[AT] test

[Richard Fink Sr]

Wish i could find a deal like that and the coupon. My tiller has given me 
trouble last two years this year coil and clutch for pull rope it is a brigs 
5 hp. Must complain it run good for about 5 years then puff????????
R Fink
PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] test


> Thanks Mike,  Hopefully I'll get good service out of it.
>
> They show the list price as $179 but I think you are right, you can
> buy it fairly often for $119.  I just got lucky and found it on sale for 
> $99
> and they allowed me to use a 25% discount coupon on top of that.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mike
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:52 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] test
>
> I belong to the "Troybilt" tiller forum, and many members have been
> replacing old busted Tecumseh, B&S, and Kohler engines with the HF
> engines for several years. Not one person has written to complain that
> the engines crapped out. Of course, tilling a garden doesn't usually put
> a lot of hours on an engine, so it might take ten yeas of use to kill
> the engines. Using the engines for 40 hours a week might be a different
> story.
>
> And yes, they are Honda copies, but I understand that Honda outsourced
> their product to some Chinese companies and permitted the companies to
> produce the engines afterward, as long as they didn't call them "Honda".
> So replacement parts for a "Predator" engine might me hard to find, but
> could get lucky and find a Honda part that is a direct replacement. On
> the other hand, with a "20% off coupon", you can usually buy a
> spare/replacement engine for under $100...
>
> Mike
>
> On 4/28/2013 9:28 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Cecil, according to my friend that used to own a small engine shop,
>> these HF engines are essentially Honda design, knocked off by the
>> Chinese.  I don't know. Anyway, for another 12 bucks within the next
>> 30 days I can buy a replacement guarantee good for 1 year. I think
>> for a few more bucks I can get one good for 2 years.  It's not a
>> warranty, it's a direct replacement. I think I'll do it at some point
>> if I don't forget before the 30 days is out.
>>
>> Charlie
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