DK35vince
Super Member
I've owned both, Yanmar engine in my previous John Deere and a DaeDong in my current Kioti.Make that 50-150k
No one has mentioned one engine is a reputable Yanmar brand and the other is a ding dang dong brand (never heard of whatever it is)....
Been running the DaeDong engine 17 years 2130 hours with 0 issues.
I have no preference, one vs the other after owning both. They both work just fine.