BCS with Yanmar Diesel?

[bmaverick]

I’m mostly wondering whether people like them or find they are not as useful for some applications such as mowing

only for mowing with a beast being more capable ???

 

[bmaverick]

Want to know why BCS time with Yanmar was short lived, it's because of Kohler pulling a fast one.

Read the BCS history records in the early 2000s here, the real reasons why the company totally changed,

https://www.earthtools.com/pdf/Walk-behind-(ET)-History.pdf

 

[2manyrocks]

I've never seen that history before. Very interesting and worthwhile reading. Thank you very much for posting it.

 

[bmaverick]

I wish I had a Yanmar 2-wheel tractor. There are things I can not do with the compact utility tractor a 2-wheeler can do.

For awhile, a company in Portland, OR and another in Wenatchee, WA imported the Yanmar 960 machines in. These turn up at estate sales and auctions on the west coast.

 

[2manyrocks]

Apparently, the Chinese still make clones of these, but I don't know where you'd get one in the USA.

 

[Shrew_Gardens]

Want to know why BCS time with Yanmar was short lived, it's because of Kohler pulling a fast one.

Read the BCS history records in the early 2000s here, the real reasons why the company totally changed,

https://www.earthtools.com/pdf/Walk-behind-(ET)-History.pdf

Thank you for posting this link. It doesn’t particularly make me want to pursue the Yanmar engine.

 

[2manyrocks]

You could call Joel at Earth Tools and ask his opinion.

 

[bmaverick]

Thank you for posting this link. It doesn’t particularly make me want to pursue the Yanmar engine.

Well, the Yanmar engines are super easy to work on and very robust for longevity. Parts are easy to obtain globally no matter where you are in the world. Yanmar is heavy in both Ag and Marine. Either dealer for Ag or Marine will carry parts if needed, even 40 years out of production.

With Kohler engines, when something is out-of-production, good luck.

 

[oughtsix]

You could call Joel at Earth Tools and ask his opinion.

I recall him saying in one of his videos that the torque of the Diesel engines are great but the noise and smell of small diesel engines makes gasoline engines nicer to work with.

 

[arto98607]

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With Kohler engines, when something is out-of-production, good luck.

So far I've had no problems getting spare parts for 1976 Kohler K341 engine on my old lawn tractor!