Mitsubishi TLE 48 is it available in USA ?

[andyszyd]

Anybody knows if this baby will be available in US?

Looks like an awesome engine, at 2.4 PS, 3 n-M of torque it would be 2 lb lighter than Honda GH 50 and as powerful of better with 40% increased fuel efficiency comparing to other 2 strokes of similar displacement.

http://www.deag.ch/images/stories/pdf/downloads/Mitsubishi Meiki-Motoren.pdf (page 10 of 14 of PDF file).

also:

http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/news/story/200902171284.html

 

[jg767]

It's almost 40% more powerful than the TLE43 too! I want one!

 

[loquin]

Never seen one here. It's hard to find a TLE43!

The reason is that the TLE series of motors are marketed and sold as OEM motors for lawn care equipment (blowers, trimmers, brush cutters, etc.) John Deere, for instance, uses 'em in their string trimmers.

 

[andyszyd]

Never seen one here. It's hard to find a TLE43!

The reason is that the TLE series of motors are marketed and sold as OEM motors for lawn care equipment (blowers, trimmers, brush cutters, etc.) John Deere, for instance, uses 'em in their string trimmers.

TLE48 is the newest introduction, I think it was released in spring this year according to this:

http://www.refrige.com/march-2009/m...l-emission-control-standards/menu-id-499.html

 

[loquin]

Mitsubishi announced in December 2010, that they would be marketing/selling the entire TLE line (including the TLE48) in North America under the Mitsubishi brand. They did not say when...

A further announcement was apparently released early this year, saying that they were "in the process of signing parts and service distributors..."

 

[kallsop]

I asked Mitsubishi-Meiki and they told me they would be on US sale in the fall 2011.

 

[darwin]

The mits 43 you can buy at staton or DE i think.

 

[rawly old]

Okay, it's now Feb.,2012. Does anyone have recent info on who's selling the
TLE 43? ALso, when looking at the pdf page, I noticed the mits 50 looked
identical to the 52/49cc they sell at monster scooter parts for $129. Hmmm?

 

[Happy Valley]

I noticed the mits 50 looked
identical to the 52/49cc they sell at monster scooter parts

"Looked identical" being the operative phrase. That's what the Chinese manufacturers do well, make copies that look the same on the outside but it's what's inside, beyond the cosmetics, where they are different. The TLE series of engines from Mitsubishi are a light year ahead of the copies. A simple test is look for the two barrel carb the Mits employs in it's patented cylinder savaging system.

 

[rawly old]

yeah okay,
Does anyone have recent info on who's selling the TLE 43?

P.S. Hap, here's some pics of that belt drive you seems to think
wouldn't work. It performs just as well as a GEBE, though made
entirely from recycled stuff except for the engine. 30+mph,160mpg.
The same goes for the trailer.(it even has a parking brake.)