Bromleyxphil Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Looking at a boat with a Barrus shire engine tomorrow. It’s had a new engine in recently. I have been told that there is a big difference between the yellow and grey engines and the grey engines are better. Is there any truth in this or is it an urban “towpath” myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) What colour is the one your looking at or haven't you seen any photos of the engine? I'm sure I've seen a green Barrus Shirehorse engine, but perhaps it had been repainted. Edited November 20, 2019 by blackrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromleyxphil Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 I don’t know what colour it is until I get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Someone will be along shortly with something more definitive about your colour issue, but I wonder if the info you're hearing actually refers to the different Barrus engines, the Shanks and the Shire? As I understand it, the Shire is based on a Japanese Yanmar engine and has a better reputation than the Shanks which is said to be based on a lesser known Chinese unit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 and I suspect for good reasons Shanks seemed to be dropped by Barrus PDQ. Forget colour, you need to establish Shire range or Shanks range and avoid Shanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromleyxphil Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Thanks for the info, it looks like a grain of truth in the towpath myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 If it has the exhaust manifold exposed or wrapped in glass cloth then it is almost certainly a Shanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 If it is a new engine I would expect it to have the base engine emissions plate on it, this will probably show the base engine manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacet Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 27 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said: If it has the exhaust manifold exposed or wrapped in glass cloth then it is almost certainly a Shanks. The current range of Shire engines do not have a water cooled exhaust manifold file:///C:/Users/Ian/Downloads/shire-brochure-2019-low-res.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tacet said: The current range of Shire engines do not have a water cooled exhaust manifold file:///C:/Users/Ian/Downloads/shire-brochure-2019-low-res.pdf Thanks, that one slipped past me. A retrograde step I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 If its a new engine its unlikely to be a Shanks as I think the last were sold about 5-6 years ago (approx-I can remember talking to Barrus engineer about it when he came to sort out a problem on one of the last ones) I suppose its always possible that someone has stored one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luggsy Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Mine is a shire 45 grey 5 years old , I thought the yellow Barrus is the higher HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromleyxphil Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Thanks for all of the replies I will let you know how I go on phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bromleyxphil Posted November 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Well yellow, grey, red, blue it didn’t matter. The boat has no engine despite being advertised as having one fitted......its on order. Not only our politicians are generous with the truth. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted November 23, 2019 Report Share Posted November 23, 2019 Hope you didn't have to travel too far. What was the boat like? If the engine is to be installed and commissioned prior to sale it might be worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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