Need dredge motor upgrade

[twisttop]

I have a 5 inch dredge with two 5 hp B/S motors manufactured in 1980. I want to upgrade both of my motors. The pumps are fine. Are Honda engines still the best?. I Like the price of the B/S Vanguard 5.5 hp, but willing to pay the extra for the Hondas. What are your thoughts

 

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[NeoTokyo]

Get whichever one has the correct shaft that your pumps already use.
I like the Honda motor more but have both and both are great runners.

Quick Edit: My Briggs runs hotter than my Honda.

 

[russau]

Buy American!

 

[twisttop]

Buy American!

Good point. I will look into that.

 

[twisttop]

Thanks, both make models for my pumps.

 

[Hoser John]

I have 5 briggs pumps left(sold over half) and NEVER will you find a better engine than a IC of any size. Better look at them pumps also as over 34 years old and they do take a beating from improper use. New housing and pump seals also would be a great idea. New footvalves with 1/4" opening eat them pumps up in a short period of use so old school small holes,suspended in a bucket off the bottom saves your pumps and powerjet from getting hydrohoned holes blasted through them in short order-Lotza luck-John

 

[twisttop]

Thanks for the info.

 

[AimSmMissSm]

Buy American!

I couldnt agree more with russau.

Honda's Swepsonville, North Carolina, Power Equipment plant employs 550 U.S. workers, and represents an investment of more than $140 million in domestic manufacturing.

AimSmMissSm

 

[omnicron]

Not to burst any bubbles but only a very few brigs and Honda models are made in the USA. I may be wrong but Kohler may be the only engine 100% made in the US.

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Not to burst any bubbles but only a very few brigs and Honda models are made in the USA. I may be wrong but Kohler may be the only engine 100% made in the US.

I'm not even sure Kohler is anymore. They recently had a huge price decline, indicating they've cut some big costs somewhere. 2 years ago i was paying $1,300 for a 10HP Kohler. I sold my business 18 months ago, and the new owner told me he can buy those Kohlers, now, for about $600.00. Something changed.
Jim

 

[AimSmMissSm]

Kohler/Yamaha power equip. motors are made 100% in China as of 2009.

Briggs and Tecumseh motors are made in china too. New motors have plastic camshaft gears and lobes.

Honda builds motors where the demand is. 75% of Honda motors and power equip. sold in the USA is built here in NC and Ga.

Just a simple google search " where are ______ motors made" .

 

[SHoward]

The Briggs webs site claims that 90% of their engines are made in the USA. But that same web site doesn't list the assembly plant or the new foundry (for crank cases) here in Alabama. So who knows

 

[Hoser John]

Needle bearing in tecumseh die a horrible death as vibrations kill'm-John

 

[jog]

I myself will only buy a Honda. Honda offers a 3 year parts & labor warranty & worth every penny when it comes to reliability & durability.

 

[Armchair prospector]

You mean Hondas,(Japanese), now made in America, and Briggs(American), now made in China?. This is very confusing.