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Cummings makes a good splitter engine. See my pic 10. Little over $500 and many hours of scrounging and fabricating.
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yeah, but I need something in the "right now" timeframe. Scrounging/building is too far out. I have a log pile of about 6 trees and a wood pile of about 1 week's worth of cut/split wood.
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D'oh! In my rant about Honda engines I forgot to mention the splitter. It's a speeco and I really like the splitter, it's the engine that has given me so much trouble.
I also didn't mention the coincidence that all three of my Honda engines are the identical model, GX-390s. Maybe that model is just crap.
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KW;
I don't know the model numbers of the Honda's I've dealt with, but I would guess the engines on the grain augers are in the 20+ HP range and the power washer likely is a smaller one.
The engines on the augers I think are a two cylinder, anyhow they have a different sound than a ordinary single cylinder engine. I'll pay attention next time I'm around one. I do remember someone saying the auger engines have an automatic shutdown feature if the crankcase oil becomes too low, so apparently they have pressure lubrication.
I'd have to go look to be sure but I think the engines on our Deere 345 mowers are Kowasaki, or however you spell it.
They are a V twin vetical shaft water cooled engines. Other than oil leaks that aren't hard to fix but are annoying they have been trouble free. The lead mower man at the Deere dealership says they have several of that model in excess of 2000 hours without an overhaul and still going. I think ours have about 600 and 800 hours respectifuly
I do know the engine in our Gator is a Kowa-however you spell it, horozontal shaft 610 CC water cooled. I've heard some horror stories about those engines, but so far no problems here.
That's enough from me, I get carried away about something or other every now and then.
Frank.
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Now that is one POWWWWERFULLL splitter ! You are one handy fellow Harvey.
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I have a 26 ton yard machine horz/vert with a 6.5 briggs intek engine//drained the fluid once and changed the filter every season (I split wood year round) it's a little slow for me but I will be honest //I BEAT this thing hard// and it won't die !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Have you bought one yet? I have a Northern Tool 37T with GX270 I've modified slightly which I like. Also have an older horizontal only with Briggs. Both are easy starting and run well. Smaller cylinder limits the older one. Wouldn't consider anything with smaller than 5" cylinder and 16gpm pump. Would rather have 22gpm pump and larger engine to shorten cycle time, but satisfied with what I have.
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