Sorry, lost track of this forum for a while!! I don't have a pic of the motor but I can snap one soon. Doesn't the 15 hp have enough oomph?? I have to say the 20 Kohler has plenty of punch...not even sure how the 310 would act with a 15hp...never had one in myself. I do wish the machine was original....its showing it's age and I don't have the time/talent to re-do it. Wish I was that Tazza guy--he knows a ton about these machines!! Hell, I can change the oil and do minor things but anything extensive will kill me. I did hack a partial cab enclosure together for the winter...its a joke but there's absolutely no snow inside and it cuts the wind way down. I love the thing though---using it for snow moving now...it works great!! I have to admit I really worked it to death last summer...you wouldn't believe it. I popped out 6" maple stumps (25' tall trees), spread topsoil all over, and dug out a 100 year old foundation. It's the most fun you can have with your pants on! This thing owes me nothing.
freddyc - you don't want my project, trust me!
I have the chain case ready to paint, but its summer over here which means rain and storms, so its becoming a nightmare!, no parts can stay outside while i work, i keep falling over parts in the “bob port” where all this work is being done. But its slowly coming along.
I totally agree that bobcats are super fun, the things they can do are unbelievable! i have managed to do jobs that i thought i could never do, or lift things that surely it couldn't lift, but it did!