Originally Posted by
Laffs
During COVID we starting buying the Chinese motors because finding Honda replacement parts was near impossible. Our findings mimic yours, the guys treat the equipment like utter shit so the labour and parts to repair Hondas is greater than the cost to just slap a Powerfist/Predator/whatever in there and let it eat until they starve it of oil or send it off the roof. On average we kill a 390 equivalent every 3 months, a 140 every 2 months. I have a lock up with about 3 spares of each on standby and do the sale game like you guys.
The franken motor I made is for a hot tar kettle, has a difference reduction crank than any of my spares hence the experiment.