It was just delivered this afternoon. It was a long wait.
This will be used for my next project. I am thinking about a 24 volt Leece Neville alternator setup. If I can find a good inverter at a good price this might be the way to go.
Here are some pictures of it in the crate.
Henry
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Nice puppy another for the collections...don't you have one EA300 already? and how hard was to get it...
I had an EA300 and I traded it for an extended run Z482 engine.
I liked the EA300 engine very much and regretted getting rid of it. Well when I found the EA330 I called and bought it.
It only took me over a year to find this one. I was not willing to pay $2,800.00 for one. They were out there for that price. From what I hear they are very hard to find in the US since the incident in Japan.
I was lucky getting this one.
Henry
Fired the engine up for a couple minutes so parts get oiled and than shut it down. Next time it starts will be when it will produce power.
Engine ran nice and smooth.
I will post pictures this weekend.
Henry
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Well he is a cute 'lil feller after you get his saran wrap off. :D If it runs like other Kubota stuff, it's likely to outlive both of us.
Ron
Hi vdubnut62,
These engines do run for a long time when maintained. The TBO? I don't know. I would like to find out how long they are lasting.
Engine Specifications in a PDF below.
That starter ring gear equipped flywheel that doesn't work to make your fingers into hamburger is a nice feature. I had a run in with my 1115 that was serious but could have been a lot worse. Nice engine!
Looking at the performance curve it looks like 2400 rpm should be fine.
I will need to get the digital tach out and do some tests to see how smooth it will run at that rpm.
Henry
Quote from: rcavictim on October 01, 2011, 09:52:32 PM
That starter ring gear equipped flywheel that doesn't work to make your fingers into hamburger is a nice feature. I had a run in with my 1115 that was serious but could have been a lot worse. Nice engine!
Thanks rcavictim,
The only place where you can get your fingers ground up is where the Stub Shaft mounts. Any other place it is almost impossible to get a finger near the flywheel, fan, pulley's and belt.
I understand what you wrote about the 1115 flywheel. Having an S195 without guards is very dangerous. I was always nervous being around it when it was running. It would not take much to get seriously hurt on one of those engines.
Quote from: hwew on October 01, 2011, 10:00:24 PM
Quote from: rcavictim on October 01, 2011, 09:52:32 PM
That starter ring gear equipped flywheel that doesn't work to make your fingers into hamburger is a nice feature. I had a run in with my 1115 that was serious but could have been a lot worse. Nice engine!
Thanks rcavictim,
The only place where you can get your fingers ground up is where the Stub Shaft mounts. Any other place it is almost impossible to get a finger near the flywheel, fan, pulley's and belt.
I understand what you wrote about the 1115 flywheel. Having an S195 without guards is very dangerous. I was always nervous being around it when it was running. It would not take much to get seriously hurt on one of those engines.
I sure don't let the grandkids even near mine when its running, little fingers can be a lot faster than my old worn out reaction time!
Matter of fact, I don't even run it while they're here.
Seems the older I get, the more danger I perceive.
Ron
Ron,
You are correct,
My daughter does not get near any of my engines when they are running. She knows to stay away from them and understands they can hurt her.
Just because the EA330 engine has guards, that does not mean you can have your hands all over it when it is running. I still follow safety proceedures.
Henry
I run 2200 rpm on my EB300. It is both peak torque and best fuel consumption RPM. Been doin that for 3 years or so. Call it about a pint an hour or so. Pretty thrifty for the charge I get out of it. I use a Tiny Tach.
I run about twice each week, November to mid March. About 3 hours at a stretch till I reach float on my battery bank (420 AH at 24 volts). March till November I get a full solar charge each day.
mike
I learned the hard way, I will carry to my grave a scar from dropping a 1/2 open end wrench into the running open belt of an air compressor
I cobbled up years ago. But for the Grace of God, I would be dead.
Ron
vdubnut62,
Some of us get a second chance in life and the best thing we can do is learn from it. Also help people so they don't make the same mistake we did.
Henry