KAWASAKI ENGINES

[Jimmy L]

I see them on commercial mowers. So how come not in truckmounts?

And why not a wisconsin engine?

 

[clean image]

I have a kawi on a steam action machine i got from john

i have another steam action that runs c continental, a liquid cooled version of wisconsin.

That kawi, i dont know if there a wiring issue in there, its a son of gun to get started, takes like 6-8 attempt to get going

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Earlier Kaw engines had problems with electronics and plastic cam gear failure in hot enclosures.

 

[hydracat]

I have one on my John Deere and was thinking the same thing. Its a workhorse. But nothing beats a 1982 Onan.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I see them on commercial mowers. So how come not in truckmounts?

cause they're jUnk
junk in the mowers too.

only reason they use 'em is cause they're cheaper than Kohlor, Honda and Kobota
Briggs and Stratton are better too...oil leaks 'n all


Only thing worse that Kaw are Tecumseh and Harbore Freight horsechit


..L.T.A.

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

White magic used a kaw 27 hp water cooled for the pro 1700 unit the motor was junk . I had friend fix it while it was new and sold it. was like having a boat. jz.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

"Like having a boat".

LOL, a hole in the water you throw money into.

 

[Shawn Abbey]

I believe Wisconsin engines were bought out by Subaru/Robin.

 

[KevinL]

I have a Performance 1 tm with a Wisconsin. I haven't started it in years. Any buyers out there? It pushes a 59 blower and a cat pump. Gets hotter than hell.

 

[handdi]

i have one on a 2 mowers so far so good

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

In addition to the physical service problems with Kawasaki, some of which were addressed way too late by them, was the issue with adequate dealer service facilities, that could competently work on them. In some cases, customers were forced to drive out of state to address service issues...which were not uncommon. I'm not speaking of the TM Distributors, but the listed Kawasaki Dealers that often did not have training or experience with the larger Kawi engines this industry had selected, e.g. the FD620 series.

Smaller Kawasaki engines, such as Jimmy mentions, are far better supported.

 

[Jimmy L]

Saw a 24 hp on a commercial mower does that include that?

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

Jimmy,

I would bet that engine was an air-cooled model, right?

Still, even if the situation has improved, the reputation remains. Any TM OEM would have a tough time marketing a Kawi for a while.