And How many Cylinders Do You Actually Need and use meaningfully?
For me here PNW, intermountain, Rural on 21 acres usability begins at at least 2 1/2 horsepower. Carburetor went bad on the ten year old Stihl forestry brush-hogger. Wifes 0.9 hp Stilh yard machine wasted too much time/sweat/daylight hours! Rented to try a new Makita 1.5 hp four-stoke machine. Marvelous low fuel use costs. PITA slow and heavy compared to the 2 1/2 hp Stihl FS250. Bought a new carburetor and hogged-on. Got it done. And moved on the the next summer needs-done, NOW.
I annually use 8 different single cylinder, single purpose, specialized machines 2 1/2 horsepower to 10 horsepower for needs-done-NOW's.
15 to 25 horsepower; I use V-twins and 3 cylinders engines. Three of those.
30 to 100 horsepower; it has always been 4 and 6 cylinders for us. Three of those still get used here as power needed.
Needs-musts . . . keep-up current highway, mountain passes, HD towing it is larger sixes and small V-8's for me. Two of those available/get used.
All naturally aspirated for my/our we-pay-for needs.
My turbo and "Kompressor" engine workings was all done professional, being paid. I do admire much the big inline turbo diesel engines as long as someone else is directly paying.
One-size-hats-fits-all solutions are stooopid-think, paint-yourself-into-a-corner limiting compromises. Express yourself. And insist on appropriate to the situation, fitted cylinders solutions.
Steve Unruh
For me here PNW, intermountain, Rural on 21 acres usability begins at at least 2 1/2 horsepower. Carburetor went bad on the ten year old Stihl forestry brush-hogger. Wifes 0.9 hp Stilh yard machine wasted too much time/sweat/daylight hours! Rented to try a new Makita 1.5 hp four-stoke machine. Marvelous low fuel use costs. PITA slow and heavy compared to the 2 1/2 hp Stihl FS250. Bought a new carburetor and hogged-on. Got it done. And moved on the the next summer needs-done, NOW.
I annually use 8 different single cylinder, single purpose, specialized machines 2 1/2 horsepower to 10 horsepower for needs-done-NOW's.
15 to 25 horsepower; I use V-twins and 3 cylinders engines. Three of those.
30 to 100 horsepower; it has always been 4 and 6 cylinders for us. Three of those still get used here as power needed.
Needs-musts . . . keep-up current highway, mountain passes, HD towing it is larger sixes and small V-8's for me. Two of those available/get used.
All naturally aspirated for my/our we-pay-for needs.
My turbo and "Kompressor" engine workings was all done professional, being paid. I do admire much the big inline turbo diesel engines as long as someone else is directly paying.
One-size-hats-fits-all solutions are stooopid-think, paint-yourself-into-a-corner limiting compromises. Express yourself. And insist on appropriate to the situation, fitted cylinders solutions.
Steve Unruh