Got bored one night, so just for the heck of it, I posted a lowball offer on ebay for one of the single cylinder chinese diesel yanmar clones. I unexpectedly got it, 6.5hp w/horizontal shaft, and it's now sitting in my garage. Seems to be a good runner, with the only quality issue being the fit of the exhaust manifold to the head (there is a slight trace of soot at the flange after running for an hour to flush out the casting sand. It has a keyed output shaft and cam PTO.
My question is, what to do with it? I've always wanted a diesel riding mower, but can't afford even a used one, so the idea of a side-of-the-road "for sale" repower comes to mind. Anyone have a suggestion for the simplest project? I bought this thing with the idea of some SVO blend experimentation in mind.
My question is, what to do with it? I've always wanted a diesel riding mower, but can't afford even a used one, so the idea of a side-of-the-road "for sale" repower comes to mind. Anyone have a suggestion for the simplest project? I bought this thing with the idea of some SVO blend experimentation in mind.