foot-control F-N-R. I can supply these as well.
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTEs for JOHN DEERE:
For Deere conversions, check out rjrtractor.com . Their Kits are engineered for the Deeres.
This is an 'A'-Input transaxle -- it mounts in the mower with the input pulley, shift arm and brake AHEAD OF the axle. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS TRANSAXLE on any rider where the transaxle is mounted with the input pulley, brake and shift arm BEHIND the axle, as it is not engineered for this mode of operation.
QUESTIONS? Please -- if you are attempting to use this transaxle to replace a different transaxle -- before you ask a "Will-it-fit?" question, compare the measurements of your transaxle to the dimensions I have listed above for this transaxle, and note the Model and Serial Numbers off your current transaxle. Yes, that may require safely jacking up your mower, removing a wheel, then crawling under the mower with a scale, tape measure, flashlight and notepad, as well as a rag to carefully clean off dirt and grease. In your question, also include the Model and Serial Number off the mower. Thanks!
No sales tax if sold outside Missouri. Sales tax of 5.225% must be charged to a Missouri Buyer.
SHIPPING: Buyer pays shipping. I can ship these Items worldwide. Within the USA, Item will be shipped UPS Ground Insured unless the buyer specifies otherwise. Item will be shipped promptly after receiving proper payment.
FEEDBACK: Our Feedback is 100%, which is good. The latest Feedback, however, is in December of 2011, which may raise questions. The reason for this is because we had to drop PayPal as an Approved Payment Method in our Store due to eCrater’s restrictions, and the only way Feedback can be left is if we show PayPal as an Approved Payment Method and the Buyer pays with PayPal through the eCrater Checkout. For this reason, there are no Feedbacks since December of 2011, even though we’ve had hundreds of satisfied customers since then. If you would like to get a referral from a recent customer near you, please let us know. We have nothing to hide, and your satisfaction is our priority.
Our philosophy..."No matter how many material possessions or awards you may acquire in your lifetime, the only thing you will ever truly own is your reputation."
Offering this NEW TuffTorq K66Y hydrostatic transaxle at a 13% discount off the $1,597.00 TuffTorq MSRP. This transaxle is factory-lubricated, ready to bolt-in and run, and being new, carries the full factory warranty. It will be drop-shipped direct from either the TuffTorq factory or from our distributor.
This new-in-box hydrostatic transaxle is originally manufactured to fit Sears, Craftsman, Poulan, Husqvarna, and Weed-Eater brand front-engine lawn tractors and riding mowers. It has a 4-1/4"-diameter input pulley mounted under the 8-1/2"-diameter cooling fan, with the pulley centerline 4-7/8" above the case-seam centerline. The speed-control lever is on the right side; the brake is on top of the left-front corner, and the bypass controls are at the top-front, just to the right of center. It has 1"-diameter axle shafts that extend out from the case 4-5/8" on each side; the axles have 1/4" x 2-3/8" keyways with snap-ring grooves on the axle ends. The overall end-to-end axle length is approximately 29-1/8". The case has two sets of industry-standard mounting holes -- the close-together holes are on 13" side-to-side centers x 1-3/4" front-to-back centers; the far-apart mount holes are on 16-1/4" x 2-1/2" centers.
MOUNTING NOTE: Make sure you have the front supports securely fastened to the transaxle or misalignment will occur, causing non-warrantable problems.
HAND-SHIFT DRIVE-LINKAGE NOTE: These K66Y transaxles are made to be used with the foot-operated F-N-R pedal controls. They will not work with hand-operated fender-mount shifters. Hand-shift tractors require a K66AD hand-shift-compatible transaxle -- MSRP is $1,428.00; I can sell them for $1,212.00. You will also need a new adjustable Shift Link; these are $25.00 and I can add it to whatever Conversion Kit you require. In 2017, I upgraded my own wife's Craftsman with the hand-shift K66AD Conversion Kit, and it works great!
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTE for HUSQVARNA / Sears / Craftsman: I have customers who used this K66Y to replace K46 transaxles in their Husqvarna or Husqvarna-made riders with the foot-pedal F-N-R controls.
If you want to use this K66Y transaxle to upgrade your Husqvarna riding mower/lawn tractor that originally had a K46, there are five Conversion Upgrade Kits available. Which Kit you require will depend on your rear tire size and whether your rear wheels have the hubs welded to the wheels or have demountable 5-lug wheels. It will also depend on your mower Model Number. For Sears/Craftsman mowers, it is the 917.xxxxxx number on the label under the seat (e.g. 917.288561); for Husqvarna mowers, it will be letters and numbers (e.g. LGT2654, YTH22V46, etc.) and the Product and Maintenance Level Numbers from the under-seat label (e.g. 96 0450041 00). I will need all this information to determine which Kit you need. The transaxle Model and Serial Numbers from the transaxle label will also be helpful, e.g. 7A632084621 and 46BT0873421.
Conversion Upgrade Kit 1 is a 36-piece Kit for riders with the 5-lug demountable wheels with the 4.5" bolt-circle diameter. It sells for $379.00 ($329.00 with a transaxle purchase). With this Kit, you re-use your original tires, wheels and lug bolts.
Conversion Upgrade Kits 2, 3, and 4 are 36-piece Kits for riders with the wheels welded to the hubs. These Kits have 4" bolt-circle diameter 4-lug hubs and wheels. The Kit differences are in the replacement wheel width, with the wheel width depending on your tire size. I will need to know your tire size to determine which is the correct Kit for you. Kit 2 costs $446.00 ($396.00 with a transaxle purchase);
Kit 3 costs $374.00 ($324.00 with a transaxle purchase), and
Kit 4 costs $414.00 ($364.00 with a transaxle purchase).
Conversion Upgrade Kit 5 is a 36-piece Kit for those not needing any hubs or wheels; it sells for $257.00 ($207.00 with a transaxle purchase).
All Kits include detailed instructions and pictures.
Also note that this upgrade is NOT a bolt-in replacement -- besides the Conversion Upgrade Kit, it will require some hand tools, maybe some power tools, good mechanical aptitude, and patience. But once finished, you will have a superior mower!
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTE for SNAPPER / ARIENS / HUSQVARNA: Snapper and Ariens also use Husqvarna-made lawn tractors/riding mowers, such as the Snapper ST2446 and the Ariens 936042. These mowers can be identified by the ID Numbers on the label under the seat; this number will be 960440016 00 or something similar. They will also have a K46BT or K46BA ID Number on the transaxle label on the axle housing. These tractors/mowers can also be upgraded using this K66Y transaxle for mowers with a dual foot-pedal F-N-R control, and the fender-mounted hand-shift units can use the K66AD transaxle. All the information in the preceding HUSQVARNA section applies to these SNAPPER and ARIENS units.
If you need to upgrade to a heavy-duty transaxle with a differential lock, this would be a K66S, which also has the foot-control F-N-R. I can supply these as well.
K46 REPLACEMENT NOTEs for JOHN DEERE:
For Deere conversions, check out rjrtractor.com . Their Kits are engineered for the Deeres.
This is an 'A'-Input transaxle -- it mounts in the mower with the input pulley, shift arm and brake AHEAD OF the axle. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS TRANSAXLE on any rider where the transaxle is mounted with the input pulley, brake and shift arm BEHIND the axle, as it is not engineered for this mode of operation.
QUESTIONS? Please -- if you are attempting to use this transaxle to replace a different transaxle -- before you ask a "Will-it-fit?" question, compare the measurements of your transaxle to the dimensions I have listed above for this transaxle, and note the Model and Serial Numbers off your current transaxle. Yes, that may require safely jacking up your mower, removing a wheel, then crawling under the mower with a scale, tape measure, flashlight and notepad, as well as a rag to carefully clean off dirt and grease. In your question, also include the Model and Serial Number off the mower. Thanks!
No sales tax if sold outside Missouri. Sales tax of 5.225% must be charged to a Missouri Buyer.
SHIPPING: Buyer pays shipping. I can ship these Items worldwide. Within the USA, Item will be shipped UPS Ground Insured unless the buyer specifies otherwise. Item will be shipped promptly after receiving proper payment.
FEEDBACK: Our Feedback is 100%, which is good. The latest Feedback, however, is in December of 2011, which may raise questions. The reason for this is because we had to drop PayPal as an Approved Payment Method in our Store due to eCrater’s restrictions, and the only way Feedback can be left is if we show PayPal as an Approved Payment Method and the Buyer pays with PayPal through the eCrater Checkout. For this reason, there are no Feedbacks since December of 2011, even though we’ve had hundreds of satisfied customers since then. If you would like to get a referral from a recent customer near you, please let us know. We have nothing to hide, and your satisfaction is our priority.
Our philosophy..."No matter how many material possessions or awards you may acquire in your lifetime, the only thing you will ever truly own is your reputation."
