Posted by farmerboy on December 29, 2009 at 04:45:13 from (96.230.227.188):
In Reply to: BCS Tillers posted by Showcrop on December 28, 2009 at 19:11:18:
Hey 36 coupe,
Acme engines are very good, reliable engines, but Acme left the US market in the late 80's and went out of business in the mid 2000's. Take good care of that Acme, parts are gonna get hard to find. Joel at Earth Tools is about the best source for them, but his supply will eventually dry up, too. I needed a float for an ALN 330 this fall, but found it's not longer available. Joel would sell me a whole carb he modified for 200 bucks, but had no floats. Turned out I didn't need it after all. The float had swelled up and was binding at the hing pin. I shaved off some of the float and it was good as new, whew.
When Acme exited the US market, BCS started mounting Briggs and Kohler engines. In the early 2000s, they dropped Kohler and added Honda. A couple years ago, they started using exclusively Honda engines. They used to mount Acme diesels until they left and now mount Yanmar diesels as an option. Joel sells much better Lombardini diesels (now owned by Kohler). He's one of a very few dealers that will sell a BCS with a Lombardini diesel.
I have a 14 HP v-twin Briggs on my 850. It's a powerful engine, but a real fuel hog. I'm hoping to save my pennies and buy a Lombardini 11 HP diesel ro mount on it this spring. My 605 has an 8 hp Kohler Magnum on it and it is what I use on my 28 inch snow blower. You can see the video on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSfEQA4VY_Y I think you'll agree that mine isn't underpowered. The video of me plowing my potatoes is a 730 with an 8 horse Kohler Magnum as well. I was losing traction, but the engine pulled it without much complaint at a little more'n an idle. I really like those engines. They're reliable, powerful, have a nice sound, and don't SEEM to use much fuel.
I'm willing to buy your snowblower if you don't think you'll use it anymore. Shoot me an email at farmerboybill at gmail dot com.
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