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Which Racing Lawn Mower Engines are the Racers’ Favorites?

There are many factors that will determine your success in lawn mower racing. One of them is having good racing lawn mower engines. If you’ve heard stories about last lap passes and inside passes during tight turns, this is mostly because the driver has the skills and has a good engine. People who are new to lawn mower racing often ask what the best engine is. There really is no direct answer to that question as different racers prefer different engines, but the most widely used are Briggs and Stratton and Tecumseh racing lawn mower engines. This is because of their experience in building engines and the availability of high quality spare parts.

Spare parts are important especially if you plan on becoming active in lawn mower racing. There will be times when you will need to replace parts prior and after every race. Furthermore, you will need to match the performance parts that you use to the track that you will be competing on.

Popular racing lawn mower engines include:

• 19 CID 8HP Briggs and Stratton
• 28 CID 12HP Briggs and Stratton
• 31 CID 12HP Briggs and Stratton
• 40 CID 20HP Briggs and Stratton
• 44CID 20HP Briggs and Stratton
• 14.5HP 28CID OHV Single Briggs and Stratton
• 17HP 31CID OHV Single Briggs and Stratton

The engines listed above are the most popular and some of them are custom built for lawn mower racing. But don’t limit yourself to this list, as I’ve mentioned Tecumseh engines work well too. Even Hondas are good. It’s just a matter of jiving with your engine and making it fit for your lawn mower racing.

There are racers who can make old and tattered engines look and feel like new again.

Racing lawn mower engines are no different than your car’s engine. So the modification process is almost the same, you replace parts, port and polish the intake, bore the block, etc… Just make sure that the modifications are acceptable in the division that you are competing in.

Different divisions have different rules when it comes to modifications. Sanctioning bodies are strict with this so you have to make sure that you are abiding by the rules.

Consider improving these areas so you can get the most out of your racing lawn mower engines. Again, be aware of your limitations before tinkering with your engine.

• Flywheels
• Pistons
• Crankshafts
• Carburetors
• Valves
• and Heads

It is no different than what you would do to get your car ready for the race track. Proper modification, tuning, and testing will win you that coveted checkered flag. Not to mention a year’s worth of bragging rights as the top dog in lawn mower racing.

The best time to work on your racing lawn mower engines is during the winter. This way you will have ample time to perform all the modifications on your engine and make it ready for the next lawn mower racing season.

About the Author

Lawnmower racing enthusiast JA Fisher invites you to learn more about this exciting sport at http://lawnmowerracingsecrets.com. Check out his lawnmower racing ebook at http://lawnmowerracingsecrets.com.

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Lean Leader Ultriva Helps Fasco Motors

Ultriva enables manufacturing companies to become customer centered by leaning their business from distribution all the way to their global supply chain.  Elimination of stock outs, reduction in lead times, increases in inventory turns, productivity improvement and inventory reduction are the primary factors why customers choose Ultriva.

 

Fasco Motors (Tecumseh Products)

 

Fasco Motors, an Electrical Components Division of Tecumseh Products Company, is a manufacturer of the world's most complete line of custom fractional horsepower motors, blowers and gear motors. Fasco employs over 5,000 individuals across 13 facilities.

Fasco's operations were spread across multiple plant locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Components manufactured in U.S. plants were being consumed by the assembly plant in Mexico and then shipped directly to their customers worldwide. In addition, their distribution center was obtaining after-service parts from the plant for shipment to their customers.

Fasco is a repetitive goods manufacturer and their MRP system was unable to handle the production scheduling efficiently. This led to the following problems:

• Excess inventory
• Stock-outs
• Planners spending most of their time on emergencies
• Problems with suppliers flooding parts based on MRP schedules and blanket Purchase Orders
• Shortages resulting in long customer lead times
• Loss of machine time in both plants
• Facilities across geographic borders lacked visibility into each other's operations and inventory status

The Results

The successful implementation of Ultriva resulted in the following benefits for Fasco Motors:

• 20% to 50% savings on inventory. This included not only savings on inventory carrying cost, but also associated overhead in storage, tracking, obsolescence, etc.
• Elimination of lost machine time due to unavailability of inventory.
• Line side scheduling instead of forecast based ordering saved several thousands of manual ERP transactions per year resulting in substantial bottom line savings.
• Supplier communication and delivery performance improved dramatically and also gave Fasco better control over supplier shipments.
• Better customer retention and sales based on improved delivery cycles.
• Real time visibility of WIP.
• Plants gained the ability to control and manage the 'Physical Flow of Goods' between the facilities and with suppliers.

Ultriva, the lean leader, with an electronic kanban focus went live in thirty-six plants last year and is on target to double in 2009.  Narayan Laksham, Founder and CEO said “Ultriva’s core message of ‘Free up the capital tied in the inventory’ resonated very well with our target market.  Our ability to quickly deploy the software and get our customers to go live, led to substantial revenue growth.”

 

Ultriva is live at over 120 plants across 10 countries.  Companies like Emerson, BE Aerospace, Trane, Ingersoll-Rand, McKesson, AO Smith, FRANKE and AGCO among others are using Ultriva to collaborate with over 4000 suppliers and transacting $1.5 billion of purchased parts every year.

 

 

 

Ultriva

www.ultriva.com

Cindy McGowan

pr@ultriva.com

408.248.9803

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Professional Marketing Firm for the Manufacturing Community and Manufacturing Journalist to most manufacturing magazines

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