BX engine horsepower

[TMGT]

Wonder if they switched from gross intermittent to gross continuous or net intermittent?

I looked up the SAE test they use to see if they changed it recently and doesn't appear so, I think its latest update was about 2014.

 

[eubie5]

Any more info on this?
Kubota just changed the #'s on their website?
What's the story on this?

 

[ppodpearson]

I bought my bx23s last year. The brochure listed the horsepower at 23. I researched the stand alone D902 engine on Kabota's site and it was listed as 21.6. As far as I could tell the engines were identical. I'm guessing Kubota needed to get their info on the engine straightened out.

 

[TMGT]

I bought my bx23s last year. The brochure listed the horsepower at 23. I researched the stand alone D902 engine on Kabota's site and it was listed as 21.6. As far as I could tell the engines were identical. I'm guessing Kubota needed to get their info on the engine straightened out.

The same engine can be rated for different outputs, there are 4 ratings they can use also (gross intermittent, net intermittent, gross continuous, net continuous) and there are different ratings based on rpm and application.

Since it appears the PTO hp stayed the same I wouldn't worry about it, although I am curious what brought about the change.