Micro CoGen.

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"...I would strongly suggest one of the Harbor Freight Predator engines."

I am well aware of the Predator engines and agree they are of good quality, reasonably priced and therefore a good buy. But like virtually all the one cylinder engines on the market, Predator engines lack a balance shaft and therefore vibrate a great deal. I have been attracted to the Powerland engines in part because of the balance shaft but I can't identify anyone who has used one for a considerable time and can testify to their reliability or who knows which Chinese company manufactures them. A brief statement on Wiki-answers stated they are Briggs & Stratton clones but I can not verify that assertion.

I am also looking a LIFAN engines which are of excellent quality.

I am interested in purchasing one of your Chinese air cooled diesel engines. Please send me specifications and prices with deliveries to Vancouver BC

Does anyone know where I can purchase a reasonably priced single cylinder air cooled diesel engine e.g. Launtop 186 or SHARK SH186F ?
I have e-mailed the sales department of Launtop several times but they never responded. There are many ads offering to ship these engines from China but the minimum quantity is usually 10 engines and the shipping costs  are very high

One website devoted to diesel powered generators stated that none of the air cooled diesel engines could meet current EPA emission standards and consequently they have been removed from the market. Can anyone confirm that statement.

I should point out I have extensive experience repairing Japanese automobiles, especially Hondas, but I have never worked on a single cylinder engine.

Does anyone on this website have experience with Powerland gasoline engines, especially the PD420 model? They are Chinese made, single cylinder engines which are very reasonably priced but comments on the AMAZON website reported that Powerland engines had severe oil leaks when new. However, those remarks were posted several years ago and I do not know whether the manufacturer has solved that oil leak problem.

I am especially interested in a) information about the quality and reliability of Powerland engines b) whether it is possible to obtain replacement parts