29 pto hp from a BX

[GreensvilleJay]

quik look, the 'turbo list', nothing obvious about larger implements out back.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

yeah I'd love to see that turboed BX ACTUALLY have a 6' snowblower or my 5' rototiller attached and 100% operational for at least 4 hours...!!!!!

Heat soak might do the rings in long before that point. The objective seems more for peak loads than continual.

I can see "reasonable" snow blowing in Winter where there's a lot of cooling ability and a turbo offers 2 to 4lbs of boost with some occasional 8lb peaks for drifts.

The thing is piston rings are already under a lot of load and incredible heat in a normally aspirated engine, adding boost to generate more heat and pressure--sure it's harder on the rings, but imagine how hard that is on the oil. If the oil breaks down at the ring-cylinder junction the ring wear is going to significantly increase.

 

[dlsmith]

Ring gap might be something to consider also. Higher temperatures and pressures in the chamber heat up the pistons and rings. Hotter rings could expand enough to close the ring gap and destroy the rings and pistons. Gas engines that are going to be boosted always have larger ring gaps to allow for that expansion.