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I am looking at buying a petrol woodline 10t bull splitter and I know that they used to have 9hp honda engine and fuelwood now say that they come with an 8hp Kohler one instead - not being all that familiar with either engines (am used to stihl or husky 2strokes) I am wondering what the difference is other than the 1hp? any ideas performance,parts etc..................answers on a postcard to....

either or both bloody good engines!! though saying that I only have experience with Honda's up to 13hp and Kholers over 20hp, I'd lean towards Honda....

Honda got one on my chipper an i work her hard and in 2 years its never stopped got a kohler stumpy and been good but not as powerful as the honda.

so HONDA

i know hondas are bombproof, but i would say kohler are still a very very good engine and it is a close one but purely down to experience i'd say honda as they have proved themself. i bet i sound like an old man saying that lol im only 17

I've spent 15 years working on Honda, they're an engine that can take abuse.

I have no experience on kholer

Honda on the chipper, mixer, wacker, a few niggles but nothing really Kohler on the stumpy keeps wrecking starters so honda for me everytime.

rowan the bruce.. stay with the honda engine mate... iv the 9hp honda bull splitter from fuelwood and mine runs all day on a full tank on petrol....

engine is bullet proof gets beasted all day every day and iv no problems

id stick with honda.. east to fix and to get parts for

Last year Kohler were bought out by Lombardini .Well thats what Ive been told . Hancoxs in Birmingham , last time I spoke to them said that spares for Kohler were getting harder to obtain , and they are the Midlands main agents for Kohler .

honda,honda,honda. just better engines

I have a 24hp honda on my chipper and reckon its gonna go forever. Wish I could say the same for my log splitter engine, an eight of a horse power v twin upper body engine with an axe at the end of it, starting to show signs of giving up.........Honda all the way for me, unbeatable.