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tin-man 04-21-2011 01:29 AM
PRC Cobra....... with apologies
 
This has got to be an original barn find. Its called a Shau-Tu-la-ge replica. Its got a Loush single cylinder engine rated at 12HP with a significant amount of torque. Has a manual transmission and swing steering. One of the neat features is the custom built re-bar seating arrangement and it comes with extra large trunk space. Top speed, downhill, is 15 km per hour.

Currently on display at the Zhuhai Auto Show. No fixed price yet, we waiting for offers.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man, Zhuhai, P.R.C.
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xb-60 04-21-2011 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tin-man (Post 1124179)
This has got to be an original barn find. Its called a Shau-Tu-la-ge replica. Its got a Loush single cylinder engine rated at 12HP with a significant amount of torque. Has a manual transmission and swing steering. One of the neat features is the custom built re-bar seating arrangement and it comes with extra large trunk space. Top speed, downhill, is 15 km per hour.

Currently on display at the Zhuhai Auto Show. No fixed price yet, we waiting for offers.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man, Zhuhai, P.R.C.
Hey tin-man.
A Loush? Does Jack know they're doing a copy of one of his engines?
It's got a manual trans, so you wouldn't be able to drive that, would you?

You know my 'how much power is enough' question? That Loush don't have enough, buddy. Would fail on rev limit as well.

Cheers!:D
Glen

V-MAN 04-21-2011 06:04 AM
Awesome
 
I think it's beautiful :D The only problem I see in the design is the steering looks to be a little "heavy" :LOL:

blykins 04-21-2011 06:12 AM
Can I get one with motor mounts for a V8? ;)

tin-man 04-21-2011 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by xb-60 (Post 1124191)
Hey tin-man.
A Loush? Does Jack know they're doing a copy of one of his engines?
It's got a manual trans, so you wouldn't be able to drive that, would you?

You know my 'how much power is enough' question? That Loush don't have enough, buddy. Would fail on rev limit as well.

Cheers!:D
Glen
Glen, Don't know if Happy Jack knows this or not:LOL:. I have seen these machine all over China in the countryside and they are awesome, their traction is profound since it's front wheel driven These suckers can pull out a tree stumps without breaking a sweat and do a reverse wheelie in the process, take a look at the front tires, talk about traction, they dig in and don't budge. Standard equipment for most farmers. BTW they start this with a hand crank. Seems like a good company to invest in, let's see, there are 800 million people in the central and northern provinces and half of them are farmers. But five will get you ten the company is run by the P.L.A. [Peoples Liberation Army] and there will be no outside investors allowed to participate.These folks are into everything.

Sorry, I digress.

So I am guessing this won't ring your bell in the power dept, correct?%/

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

tin-man 04-21-2011 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by V-MAN (Post 1124195)
I think it's beautiful :D The only problem I see in the design is the steering looks to be a little "heavy" :LOL:
V-Man The guy who owned this visited my factory this morning and I had to take a picture of it, the more you look at it, the more it becomes a piece of work. Beauty is cetainly in the eye of the beholder in this case for all things mechanical. I'm betting with a few coats of paint and some chrome work on the Loush engine it would be a real show stopper.:CRY::LOL: y'think?

While it looks heavy it is surprisingly easy to "steer".

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

tin-man 04-21-2011 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by blykins (Post 1124196)
Can I get one with motor mounts for a V8? ;)
sorry, the original design was for a horse but it transitioned into the Loush 12HP iteration as seen in the picture when the combustion engine came along. I do hear however they will be offering a turbo charged version in the near future, maybe this would work for you?:LOL::LOL:

Cheers, John AKA, tin-man

Ron61 04-21-2011 06:44 AM
Now that is quite a machine. The front looks a lot like a rototiller that I used to have but it had more power. It would be fun to have one all fixed up and show up at a car show with it. I bet they would have a devil of a time deciding which class it would go in.

Ron :LOL: :LOL:

392cobra 04-21-2011 06:49 AM
Is that a Chinese Brembo brake caliber hanging behind the right front tire ??

tin-man 04-21-2011 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron61 (Post 1124204)
Now that is quite a machine. The front looks a lot like a rototiller that I used to have but it had more power. It would be fun to have one all fixed up and show up at a car show with it. I bet they would have a devil of a time deciding which class it would go in.

Ron :LOL: :LOL:
Ron, you are right, it would be a blast just to show up and some top end car show with Ferraris n' Porches n' Bentleys n'all and Cobras of course, and take pictures of the dude's lookin' down their noses while deciding where they should place this beast. Do they have a category for unconventional pieces of work?

Lets see:

Original cost: $1250
Transportation costs to the USA: $5000
Prepping for the car show: $10,000
Look on the faces of the judges: Priceless.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

tin-man 04-21-2011 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 392cobra (Post 1124206)
Is that a Chinese Brembo brake caliber hanging behind the right front tire ??
Fred, by George, I do think you are right, there was only one and I understand its optional: right or left, depending on the drivers preference. It's foot powered you know.

Cheers, John AKA, tin-man

xb-60 04-21-2011 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tin-man (Post 1124199)
Glen, Don't know if Happy Jack knows this or not:LOL:. I have seen these machine all over China in the countryside and they are awesome, their traction is profound since it's front wheel driven These suckers can pull out a tree stumps without breaking a sweat and do a reverse wheelie in the process, take a look at the front tires, talk about traction, they dig in and don't budge. Standard equipment for most farmers. BTW they start this with a hand crank. Seems like a good company to invest in, let's see, there are 800 million people in the central and northern provinces and half of them are farmers. But five will get you ten the company is run by the P.L.A. [Peoples Liberation Army] and there will be no outside investors allowed to participate.These folks are into everything.

Sorry, I digress.

So I am guessing this won't ring your bell in the power dept, correct?%/

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man
Correct. Yours neither (a 511?? Yee-ikes)
Believe it or not John, I have experience with similar gadgets (Howard Gem Rotavators) and handcranking a big single cylinder engine is a real lottery unless you do it right. Get the magneto setting wrong and it breaks your arm.
Cheers,
Glen


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