WHICH BRAND OF ENGINE WOULD YOU BUY FOR LOG SPLITTER?

[ironpony]

I replaced the five horse Briggs on my twenty year old splitter with the six and a half horse version of this 11HP Harbor Freight Honda clone five or six years ago and I love the thing.

http://www.harborfreight.com/11-hp-ohv-horizontal-shaft-gas-engine-66492.html

I have one of these on a plate compactor, has never missed a beat

if it holds up under that abuse, I'd be confident in it

for those of you that never used a plate compactor

its like trying to hold on to buckin bull

 

[BrotherBart]

I'm not so sure that because the Chinese make an exact copy of another manufacturer's product we can conclude they are paying any kind of royalty to the originator of the design.

Honda and Lifan among other Chinese clone makers have been doing battle in U.S. courts since 2005 over the issue of the engines looking like Hondas. Several settlements have ensued. Honda used to build engines in China in some of the plants being used. Lifan for one (that mekes the HF engines). Same dies and equipment as used when it belonged to Honda.

Honda sues here on the basis of the looks saying buyers don't know the difference. The main difference being the profits go to Japan or the profits go to China.

 

[ourhouse]

honda

 

[BrotherBart]

BTW: Like that genuine Honda VTEC in your Accord?

http://www.dhec.com.cn/website/index/productShow.jsp?catid=906|921