Glad you like the kit but hmmm, really, made in the US? What about it is made in the US I have to wonder.made in U.S.A.
Glad you like the kit but hmmm, really, made in the US? What about it is made in the US I have to wonder.made in U.S.A.
Why wonder when you could just ask? Facts are I'm cruising at 45kmh and topping at 52. Impressive for a 26cc 9 pounder.Glad you like the kit but hmmm, really, made in the US? What about it is made in the US I have to wonder.
OK, thought I just did but tell me specifically what in the kit is made in the USA?Why wonder when you could just ask? Facts are I'm cruising at 45kmh and topping at 52. Impressive for a 26cc 9 pounder.
and all.made in U.S.A.
I meant the seller. It's cool though, I will ask him for ya and get back.OK, thought I just did but tell me specifically what in the kit is made in the USA?
and all.
Spark plug is made in China...OK, thought I just did but tell me specifically what in the kit is made in the USA?
and all.
and I'd guess everything under it is too. I know of no small engines being made in the states so I can't imagine a 26cc gas engine not made offshore today.Spark plug is made in China...
I am always interested in goods made in the US, and I'm sure there are others here too that would be interested. Since you seem certain that's the case can you post where the engines and parts are made and the name of the engine manufacturer? Thanks.uhm, no... They're made in America. Period.
Says American made on website. Contact him yourself. Bumblebeebolton.com. Period. End of conversation.I am always interested in goods made in the US, and I'm sure there are others here too that would be interested. Since you seem certain that's the case can you post where the engines and parts are made and the name of the engine manufacturer? Thanks.
I thought you had is why I asked.Says American made on website. Contact him yourself. Bumblebeebolton.com. Period. End of conversation.
In present day there might be more than a few folks interested buying stuff actually made in America. I'm one of them. It does take more confirmation than someone putting up a notice on a website though. It's general knowledge that most small engines are made offshore today. Briggs and Stratton is one of the last and even they are moving facilities elsewhere.I meant the seller. It's cool though, I will ask him for ya and get back.
Did you try and contact the supplier and see if they have a bigger drive wheel for it?I got to thinking today about why I love friction drive so much. One doesn't have to be real smart to build a friction drive bicycle. God knows I'm not real smart mechanically anyway. While building bicycles i have used chain drive kits and even chain drive pieces and found them woefully lacking. Not the system their adaptability to my area and fat butt.
I have burned up two e-bike motors by over volting them. Both were chain drive. I have used lots and lots of motors over volted motors with friction drive and they just skip over the wheel when put under too much strain. That's what killed all the motors they just over heated trying to pull the load (my fat butt again) up a hill. In the case of a friction drive, they just slide over the wheel. Yes they do some damage to the tire, but not as much as you think. Even I know when i hear the skid noise, that it is time to back off the throttle.
With friction drive the only clutch you really have to have is to lift the motor when it goes into idle. The old bike bug is the prime example of that. Just pick the whole thing up off the wheel. I expect that sometime this spring, if not sooner, I will buy one of those kits with the fancy friction drive in the channel housing. I most likely will eventually have to lock the clutch thing down and just create a lift for it as well. Hopefully not but, I ain't all that worried if I do. So give me a good ole friction drive any day.
Now that's what I would think, too. But you can tell by the sound that the motor isn't revving very fast - no faster than a typical B&S lawnmower. The manual says the governor is set at 3000 rpm +/- 150. Like you said, the HF motors run about 3800 (governed). Don't know what the true top speed would be but you could probably run one at 5G with no danger. I was thinking of running an HF mostly wide open with a slightly smaller drive pulley so the snow rotor speed and torque would work.The rating on the snow blower is about right. You got to keep in mind that the 120cc or 2-strokes are high rpm's engines about 8,000. Were as the 79 and 99 would be rated at about 4,000. so you would have to have bigger horse power and gear it up to achieve the same resealts as t he 2-stroke. 4-strokes do have more tourq and are a lot quieter then 2-strokes. Now if you get the smaller 4-strokes 50cc and down most of them are rated at 8,000 rpm's,and i think about 2 horse power............Curt