Taking care of golf course equipment is a chore, but it's a necessary part of keeping a course in top shape. Maintaining the carts, mowers, and trucks used on any private or public course can help make sure they work well and last for a long time. But there are times when the engine in one of these pieces stops working well or stops working at all. In that case, it might seem like the best idea to buy a new engine to replace the old one. Most of the time, though, it is not. Small Kohler or Briggs Stratton engines can be used to replace a lot of the small engines in golf course equipment. With a repower kit, you can make your mower, hauler, or truckster more powerful, cleaner, and quieter at a much lower cost.
Repowering means to replace an old engine with a new engine, a used engine, a remanufactured engine, or electric motors, drives, or fuel cells. It's kind of like giving your equipment a new engine heart. For example, a complete Kohler repower kit has all the fittings, bolts, and Toro parts you need to replace the engine in a Toro product with a new, better Kohler small engine. The benefit of repowering is easy to explain: replacing a small engine that doesn't work well with a repower kit can be up to 90% cheaper than replacing the whole piece of equipment.
Depending on where you buy the kit, you can replace the original 14 horse power motor with an 18 horse power motor that works harder, is quieter and cleaner, and costs about 20% less than a new one. On top of that, if you buy a good rebuild kit, your new engine will be covered by a two-year warranty. And if your state has an Emission Reduction programme, you may be able to get some or all of the money back for putting a cleaner engine in your equipment. Check your state's website for specifics, but in most U.S. states, if the new engine reduces NOX emissions by a lot, you may be able to get a grant to replace the old one with a new Kohler engine.
Small engines are used in golf course equipment. They are easy to build and keep up, which makes them perfect for repowering. Recently, gasoline engines with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) systems have been added to small engine lawn mowers. It helps engines that use carburetors use less fuel. Small Kohler engines have used this technology. When you use Kohler engines with EFI technology, you can save a lot of money. With EFI technology, a mower will be so efficient that it will save $0.75 for every $3 gallon of gas it uses.
Repowering the small engine in your Toro golf course equipment is a good idea if you want to save money and get a better engine. If you want to improve the performance of the equipment used to maintain your course, you can talk to an expert or read reviews online.
~Ben Anton, 2008
