RAB
don't get him started with a redstone, he still hasn't reported back anything from his petteroid other than
it was the biggest piece of crap he ever saw!
which was not the case in my opinion
all:
i still don't understand all the negativity over the redstone
the engine is priced very competitive to any listeroid in around the 20hp class
so it comes down to some pretty simple thinking in my opinion
buy a listeroid and be assured that you will need to tear it down to the last bolt, and rebuild it
pour a ton of concrete, and then spend a not insignificant amount of time tinkering with it, repairing, and rebuilding it
over its lifetime, oh yes and hand cranking it, or...
at least take a look at the Redstone, and rationally analize the design.
all the redstone is, is another option, an option that many are beginning to feel fits their specific needs better than a listeroid.
i suspect when the chips are down, the redstone will find its biggest following with those that live offgrid and need dependable power
the cheap sucker/hobbiest will still seek out the cheapest 6/1 he can find, or self import a petteroid, and forever bitch about it not being
quite right, all the while being all puckered up with sour grapes over any other engine that comes along.
interesting to me at least is
how many people think the redstone is a brand new engine with no history, who in their right mind thinks this is a new engine and as such
could have been prototyped, put into manufacture, shipped and now available for sale at around 2 grand? The first dozen of such an engine would likely cost 10x that amount of money.
what makes anyone think that these engines have not been around for a very long time doing hard work in the interior of china, likely not on a 3 wheel tractor, but maybe pumping water, oil or god knows what?
i have been thinking back, and for the life of me, i don't recall very many horror stories relating to water cooled chinese diesels
like the singles we use here (excluding any possible issues with tractor mounted units)
i would suspect that for every changfa that has had a serious problem there are a hundred 6/1 listeroids reported with worse issues.
but noooo, we will continue to talk smack about the chinese piece of crap enigne's, all the while the little chinese piece of crap engines keep
right on doing what they do best,, that being running.
of the two countries and the QC issues, which would a thinking man choose to try out a different engine from?
china has proven to be able to build engine's that do what they are advertised and intended to do, while india has proven only that
they can build cast iron doorstops with any consistancy that just so happen to look like a lister if you squint your eyes just right.
like it or not, this engine the redstone is here to stay, it will fill its niche in the market, and displace the listeroid in the 20hp class
and nudge into lower hp classes as well as higher hp classes .
bob g