Kubota tractor diesel mechanic in our are is very good and fast.
Last year when I lost my engine far away from home the only mechanic I could
get was the Kubota mechanic.
We were in the middle of hay time and the mechanic drove about 50 miles to
get to my boat.
After proper examination his conclusion was that my Yanmar diesel crankshaft
was broken.
Although the Kubota mechanic was unable to get the diesel running I was
impress by his fast response.
Later when the engine was stripped apart it was concluded that the
crankshaft was broken in two parts.
The only place for me to buy a Beta engine is from British Columbia or the
US. I only wish we could get Beta diesel engine in Eastern Canada
"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Now it is time to upgrade
my boat and I wonder why Volvo is not as popular as Yanmar?

Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Lew


Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Which is a tractor engine converted by several manufacturers (Universal,
Westerbeake, Sole) to a marine engine.
This may not necessarily be bad however I would prefer an engine
purpose-built as a marine engine. One thing with the Kubota, you can get
some parts cheaper by going to the tractor dealers as opposed to the
marine dealers.