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No Dave, I dont know of any other engines that run that pattern off the top of my head other than Perkins and Cummins engine models. There probably is some that will line up, but I dont know what they are, I have never tried anything else. My last 5.9L Cummins I bought was $4,000 at 100HP and no turbo, and I normally get them from $4,000 to $5,000 either used or rebuilt engines with turbos. Figure another $2,000 in conversion parts and you have a Cummins conversion for $6,000 to $7,000 if you do the work yourself. I would put a re-power Cummins in long before I rebuilt the engine for nearly the same price if you are planning on using this tractor. Now if you get a combine engine for $3250 that is not a bad deal, and you can use your existing engine parts to convert the engine to tractor use, so it will not cost you much to convert, but you still have the same engine that you had and how long will it last??? Its up to you Dave, but I guess my whole thing has been if I am going to use my tractors on the farm, you either pay me now or pay me later. You can put the money in the Cummins engine up front with modern technology and get 10,000+ hrs on a good powerful engine, or rebuild, replace and fix the origional waukesha and perkins engines with 30 year old technology and spend more money on them over the long run, have more down time when you need to be in the field, and have a smaller HP tractor. Now for a collector or show tractor or one that doesnt farm much, just works around the yard, that is a different story. But for a tractor you depend on to feed hay, grind feed and work dirt, day in and day out, there is no decision in my mind, given the price difference of a rebuild vs a re power. Just my 2 cents.
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