<font color="blue"> Was wondering if anyone knew of a Kubota diesel (as far as a certain model, not a particular example) that was unreliable and not worthy of the Kubota reputation or if you are just worried this might be their first trouble prone engine? </font>
My take on it is that many of us are suspicious of something new being put into an “old package,” especially when the new is physically smaller than the old [significantly]. I stopped by my dealer’s a couple days ago, and while he did not have a
bx2230 I could look at, he had an article in a Kubota publication that showed outlines of the two engines, with the 902 looking considerably smaller.
It seems like in today’s world, things keep getting designed as close as possible to meet design requirements with little excess built in. Right or wrong, I know in my case that I find this to be a negative. Used to be you could overload something and expect it
not to break. Today if you overload something you
expect it to break.
Same application, same ratings, less mass of material…corporations everywhere trying to cut costs in every way they can to stay competitive...call me a skeptic, but I can’t help thinking that smaller physical size cannot equate to greater reliability [although it could if better materials and processes were used in the manufacturing process].
The 902 may actually be a proven engine just new to the US market...I should have read that article at the dealer’s instead of just looking at the pictures. Bad habit from looking at those magazines that I used to find now and then at work, I suppose... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
