ticki2 wrote:
It should not be assumed that the engine used in the AI generator is the same engine used in the Yamaha generator . I have seen this more than once with brand labeling .
Not sure who Yamaha has building their single cylinder vocational engines, could be Lifan for all I know. Yamaha builds motorcycle and ATV engines but don't think they build vocational engines.
I do know that Lifan builds the engines HF uses in their inverter genny's but not the Predator series.
The Japanese and Chinese are very closed mouth about who builds what and always have been.
Small engines today, are all pretty reliable, no matter who or where they are built.
I have one of those 99 bucks HF Predator engines on a roto tiller and I've beat on it for over 3 years now and it runs fine. Conversely, the tiller came with a Honda GC engine that I blew up in less than a year, put the rod through the side so anyone can be good or bad.
