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Re: Tecumseh Engine Horse Power Rating Discovery
#1 Mar 4, 2006 8:15 am |
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Richie, I bought a 9HP OHV, 27 in cut snowblower. The HP rating was on the blower body, not the engine!! When I checked my engine spec with Tecumseh, I was told that I have an 11 HP OHV Engine!!!! Also going to their web site, my Spec numbers on my series engine is an 11 HP engine. So I paid for 9 HP and got 11 HP!!!
Hi Fred,
That is really great! Which blower was that, the Husquvarna?
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Re: Tecumseh Engine Horse Power Rating Discovery
#2 Mar 3, 2006 6:23 pm |
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FWIW: Most HP ratings are for a specific RPM. Usually they do not change HP ratings just by governor settings. In fact they cannot, legally. There has to be a discernable difference between and engine that is sold as 9 HP and one that is sold as 10. Can be 1 one cent part, but it has to be there. (more than just a sticker) Many times the rated HP is at an RPM above the governor setting. In which case the engine would never see that point.
Hi Nate,
What may be taught to a companies sales force or technicians and what the public (consumer) is sold are two different things. Last year Marc discovered just how deep all this goes from his quote below. Not sure about Tecumseh but if you remember the Briggs -Simplicity situation last spring we confirmed that the 9 through12 HP Briggs were the exact same engine. We also found that several of the engines in that run did not appear in the Briggs catalog of engines. The phantom models were produced for Simplicity by Briggs on special order and were simply re:stickered. If anyone missed that discussion search for the thread "Converation with Simplicity". Marc Glad to see this post is still being tossed around. Hopefully in the last year it has helped save the consumer a lot of money by not purchasing the higher horse power engines. Richie
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Re: Yamaha EF3000ISEB Generator
#3 Aug 1, 2005 9:21 am |
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if I want more than battery/solar panel power at the camper... it will be utility electricity
Dave, I didn't know you were into solar power too. I have a small 40 watt array at our home that maintains a few Optima D-31M marine batteries for emergencies and other special projects. From my observations using it for several years now, including the Morningstar Prostar 15M digital readout charge controller, the down side to using solar is the fact that electro-mechanical solar trackers are not really viable for the home owner due to them being seriously over priced. You just wouldn't believe how much energy you are NOT capturing because the panels sit stationary. There are some lower cost altenatives, but they leave much to be desired.
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Re: Please Review Your OPE
#4 Jul 31, 2005 6:36 am |
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Richie, nice review on the Yamaha!  My pleasure, Marshall.
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Re: Ariens Vs Toro
#5 Jul 30, 2005 10:57 pm |
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It's probably the same carb for the 8 and 10?
Yes Bob, the 8 and 10's use the exact same carb.
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