I've heard the GX version of the Honda enignes are better than the GC version. Any truth to that.....and for that matter how do they compare to the equiv Briggs? Is one better than the other for cold starts / operation?
Backwoods Savage said:I would say the Honda will be the better motor and the GX is, I think, the better of the two Honda's.
One big problem with splitting wood in the winter months is that when you crank the motor you are also turning the pump to the hydraulic. That gets pretty darned stiff in the winter months. Of course that would give a big plus for an electric start but we work around it by simply waiting for March and April to do the splitting. I have split in the colder months but, as stated, that rope can pull pretty hard because the oil is stiff then.
festerw said:Backwoods Savage said:I would say the Honda will be the better motor and the GX is, I think, the better of the two Honda's.
One big problem with splitting wood in the winter months is that when you crank the motor you are also turning the pump to the hydraulic. That gets pretty darned stiff in the winter months. Of course that would give a big plus for an electric start but we work around it by simply waiting for March and April to do the splitting. I have split in the colder months but, as stated, that rope can pull pretty hard because the oil is stiff then.
You could try running a low temp hydraulic fluid, should be available at TSC with the snow plow parts.
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