Walker Mower

[CorvetteZ06]

Hey guys, new member here, great site.... I have a qestion about the Kohler mower in the walkers..... in both ours we have the 20 hp gas........ is there any known problems with these motors........ I just had one that recently blew a gasket......... also..... i have read many problems the the gear box..... what are the kown problems of the walker mower and motor. thanx :help:

[Travis Followell]

I can't really tell you anything about walker mowers but i can definately tell you that the 20 kohler is an excellent engine. In my opinion a Kohler engine can't be beat. If you have a 20 hp on a larger deck like a 52 or 60 then it may be a little frustrating at times because 20 hp is to small to run a deck that size but you see a lot of 20 hp's turning decks that large. Personally I wouldn't want anything bigger than a 48" deck on a 20 hp.

[Mowingman]

I have put over 1100hrs on my Walker MT20hp, GHS machine. I have never had a breakdown to date. It has been very dependable and troublefree. :)

[fixer67]

There were some problems with the grounding leads on the Kohler 26 EFI in the Walker mowers but that has been taken care of. Kohler engines are very good engines. I have seen Walkers with 2000 plus hours on them and still going. I work on Walkers so I know a bit about them and if I was in the market for a ZTR mower a Walker would be it.

[bdboss]

my roster:
20hp 48"GHS.....3000 hrs. no problems
25hp 48"GHS.....2500 hrs. bad head gasket.....warranty recall...o/w no problems
25hp 48"SD........500 hrs. bad head gasket......warranty recall...o/w no problems
26hpEFI 48"GHS....150 hrs......I'll let you know if it was worth the extra $$$$$

[The Doctor]

Which Walker do you have? Side discharge or GHS, what size deck, peerless gearboxes or von ruden?