Air-Intake Methodology Combats Many Ongoing Lawn Care Issues

The Engines Division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. recently introduced the all-new FT730V-EFI engine with vortical air filtration (VAF), an air-intake methodology that combats many ongoing issues faced by lawn care professionals. According to the company, this combination delivers:

• Longer engine life due to VAF’s debris-cleaning effects, which aim to get clean air into the engine without also introducing external debris, such as loose grass clippings.
• Less maintenance as the pre-filter and filter can run for up to 50 hours before requiring cleaning, and 250 hours before replacing paper filter.
• A high-efficiency air intake system that not only uses centrifugal air movement to move heavy grass, dust and debris away from the air filter, but also ejects accumulated debris out of the engine through a duckbill debris ejection valve, leaving only fine dust behind, which is easily trapped in the filter.
• Easy removal of grass entering the cooling air path system under normal mower use through the large clean-out ports located over the cylinder heads.
• An integrated e-governor that immediately adjusts the engine power-to-load for maximum cutting power at higher speeds, cleaner mowing when units are used in heavy turf and minimizing the need for re-cuts.
• Protection of the sealed electronic control unit to prevent exposure to weather, dirt and vibration.
• An open-loop design to avoid the need for an oxygen sensor, maintain low engine temperatures (which helps reduce oil consumption) and contribute to a longer overall engine life.