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Ron Milkau (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 152.163.100.203
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 06:24 pm: | 
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I plan to purchase an Argo Conquest for moose hunting in central Ontario.( ATVs don't meet the need) I am concerned about a dead battery situation while in the heavy bush.I would like the Kawi engine with a recoil starter . Argo in Canada says that their kawi engine does not support a recoil starter I have used B&S before and will not trust it in the bush. Any suggestions? |
fred (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 12.168.170.98
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 12:39 pm: |
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Ron, The alternator kit, might be an option, or carry a battery booster pack. I have been a dealer for 15 years, and I am not aware of a way to add the recoil starter to the Kawi engine. For the record the Briggs Vanguard engine has been just about bullet proof for us, other than a bad run of 18hp engines in 1998, we have never been internal in any of them. |
Matt Cross
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Username: Dakota
Post Number: 5
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.227.135.143
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 - 01:41 pm: |
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When was this bad this bad Briggs experince?And what model Briggs was it ? I used to be a Honda small engine dealer so it was my job to bad mouth Briggs. However the vanguard proved me wrong . I have An Argo Bigfoot that is now 3 years old and over 200hours .I have not had any reliabilty with the vanguard. I even once had a dead battery at the begining of a ride . The engie fired on one pull .This was after sitting for a few months with no use at all .I belive now if you do a good pre trip inspection to make sure there is nothing wrong with any machine you trips will go with out breakdowns.The new Briggs is actually a joint venture between Briggs and Diahatsue since about 1995 . The few poeple I know with Conquest have had a few problems with that Kawasaki most little finiky problems but all problems because of how much more complex that engine is |
Fred (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 12.168.170.184
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 10:13 am: |
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Matt, The trouble was 1998, in the 18hp. After just a few hours of running time, the crank shaft would spin in the rod cap and start knocking. Briggs sent us short blocks for about eight engines. The crank was machined a little small. The Kawasaki is as you said little problems, for us carburator trouble has been most of it. |
Rogersmith
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Username: Rogersmith
Post Number: 28
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 4.244.87.19
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 07:05 pm: |
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There was batch of vanguard v twins in the same time period, mine included, that had flywheel side crank bearing/bushing problems. Failure at very low hours. Knocking at idle. |
Matt Cross
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Username: Dakota
Post Number: 6
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 69.111.248.198
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2005 - 03:03 am: |
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Well I rembering selling alot of Honda's to do repower jobs that year.Actually re-power was my specialty and if I could get a Honda to fit A Honda would be installed . If not I sold Robin and Kohler also .That was a fun 7 years but I make 10 times the money fixing comercial trucks now |
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