Scrap metal
I'm sure there are others who will disagree, but my experience with Tecumseh engines has been less than good. Personally, I would not give $100 for one, but then that is just me. Others may have had better experiences than I have had.
Tecumseh's curse. I won't have one except free and then to the scrap yard. Got one this summer, came with a used snapper (already had a good briggs engine for it, just wanted the mower part, that Briggs, 8 horse vertical, $219 brand new), I thought, "well, wonder how long this tecumseh will last" about half an hour, maybe 45 minutes. Started fine, got to mowing and... blew a rod right through the crankcase. Nice hole, nice globs of oil all over. Every single one of them things I ever had, on anything, just..well, was crap. Had a new less than three mowings on it pushmower given to me once by an old lady I was doing some work for. Had been stored under her house since her late husband died and he had just bought the thing. Tecumseh on it. I ran it about...don't recall, less than half a dozen times, BANG, it went. Wasn't abusing it, oil was still clean, I mean..wth? Few others like that.
cursed..it's the name, gotta be...
I am not any kind of brand loyal, nuthing like that, but there's a few things to do with mechanical do dads I just can't stand, those alleged engines are one of them.
I don't own a splitter but if I did and wanted to repower, it would be plug in electric (220 if possible) or one of those small diesels they sell now. If it has to be a little gasser..look for an old cast iron briggs for cheap and do a rebuild on it.
I like briggs, they work, and when they don't, plenty of cheap parts out there, etc. next down the line kohler, they work, but when they bust, egad does ferrari own kohler now? Are they outta their mindz? No I am not paying chevy v8 crate engine prices for one of their little engines, no thanks...
Honda never owned one, can't comment
kawasaki on the DR walk behind trimmer, tough as nails, starts one pull every time.
Electric motors, seen em work non stop 30 years in factories, and usually can be rebuilt
diesels..just work There's a reason why the vast majority of equipment and big trucks and stuff that have to positively keep working the longest are ..diesel.