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Yeah, I have seen that company on the fastline too. I would pay close attention to the phrase "starting at $8,500" I wonder how many are more than that. If they are using new engines like they say the engine alone will be $6,000 or more, and by the time you add the two bell housings, the high dollar flywheel you need and the White clutch I can easily see $8,500 in that kit. Plus I imagine that you will still need a tub frame or have to cut yours up. The local shop that does some conversions for people charges $10,000 to do a Cummins conversion the last time I checked, and that is with all the labor. I did my 1655 last year with a used engine that ran about $4,000 with no turbo, I had some of the parts, and made some of my own and all told I have about $6,000 in the engine and conversion not counting the tractor purchase or the canopy and front wheel fenders. On the 1855 I got into some hydraulic problems and I think I ended up with over $9,000 in that conversion, but I had a higher dollar engine, I had over $1,000 in the hydraulic system and I had to buy a tub frame. The bigger the tractor and the bigger the engine the more it normally costs. I guess my thoughts are that the kit you can get from Huntley is probably a good kit for the first time conversion, or if you dont have the time or a shop to fab up some of your parts. You can probably save some money by researching and buying your own parts and putting the engine togeather yourself, but it will take more time. I would also be suprised if it is a complete kit, you will likely need to change your frame or modify your existing one, and there are always things you are going to have to change or modify, so it will probaby cost a little more than just the kit. I have some prices and pictures on my site if you want to have a look. Good luck and if you have any conversion questions let me know.
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