Chinese diesel engines

The shipment of Laidong 20hp engines arrived yesterday (July 27) and are now safely stored in the warehouse along with a good supply of spares.  Also arrived are two 3-cylinder AG style engines (vertical tractor type).  Engines are available for purchase now, price on the 20hp Laidong is $1650 and the 35hp 3 cylinder is $3150.  Depending on sales, I hope to order a further container load later this year. The following pictures were supplied by my Chinese Q.C. overseer.

The Laidong company is a very well respected organization that produces engines in quantity for the Chinese military. These engines can be expected to be of the best quality and are projected to last for many years with proper maintenance.

The single cylinder engine is a Yanmar-type and is designed to give 20HP at 2200 rpm or for our purposes, about 14HP at 1800 RPM, thereby making it an ideal candidate for direct connection to a 4 pole generator head.  The engines are supplied in a single ball bearing single plain bearing type with an onboard diesel tank, forced water cooling via an integral water pump and a 12 volt starting system.  They do not have a cooling hopper mounted on the engine as shown in the picture – you will need to supply a cooling tank.  They are a direct injection engine but can easily be used with alternate fuels.

The 385 engine is a modern style (think tractor engine) running at 1800 rpm and comes with electric start, SAE # flywheel shell, 7.5” flywheel, radiator, exhaust and air cleaner.  The engines are tier 4 EPA approved.

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