VirginiaIron
Minister of Fire
I am surprised at how substantial the engine sounds. There is a sight glass, return filter, with 2 additional cross ref. Numbers, low oil cut out, and a good feel- backed by HD. I can't wait to try it my out.
Yyeah...! I was thinking something based off the engine and fender mounts.I just want to make sure the guards I put on are out of the way/not PIA when tipped up to vertical position. Don’t really want finger/forearm crunchers. Sometimes I make mods for a specific use in mind & forget to look at the big picture Cart ahead of the horse type thing.
Right and since I mow cabin lawns up here in the summer I’m always pulling a trailer and I bought a bulk pack of tail lights for it for only $3.50 a light. I end up giving some of the lights to friends for their broken trailer lights but I have plenty. I think I got around 40 lights when I bought them years ago.just like tail lights on trailers on the rear end of the frame corners, might as well carry a spare set with you as they are going to get smashed. no ifs just a matter of when.
On my new splitter I think the engine should be ok. It’s more forward than where my last splitter had it but at the expense of soo much weight on the tongue of this splitter. I swear the tongue must weight 200 pounds or close to it! There’s no leg under the splitter to keep it from upending when I put a big heavy log on it and it doesn't need one. I can put a big heavy log on it and lean on it with a lot of my weight and it still won’t upend. I might have to put a tongue jack on it since I have a hell of a time lifting it onto my ATV’s ball hitch. Moving the wedge all the way out helps some.
***On a another note, I’m sure many of you have noticed that many splitter seem to be made from the same maker, my Forest King splitter is just like the Black Diamond splitters I’ve seen right down to the colors. It’s like many other things that are made by one or two makers but have many different names on them.***
I don't know if you noticed or not but I believe those champion engines are honda clones or hondas just re-painted I'm pretty sure. Definitely not a Briggs designed engine and too quiet and setup much different. Also isn't a Tecumseh for the same reasons.*** I agree. My understanding is that a retailer will spec something others don't have. HD has the larger engine, + 8cc?, muffler position, some have one or two log catchers, valve on top v on side, filter v no filter, reservoir breather cap v plug, sightglass, tongue and/or beam leg, etcetera....
Yeah maybe, I know the Predator engines are Honda clones the parts for a few of the predator engines are almost identical.IDK. To me, it sounds and looks like a ca. 96 Briggs Industrial plus- non ohv. The tank gas cap looks like the EPA version of the predator 14hp engine. Definitely more quiet than some on the market and doesn't sound like it's going to fly apart at any minute.
The Predator and Champion engines have real bearings at the crank and cast iron sleeves.I’ve been happy with the Honda clone engines so far. I just wander if they have real shaft bearings instead of bushings but even if they have bushings they will most likely last many years, it’s not like I run my splitter as much as I do on my commercial mowers for the business anyways and if the engine goes out years down the road I can chuck another $100 predator or who ha on it and go on a cranking out the wonderful splits for our long cold winters here. I’d really like a real B&S Vangaurd engine on my splitter but I’m fine with what it has.... and right now I can’t remember the name of what it does have lol...
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