harbor freight motor

eviltweak · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 839 City: Nor Cal

what is to be said about these motors i got my dad onboard to build one and once we get an engine we are almost done. are these good, bad?

Donk · Posted: Feb 02, 2009 10:53 am Post subject:

Awful. I read all about them on here before I built my first winch and from what I gathered from other members it is a total crap shoot with these motors. I figured I'd take my chances and within a couple of months it crapped out. So I would really try to steer clear of these. Many other members will agree with me.

JeffKnox · Posted: Feb 02, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject:

eviltweak, dont get your info from people who havnt used them

you need to be more specific what motor you are talking about.... harbor freight sells good and bad motors.... i bought a suburu 7 horse from them for 200 bucks on sale and still have it to this day.... its been thru countless missions including the corrosion of beach winching and still pulls like a dream.... suburu is where its at

harbor freight also sells honda knock offs which arent as great... i have blown 3 heads on 3 separate honda knock offs but harbor freight has always refunded me once i did this... so it wasn't that big of a loss.... i have found that honda knock offs are hit or miss.... like i said i have gone thru 3 of them but the 4th one i got (from refunded money cause harbor freight was cool enough to take back all busted motors with a receipt of course) has lasted me for about a year now....

if you get a shiznackle motor regardless from who sells it .... you can be pretty sure it wont last.... honda's , suburus, and briggs and stratton engines tend to last much longer but are more expensive.... knock offs are cheap but like i said they are hit or miss....

DMoneyy · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1576 City: SK 941

i have a honda knock off from harbor freight on mine and it's still running great after almost a year.....well this is the 2nd one i got after i returned the first one for not working properly Smash

mojo · Posted: Feb 02, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

i have a honda and it's totally tits.

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Feb 02, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

briggs 6.5 ftw!

Cary K. · Posted: Feb 03, 2009 8:44 am Post subject:

We run a Subaru EX27 9hp from Harbor Freight, flawless.

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

I have been running a harbor freight honda knock off for a year. It runs like a champ and I have never had any problems with it. I have a friend that bought one to and he has had fantastic results too.