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Jul 2, 2018 · Briggs says 5-30 has the widest temp ranges. You can run royal purple, it's expensive, but there are others just as good for much cheaper. I would get any decent 5-30 and not think twice about it. My gravely lawnmower gets motor craft and I've never had an issue.

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Jul 27, 2018 · The best analogy I could give you would be the difference between long tube headers and shorties. Shorties give you a gain over stock because of less restriction, but if you want the most out of a performance motor, you will opt for longtubes, because they have longer primaries, hence why performance cars run longtubes.

Aug 7, 2016 · Re: cavitation plate on long tail muc motor Ok , I'll try to help you , a cav plate on a longtail has the purpose of creating anopposing force on the lower shaft to keep the prop in the water . To keep the prop from blowing out.

Nov 13, 2015 · Re: Small mud motor for canoe or small jon boat? the small kit is every bit of 50lbs + motor weight. as said before, wouldn't recommend for a canoe. Fri Nov 06, 2015 6:56 pm

Mar 23, 2010 · If you are running rocky rivers, get a jet. If you are running mud, brush, and vegetation, get a mud motor. I often run my mud motor in rocky rivers to get to the large marshes I hunt, they DO NOT run nearly as well or as shallow as a jet boat on a tunnel boat. But... if you try to take that jet engine in mud or weeds, you are dead in the water.

Jul 24, 2012 · gtr35 gt 1854 / w gatorglide 12 ft 11hp longtail 14 ft 10 hp longtail Merc 225hp TR20: Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:15 am

Mar 4, 2020 · Well I hope something happens cause I got to buy another motor this fall but it’s if it all comes together it sounds like this may be a pretty good setup. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:06 pm

Jan 8, 2014 · Re: Dixie Mud Motor I personally know 2 guys that run Dixie's, one has had 3. 2 23s and 35 no issues and one has a 23 no issues. I had a Carlisle HT belt break around my 11hr mark.