Did you know Subaru made generators?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 10/04/2017 at 12:12 • Filed to: None

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Small engines, generators, snowmobile engines, pumps, agricultural equipment, etc, etc.

I say “made” cause they don’t anymore. They decided that making cars was enough fun for them so they are closing down the side business thats been running since 1951.

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Turns out they also changed their name from Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) to “Subaru Corporation” Which goes from sounding “industrial badass” to sounding a little more “Form 2378".

I guess they are really serious about growing the car business. Good for them?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:15

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Not sure if they make it or if it’s just a branding thing, but there are Subaru power washers at our local Costco. And apparently they are PowerStrokes...must be a hell of a power washer lol.

https://www.costco.com/PowerStroke-3100-PSI-Pressure-Washer-with-Subaru-Electric-Start-Engine.product.100338562.html

Michael > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:15

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Yamaha bought at least part of the business

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/04/2017 at 12:16

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Subaru made actually. I had to look it up once. This is the business they are closing down.

HammerheadFistpunch > Michael 10/04/2017 at 12:17

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interesting. Good for Yamaha. I didn’t even know Subaru made small engines until last year, at least Yamaha will have some brand recognition behind it.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:24

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To be fair, Honda does too. But Honda does make all sorts of things anyway.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:28

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FHI Used to also make buses and trains as well, and still make aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Corporation

HammerheadFistpunch > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 10/04/2017 at 12:28

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true I have one and its great. The real news here though is that Subaru is ditching anything unrelated to cars. Bye bye Subaru small engines.

HammerheadFistpunch > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 10/04/2017 at 12:29

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Well, FHI made those things, and Subaru Corporation now makes aircraft.

Spaceball-Two > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:31

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I have a Subaru pressure washer. I was saddened it didn’t come with vape pen.

Mid Engine > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 10/04/2017 at 12:34

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I bought one, it’s meh..

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:36

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May Asian car makes have a similar story. Honda built motorcycles and piston rings before ever making a car, Hyundai built heavy construction equipment, and I think Mitsubishi was originally a shipbuilder.

HammerheadFistpunch > Spaceball-Two 10/04/2017 at 12:37

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indeed.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/04/2017 at 12:37

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Yup. Though the takaway here isn’t the surprise that they had their hand in other business, its that they are taking it out again.

Boxer_4 > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:39

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I’m still a bit disappointed in the name change.

HammerheadFistpunch > Boxer_4 10/04/2017 at 12:42

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Yeah, its kinda of a let down. Its like GM changing from General Motors to General Motor vehicles incorporated.

wafflesnfalafel > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:49

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I want a “Fuji Heavy Industries” badge to put on my subie.

HammerheadFistpunch > wafflesnfalafel 10/04/2017 at 12:51

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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:54

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Yeah and they make the little motor that goes in the Mokai kayak. They just aren’t as popular overseas as Honda.

HammerheadFistpunch > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 10/04/2017 at 12:55

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*made

HammerheadFistpunch > Mid Engine 10/04/2017 at 12:58

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the reviews are meh, I guess thats to be expected.

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 12:59

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My Dad had a Fiji Rabbit Scooter years ago with the little luggage rack over the front wheel like the one below but all white. He use to say it was so ugly that it was cute

gettingoldercarguy > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:00

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FHI lent more credibility to both the robustness and perceived quality of Subaru. I feel this is parallel with the similarly myopic choice to abandon their rally heritage, ditch gold wheels, go after Audi, etc.

Somewhere climbing up the Subaru food chain is at least one MBA who needs to be administered an mmpi test.

HammerheadFistpunch > gettingoldercarguy 10/04/2017 at 13:01

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They know where the future is, and its US sales. Which means catering to stupid American fat curve tastes.

nermal > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:03

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Everytime I encounter one of those loud ass, obnoxious generators, I wish ill upon the person operating it and anything dear to them. Especially at a race track, or on a food truck.

Get a quiet one. They’re not much more expensive, and a bazillion times less unpleasant.

HammerheadFistpunch > nermal 10/04/2017 at 13:05

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Quiet is easy if you don’t need the watts. I have a Honda 2000 and I love the quietness but if i needed more than 2kw there isn’t much you can do to keep it quiet. As someone else said, Yamaha bought most of the Subaru business so...

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:10

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Are the spark plugs difficult to change on them?

HammerheadFistpunch > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/04/2017 at 13:11

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and the CV boots tear all the time, which is weird since It doesn’t even seem to need them.

Michael > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:12

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Here’s the release:

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA’s, (YMUS) Outdoor Power Equipment division today announced the acquisition of Subaru Industrial Power Products. The acquisition is a result of an agreement between parent companies Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., both of Japan, and is expected to be completed by October 1, 2017. Fuji Heavy Industries is ceasing the production and sale of multi-purpose engines, etc. at the end of September 2017.

“Yamaha has made the multi-purpose engine market a priority,” said Jim McPherson, Yamaha’s Outdoor Power Equipment division manager. “Yamaha entered the popular lawn and garden industry earlier this year with the introduction of the all-new MXV-EFI Vertical V-twin series. The Subaru Industrial Power Products acquisition further solidifies Yamaha’s commitment to continuing our recent expansion into this important segment of our business.”

As part of the acquisition, Fuji Heavy Industries will transfer to Yamaha Motor Powered Products Co., Ltd. (YMPC), also of Japan, technology relating to three products: EH65, EH72, and EH65V of the EH Series V-Twin Overhead Valve multi-purpose engine range, which are used in large generators and large lawn mowing machinery. The acquisition of this technology will enable YMPC to sell the EH Series V-Twin Overhead Valve multi-purpose engines both within Japan and overseas, including through YMUS in the United States.

Through the acquisition, YMUS will continue after-sales service for Fuji Heavy Industries’ multi-purpose engine business in North America (excluding Mexico), while further strengthening its power products business in North America.

Yamaha’s all-new line of vertical V-twin engines for the lawn and garden market were initially introduced earlier this year. The MX775V-EFI, MX800V-EFI and MX825V-EFI engines are purpose built for commercial landscape zero-turn radius (ZTR) mowers and combine Yamaha’s historic quality, high performance and durability standards with landscape ZTR-specific design and development, resulting in superior performance and higher fuel efficiency than competitive models on the market.

//apparently my phone is logged into a different account than my desktop after one of those “what is my password again” incidents....

gettingoldercarguy > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:15

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The future is Asia tbh, and their older business model was better suited to it. Check out how different Buick is over there.

It’s maybe a decade, perhaps two when the SUV craze dies off. Nobody wants to drive around in their parents’ car.

gettingoldercarguy > Spaceball-Two 10/04/2017 at 13:17

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Glad mine didn’t, not a fan of popcorn lung. Subaru pressure washer + foam cannon = clean Subaru.

Cash Rewards > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:23

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I’ve seen their motors on post hole augers, too. Unequal length headers made it cumbersome.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:29

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As long as they still sell aircraft engines....

Steve in Manhattan > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 13:47

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Fuji Heavy Industries people! And I read somewhere that they’re phasing out the generator/similar businesses.

shop-teacher > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 15:19

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I did actually know that. The tiny engines shop near my father-in-law’s is a dealer. Or was a dealer. I’ve never actually seen one in use.

HammerheadFistpunch > shop-teacher 10/04/2017 at 15:21

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Turns out they made Polaris engines for a long time too.

Steve in Manhattan > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 15:26

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and, oh duh, you said that stuff was being phased out in the writeup.

shop-teacher > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 15:27

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Now that I did not know.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > nermal 10/04/2017 at 16:00

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I have, and I have nothing but absolutely hateful condemnation for these things.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 16:29

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Yup, the hunt camp I go to has one. It’s great. Apart from fuel line cracking (age related), the rip cord breaking lots, & oil changes it is very reliable. It will start in -30c no issue. It’s 20 years old & going strong.

nermal > HammerheadFistpunch 10/04/2017 at 21:54

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They go up to the 6k Watt class in the quiet ones. They’re just much more heavy and expensive.

Autofixation > HammerheadFistpunch 11/05/2017 at 22:49

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I ran a log splitter over the summer that had a Subaru engine on it. Ran pretty damn well.