Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
Since you asked...
My push mower is actually a new B&S engine on an older frame I had. The self-propelled frame had way too small of engine for the blade size AND the self propel. So I warranty'd the 1st engine, but when I burnt up the 2nd mower, I bought a new, bigger motor.
Our riding mower is a Kubota field mower. I added a hydraulic pump on the rear PTO so I could add a small 3ft bucket and/or a front brush deck.
The B&S 190cc engine was a decent engine. We will have to wait to see how their new OHV engines do on their push mowers.
I believe Daihatsu use to make the v-twin for B&S. Maybe they still do.
Kubota makes some nice equipment.
Yanmar makes some nice, small diesel engines; but they are not inexpensive.
How hot does the hyd oil get? Years ago, most big 4WD farm tractors did not have PTO. When they started using the tractor hyd system to power external hyd pumps, several had problems with burning out the tractor hyd pumps or problems with the valves, o-rings, etc. Synthetic or synthetic blend hyd oils seemed to take care of the problem. Today, the hyd system on most farm tractors has a much larger oil capacity, so the hyd oil temps do not get as hot. Maybe the hyd oil temp is not a factor for your application.