O.S. Engines now made in China
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I got a 75AX recently, says made in Japan on the box, can't see the engine it's under a cowl. Seems to run OK though. If purchasing from say Tower how can one tell if it's Japan or Chinese made?
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I'm sure there is older stock out there that was made in Japan. Look, all I am saying is they should disclose wether or not the engine you are purchasing is in fact made in China or Japan. I personally will Never buy an O.S. engine again unless I KNOWFORAFACT, it was made in Japan
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I'm sure there is older stock out there that was made in Japan. Look, all I am saying is they should disclose wether or not the engine you are purchasing is in fact made in China or Japan. I personally will Never buy an O.S. engine again unless I KNOW FOR A FACT, it was made in Japan
I'm sure there is older stock out there that was made in Japan. Look, all I am saying is they should disclose wether or not the engine you are purchasing is in fact made in China or Japan. I personally will Never buy an O.S. engine again unless I KNOW FOR A FACT, it was made in Japan
The copywrite on the .75AX box says 2003, my 140RX box is 1995 and my .61RF-P "Hanno" is 1990 which seems consistant with their manufacturing dates, but I didn't think the .75AX was made in 2003 but it could have been as it was a Tower Hobbies special and OS seems to want to clear their stock at 10 years. I've run the .75 AX for ~40 flights now and with the plug out there's hardly any nip left at TDC, however I'm keeping a log on it with prop/fuel/rpm numbers and will see if the RPM starts to fall off over time.
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Nothing wrong with buying from China, everyone does it. Just don't expect high quality when you do. The Chinese don't believe in quality, they believe in maximum employment. Building to the lowest marketable standard means they will get to manufacture lots of replacements in the future.
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I don't think they are looking to sell too many replacements in the future. The items are usually discontinued and they move onto another model. There are a few exceptions to that rule, like magnum and ASP. Other than that, the products are usually so inexpensive that you just buy another one instead of buying parts. I have over a dozen made in china engines and they all run great, I have an O.S. 91 fx and it is one of the worst running engines in my fleet.
I am sure that if you still want to buy a Japan engine made in China for a Japan price it will run just as good as the older ones.
I am sure that if you still want to buy a Japan engine made in China for a Japan price it will run just as good as the older ones.
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Why buy an OS two stroke or any two strokewhen the best are made in the good ole USA? Yeah the Jett's are expensive but the K&B and Fox engines are better than OS.
And if you are hard up for a Japenese engine there is Enya, also better than an OS.
And if you are hard up for a Japenese engine there is Enya, also better than an OS.
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I bought a ST .40 made in China, it's not even close to the Italian made ones. Idle is awful, lacking the power of the Italian made and the engine makes a metallic sounding "ping", i think its due to the timing.
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I personally don't know about the two strokes, I haven't run any in years, but the OS four strokes are a suburb engine. They may or may not build them in china I dont know. They starts easly, never a dead stick, will idle down very low. have nothing but good things to say about them. I own several engines, a couple brand new. I have some that have a ton of hours. If you are having trouble with the two strokes, you might try the four strokes. They get better fuel economy , plus they sound terrific especially on scale planes. My two cents worth !!!
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I bought a 65AX a couple of years ago. It wouldn't run worth a darn. Turned out it was made in China. My 75AX is about 4 years old and runs great, Japanese. OS Max was such a good company. The engines were bullet proof. I'm sorry to see them go, so to speak. I hope they are able to turn it around soon.
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Why buy an OS two stroke or any two stroke when the best are made in the good ole USA? Yeah the Jett's are expensive but the K&B and Fox engines are better than OS.
And if you are hard up for a Japenese engine there is Enya, also better than an OS.
Why buy an OS two stroke or any two stroke when the best are made in the good ole USA? Yeah the Jett's are expensive but the K&B and Fox engines are better than OS.
And if you are hard up for a Japenese engine there is Enya, also better than an OS.
My recently manufactured Fox 74 is excellent, and yes, Enyas are excellent.
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Just because a engine is new wont mean it was now the Chinese made one, Only certain models (apparently the 65AX is one of them) However just because its made in China won't mean it will be the same quality as everything else, When a huge company has things made there they put a quality standard in place and if they make sub quality parts then the Chinese company eats the parts, Thus is why we see some of the knock offs of hanger 9 and Great planes, Many times there planes that failed the QUality check so the change a little of it and sell it as some thing else that looks like the original. The quality of china is getting better but still has a long way to go, I hope they get there soon, it's getting really hard to buy ANYTHING not made in China. Now I'm just waiting to see what they call the 65AX copy made by Sanye lol.
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Just because a engine is new wont mean it was now the Chinese made one, Only certain models (apparently the 65AX is one of them) However just because its made in China won't mean it will be the same quality as everything else, When a huge company has things made there they put a quality standard in place and if they make sub quality parts then the Chinese company eats the parts, Thus is why we see some of the knock offs of hanger 9 and Great planes, Many times there planes that failed the QUality check so the change a little of it and sell it as some thing else that looks like the original. The quality of china is getting better but still has a long way to go, I hope they get there soon, it's getting really hard to buy ANYTHING not made in China. Now I'm just waiting to see what they call the 65AX copy made by Sanye lol.
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That's right boys and girls O.S. Engines are now '' Made in China''
That's right boys and girls O.S. Engines are now '' Made in China''
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"Made in China...it's the new "Made in Japan" "
Disagree that they're the new Japan. With a few exceptions, they're not there yet.
Disagree that they're the new Japan. With a few exceptions, they're not there yet.
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I concur. Remember in the 60's and 70's when anything "Made in Japan" was a joke and quality was seriously lacking? That's where I meant China is currently in a very similar process. They're just at the beginning...the laughing stock when it comes to quality. But my guess is in the next decade or so, they too will recognize that ultimately, quality control will be a key component in achieving the marketplace dominance they are currently seeking.
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Quality of Chinese manufacturing is on the rise as soon will the prices of their products. They will soon be the leader in industry. Does any one remember the TV Series Firefly? It was set in the future. The people’s second official language was Chinese. Pretty soon China will be the World’s new economic superpower.
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I get a kick out of these threads. It's so much fun to see the made in china, made in japan, made in mexico, made in america rants. And the funniest ones are the american made rants where the ranter has no idea from where the orignal material came. And they have no idea, not even a glimmer of a concept, that the problem is with the company making the decision to build something cheaper, not where it is made.
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I get a kick out of these threads. It's so much fun to see the made in china, made in japan, made in mexico, made in america rants. And the funniest ones are the american made rants where the ranter has no idea from where the orignal material came. And they have no idea, not even a glimmer of a concept, that the problem is with the company making the decision to build something cheaper, not where it is made.
I get a kick out of these threads. It's so much fun to see the made in china, made in japan, made in mexico, made in america rants. And the funniest ones are the american made rants where the ranter has no idea from where the orignal material came. And they have no idea, not even a glimmer of a concept, that the problem is with the company making the decision to build something cheaper, not where it is made.