chinese engine

[64treefrog]

killed my dosko stump grinders kohler engine today, somethings badly broken inside, time for a replacement.

cant afford a new kohler so have been looking at a launtop 20hp v twin, £520+, its chinese!

I've not had good times with chinese stuff, i realise the standards not good but i have heard these are the best of the bunch.

advice please.

 

am halfway through a job and the access is too narrow for the vermeer 252 so i need to sort this one asap.

[GardenKit]

I've not had good times with chinese stuff, i realise the standards not good.

advice please.

 

The answer is in the question!

[IVECOKID]

Stay well clear ......enough said .

 

 

 

Ste

[Johny Walker]

Stay well clear ......enough said .

 

 

 

Ste

 

or use a honda v-twin

[mendiplogs]

Stay well clear ......enough said .

 

 

 

Ste

 

HI ALL well when i was at garage this week getting new tyres on audi a chap turn up with some engines in back his pick up truck would you like one i told 3 times in the end had to walked away from him:lol: they were all chinese engines :lol:thanks jon

[wrsni]

have been looking at a launtop 20hp v twin, £520+, its chinese!

 

OK, you're mid-job which is never a good time for a breakdown but equally bad to panic and make a poor decision.

 

Surely that money would go a long way to repairing the Kohler, it'll still be an engine when your "who flung dung" replacement is on the scrap barge back to it's country of origin.

 

Failing that, genuine Honda.

[64treefrog]

wrsni, yes very true,

after thinking about it will strip the engine and see what the problem is.

Its an old M18 opposed twin, these are obselete now so not sure of the parts situation but have nothing to loose.

 

does anyone know what the main difference is between the same engine with horizontal crank and vertical crank? The is a vertical crank model on fleabay.

[gensetsteve]

OK, you're mid-job which is never a good time for a breakdown but equally bad to panic and make a poor decision.

 

Surely that money would go a long way to repairing the Kohler, it'll still be an engine when your "who flung dung" replacement is on the scrap barge back to it's country of origin.

 

Failing that, genuine Honda.

 

I never heard of "who flung dung" I like that

[Hotrod81]

The death of my launtop engine

[WeFixIt]

We removed a retired 20hp Kohler and fitted as requested a Win Sum 22hp Diesel engine to a Vermeer SC222 for a customer....12 months later it was back to have a Kohler 25 HP fitted!!

 

Need I say more..