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Originally Posted by J-Mech
No disagreement with this!
But out of all the engines you listed, I've been around them too, and I don't think any of them have the torque rise that the Mag's have. They are one "gutsy" motor! 
AFAIC, I don't care how much fuel I burn. I don't look at fuel consumption as anything other than necessary. I have the tractors to do specific jobs. Some burn more fuel than others. I don't care. They work well. As a general rule, more fuel consumption means more power is made. Power gets work done and I don't have to use my back. |
I have the 16 Vanguard turning a 48" mower, an M18 and Command 18 both turning 54" mowers. None of them labor turning their respective decksizes so "torque" or "horsepower" has never been an issue with me on these mowers.
The thing I think about is where is that extra fuel going? Out the muffler or in the crankcase? The Magnums used about half again as much gas as the others which to me meant about $10/week or more on the amount of grass I cut during the growing season. That is 2-3 cases of cold beverage for me a month.