Hello ODK Engineer Grumpy & MrMckay,
Thanks for the input, and I believe some progress is being made.
Grumpy, your first guess is less convincing in that the Imperial was powered
for years with a Kirby 4-stroke, and that they were made in sizes up to 24 inch,
and with an optional trailing seat. This was a chassis designed to be up-scaled
and take more horse power.
Your second guess does make a lot of sense to me; in that the Imperial did not
have a heavy blade holder and the operation of the centrifugal clutch may have
required weaker power pulses for smooth operation at idle and clutch engaging speeds.
Mr Mckay, some great and helpful points there.
Could I just clarify your reasons for saying the Imperial was 'rubbish'.
From my understanding, you are saying this, not on the basis of build quality, but
on the basis of an unforgiving on/off clutch and too fast a landroll speed. Is that right?
I appreciate the input.
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JACK.
