Petrol chipper engine longevity- how many hours have you clocked up?

[markieg31]

Enquired about a new chipper today and was offered the higher hp petrol engine or a lower power diesel.

 

Now having had many older 35hp Kubota engines they are tried and tested. Looking at HP isn't the whole picture as torque specs may be more helpful for comparison. 

I am inclined to go with the diesel with the hope to twerk the power back up at a later date. 

 

I have used a couple of machines with the brigs and Stratton and have been impressed but I wonder how long they will last. Will they make over 2000 hours?

 

Has anyone had experience with higher hours on a petrol chipper engine? 

[5thelement]

2 hours ago, markieg31 said:

Enquired about a new chipper today and was offered the higher hp petrol engine or a lower power diesel.

 

Now having had many older 35hp Kubota engines they are tried and tested. Looking at HP isn't the whole picture as torque specs may be more helpful for comparison. 

I am inclined to go with the diesel with the hope to twerk the power back up at a later date. 

 

I have used a couple of machines with the brigs and Stratton and have been impressed but I wonder how long they will last. Will they make over 2000 hours?

 

Has anyone had experience with higher hours on a petrol chipper engine? 

I think @Ty Korrigan might have some experience and advice 😂

[Ty Korrigan]

1 hour ago, 5thelement said:

I think @Ty Korrigan might have some experience and advice 😂

Not rising to it, not today...🙈🙉🙊

   

[Ty Korrigan]

I'd be interested to know who has serious hours on their Vanguard Efi engines.

[butters]

I traded my tr6p with 990 hours on the clock. Not without its issues with the engine though. 

[Conor Wright]

Avoid those briggs vanguards. They're barely capable of making it to 1k hours without major work. Wanks of things to work on. There's more of them lying in skips behind dealerships than out working on sites.

Possibly the worst engine fitted to any piece of plant since the tecumseh "formula" anyone remember them?! Terrible things.

Briggs has lost their way badly. They have a lot to do to regain consumer confidence. Its Honda or loncin now, for me at least.

There may well be people out there with good experiences of newer briggs engines. They're just very quiet about it!

[Mick Dempsey]

How much do they cost to replace?

FTR I have the Vanguard in my grinder Rayco RG35.

I had to replace the head gasket, but otherwise it’s been reliable.

Admittedly it’s got carbs not injected.

 

If the engine is not too pricey, throwing a new one in every 1000/1500 hours isn’t that bad.

[doobin]

8 hours ago, Conor Wright said:

Avoid those briggs vanguards. They're barely capable of making it to 1k hours without major work. Wanks of things to work on. There's more of them lying in skips behind dealerships than out working on sites.

Possibly the worst engine fitted to any piece of plant since the tecumseh "formula" anyone remember them?! Terrible things.

Briggs has lost their way badly. They have a lot to do to regain consumer confidence. Its Honda or loncin now, for me at least.

There may well be people out there with good experiences of newer briggs engines. They're just very quiet about it!

Briggs have been rubbish for decades. Trading on the name, along with Black and Decker etc.

 

Just because your grandad says they were good doesn't mean they're worth a wank now.

[doobin]

10 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

I'd be interested to know who has serious hours on their Vanguard Efi engines.

*crickets*

[GA Groundcare]

15 hours ago, markieg31 said:

Enquired about a new chipper today and was offered the higher hp petrol engine or a lower power diesel.

 

Now having had many older 35hp Kubota engines they are tried and tested. Looking at HP isn't the whole picture as torque specs may be more helpful for comparison. 

I am inclined to go with the diesel with the hope to twerk the power back up at a later date. 

 

I have used a couple of machines with the brigs and Stratton and have been impressed but I wonder how long they will last. Will they make over 2000 hours?

 

Has anyone had experience with higher hours on a petrol chipper engine? 

 

What chipper did you enquire about?