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looking to replace an engine on a stiga rideon mower

Posted by Roy Parker on August 12, 2015 at 8:25pm in Machinery

the engine on my stiga park mower is had it and i bee looking at fitting a replacement engine to this currently it has a honda gcv530 V twin  . it needs a new barrel piston and rings .

my local lawn mower repair man is advising fitting a loncin v twin  i always thought the Chinese engines were not up to much   or a  briggs and stratten  intech engine single cylinder

anyone had anything to do with loncin engines  on ride on mowers

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    Gary RK August 13, 2015 at 6:41am

    Roy, not performed a ride on engine swap but we have replaced a 13hp honda on a pressure washer for a compatible Locin/Chinese clone engine. Have not noticed a performance difference, but it does seem nosier (exhaust noise). No reliability issues yet, but use pattern is not like a ride-on. Massive price difference made the choice a no-brainer for that situation.

    Also sure we did the same on a small Belle compactor - the little vertical honda engine replacement (Locin?) was £49 inc delivery!

    • Roy Parker > Gary RK August 13, 2015 at 6:46am

      I bought this mower in the spring second hand and second time I used it the engine has melted a piston .

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        Gary RK > Roy Parker August 13, 2015 at 6:59am

        If you do it, make sure you know the output shaft (PTO) dimesions (lenght, diameter & lock key size) and can match it.

        IIRC the code at the end of the Honda engine number denotes the 'PTO' details.

        Sometimes these can be specific to 3rd party/Mower maker's use.

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