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

[Muddy42]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

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.

Agreed.  I have a 14 hp briggs vanguard engine from the 1980s that is still going strong, but Ive got rid of newer ones that were not so good.  I have three honda engines on various machines (14-21hp carb and injected) and they have been faultless.

[markieg31]

1 hour ago, GA Groundcare said:

 

What chipper did you enquire about?

6 inch tracked machine

[paddyvero]

Mine is up to 700hrs now, nothing at all wrong touch wood. 230vtr. 

 

None of the chippers are that old yet, so we arent going to be seeing huge hours yet. 

 

Agree with Mick, throwing another motor in isnt a huge deal, and base machine is cheaper, and the 25hp diesel just isnt powerful enough.

 

Obviously if the 35hp diesel was still available new there would be no contest. 

[PeteB]

Seem to recall that there some 3k hours units still working on gennys etc stateside but these are running longer hours per session and are serviced by the book etc. Chippers are started, worked hard from then and switched off and likely to have sketchy servicing.  The thing is supposed to be plugged in to laptop every time and tappet lash checked every time too!

[markieg31]

Yes presumably chippers get a lot of heavy sudden loads on top of the conditions stated above, I would assume generators are generally running at set revs and it is all a bit more gentle.