by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 02/19/2017 at 09:39
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 02/19/2017 at 09:39
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6 horsepower. Two available. Free shipping.
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"Wacko" (wacko--)
02/19/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 0
To do what, most push lawn mowers have more power than that.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
02/19/2017 at 09:50, STARS: 0
I find it strange that they bothered with a twin cylinder at such a small displacement.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
02/19/2017 at 09:54, STARS: 1
Ooh it’s OHV too. 260cc should have some reasonable torque. This would be perfect in some sort of homebrew zombie apocalypse survival ATV.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
02/19/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 1
Makes sense to me actually, I bet it’s super understressed. I once had a 17hp single that sounded like it was going to explode it was working so hard, this is just the opposite.
"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
02/19/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 1
I believe it’s what you do with the power. A little 5 hp go kart can do a whole lot more than a 5hp lawnmower.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
02/19/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 0
6 hp is about 4.5 kW, which can run quite a lot of electrical stuff. Hell, as a generator, it’ll charge something like a Nissan Leaf at 15 miles of range (EPA combined) per hour. (That’s hideously inefficient, mind you, but you could do it.)
Alternately, it’ll get a scooter up to useful speeds - industrial motors were common in scooters up through the 1960s or so, and this could probably get you into the 50 mph ballpark with enough streamlining - the Salsbury Model 85 claimed 50 with 6 hp in the late 1940s:
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
02/19/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 2
Yeah, but 6 hp (and apparently it’s actually closer to 7-8 hp on a dyno) on 260 cc wouldn’t be stressed badly on a single, either. And, it’s a 360 degree crank, so it’s not like they’re doing this for reduced vibration - smoother power pulses, maybe.
Now, where it’s really understressed is, the military’s only rating it for 3 hp, it seems.
"jimz" (jimz)
02/19/2017 at 10:31, STARS: 1
keep in mind also that more power=more heat to get rid of. This thing would have to stay cool both in Alaska in January and the desert in July.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 0
I’d bolt it to a bench and start it. Beyond that? No idea. Just fool around with it.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 0
I fooled with many such engines when I was in the Army. They had little four-cylinders as well. My guess would be that a two-cylinder engine would hold up longer than a one-cylinder. But it’s only a guess.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
De-rating...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
And there’s that...
These things
howl
, as well. You could hear one running a mile away, literally.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
Perhaps. But it’s meant to run at a steady RPM.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
02/19/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 1
Generator then?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/19/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 0
Typically, in my experience.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
02/19/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 1
Hook it up to a CVT then...
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
02/19/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 0
I’ve got a 1941 Evinrude 3.3 HP outboard that is twin cylinder, just the way things used to be designed