I got to thinking about this yesterday afternoon. I got the card in the mail a while back about the class action lawsuit for small gas powered engines manufacturers overstating the horsepower of their engines.
My thought was "Who is surprised that the power rating is overstated???".
I have a 23HP 2 cyl. Briggs in my riding mower. It seems to be a good motor, but there's no way that it's going to put out 23HP for long if at all. Same thing with my push mower rated at 5HP. Not to mention the fact that those numbers are "PEAK HP" derived in a laboratory setting.
My thought was "Who is surprised that the power rating is overstated???".
I have a 23HP 2 cyl. Briggs in my riding mower. It seems to be a good motor, but there's no way that it's going to put out 23HP for long if at all. Same thing with my push mower rated at 5HP. Not to mention the fact that those numbers are "PEAK HP" derived in a laboratory setting.