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I purchased new Wilesco D161 from Peter a while back and it has been quietly sitting in my living room for a couple of weeks, I have finally had some time to fire it up.

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Here is just the engine running



and a short video at the end of the run with the drive shaft hooked up.



The photos really don't do it justice, I like the Green, Black and Nickel as a color scheme.
I will say that the plastic bevel gears are extremely noisy, I may investigate replacing them with Brass ones to see if that will quiet it down.

Here it is with the rest of the family.

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Bill

I really like the colour scheme on your D161, much better than blue.
It's a great runner and not too noisy,
I always remove the drive belt from the fake governor before I run my D10 or D24el, the noise off that gets on my nerves.

Good color scheme and I don't have a problem with noise, unless it's grinding to a halt.

Very nice trio of Wilesco Engines.

Thanks for posting the pictures and video!

Somewhat unfamiliar in green etc, but I like it more than the traditional blue.

A handsome plant to be sure, sometimes gear noise bothers me & sometimes I think they enhance the experience , in this case I like the sound.

Thanks Bruce, My kitchen table tends to amplify sound, I will endeavor to run it on a more solid surface next time.

Much better, and way more versatile than the previous versions IMHO...

A very cool addition, thanks for sharing Larry 

Thanks Jan, From Larry

Bill

Yes, that's the one, didn't know it hadn't been released yet. I like it!