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February 18, 2025 at 5:27 pm #43401
alan
ParticipantI had a search online for the history of Aspera engines and found very little information, so I’m considering that a short front-page website article might be useful. There are some Italian brochures online and I have some UK adverts and brochures.
I have dragged myself around the internet and company documents, but can anyone add to what I have found out…
Apparently, Aspera made parts for fridges etc before they made engines. In 1960 they had a licence from Tecumseh to produce their engines. The engines aren’t necessarily exact copies.
Probably the most common engines in the UK are the 4-stroke LAV models (3 & 4 hp) which found their way onto rotary mowers. 2-stroke engines such as the Super-2T ended up on various things and also hover mowers made by Crown.
In 1982 Aspera became a joint 50/50 venture between Fiat and Tecumseh. I believe this is when the Tecnamotor name was introduced as Tecnamotor had a CEO in charge between 1982 and 1990.
In 1989 Tecumseh bought out Tecnamotor. But I have no idea what happened after that or for how long Aspera or Tecnamotor branded engines were available after 1989. Any idea?
In the 1960s, Aspera Motors (England) Ltd in Hounslow dealt with them, later moving to Staines in Middlesex. They later became Tecnamotor (UK) Ltd.
I don’t have much hands-on knowledge of Aspera engines. I did regularly use a clients’ Mountield M5 mower with such an engine. It was reliable – although that may have been luck. I recall that the side-mounted recoil starter clattered a lot, and the exhaust went down under the mower deck. Unfortunately, they decided to get another mower and without a word they took the fully-working Mountfield to the tip!
Any idea what happened to the Aspera or Tecnamotor brand?
March 13, 2025 at 8:56 am #43485asperaitaly
ParticipantÜdv.remek írás.én is aspera motor gyűjtő vagyok jelenleg egy 1968as modellt javítok.
March 13, 2025 at 6:01 pm #43486asperaitaly
ParticipantEgyébként nagyon kevés adat található a neten mivel régen megszünt cégekről beszélünk. A Fiat és a tecumseh leányvállalatát 1981 Ben jegyezték be Torinói tanácson.de az első években az aspera sorozatszámát tüntették fel a motorokon. És a gyártósorok is ugyanazok voltak csak a tecumseh cég zsebébe több pénz vándorolt.1985ben a Fiat eladta az asperát a wirlpohlnak. A nevét a hűtőgyártó tovább használta mert jól csengő név volt.kompresszorokat gyártottak.a tecnamotor 1989ben teljesen a tecumseh birtokába került 1990től SRL cégformában majd megszüntették a nevét és tecumseh Európa spa lett 1995től
March 13, 2025 at 8:08 pm #43487alan
ParticipantThank you for the information and for taking time to reply, it is appreciated. I agree that it is difficult to find all the data regarding Aspera!
Indeed, there is a Whirlpool link to Aspera. I have now found the Whirlpool history in a business publication. It lists that in 1985/6 that Whirlpool bought “A majority interest in Aspera s.r.l., an Italian compressor manufacturer”. Aspera produced refrigerator compressors since the 1950s, at that time the company was called Aspera Frigo.
Just for interest, a little bit of info about Whirlpool: We know Whirlpool in the UK for kitchen appliances, but it is not a recently formed business. It was started in 1911 as The Upton Machine Co. in St Joseph, Michigan, they produced an electric motor driven wringer washer. In 1948 the Whirlpool brand was introduced.
For anyone wondering, the Aspera engine article I put together can be read here: https://vhgmc.co.uk/2025/03/aspera-tecumseh-engines/
March 14, 2025 at 3:56 am #43488asperaitaly
ParticipantAz aspera motornak van egy kellemes olaszos alapjárata.tak-tak-tak.más kismotoron nem találkoztam még ilyennel.és a javítás mellett kihívás a motor évjáratának meghatározása mivel nincs egyértelmű évszámjelölés rajtuk. az évekkel korábban legyártott alkatrészeket is beépítették ami a raktárukba pihent.szívesen venném ha fényképezne be a brochurákból főleg a tecnamotor korszakból.1980 bán indítják el a bv sorozatot akkor még aspera néven.bv 150 típussal .vannak műhelykönyveim az aspera motorstól az 1960-70 évekből
March 14, 2025 at 4:07 pm #43489alan
ParticipantMarch 14, 2025 at 5:31 pm #43493asperaitaly
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ParticipantMarch 14, 2025 at 7:26 pm #43500alan
ParticipantThank you for the adverts about Aspera Frigo. Interesting to see the connections between all the companies. I had not seen those adverts before.
I have a Tecnamotor service manual, attached as a PDF. There is a list of 2-stroke engine specifications at the end of section F.The models mentioned are AH47 AV47, AH58, AH81, V51-TA, H51-TH, VA-VH, ZH, AV520 AV525, AV600 AV605, AV750 AV755, AV 125, MV100S, MV100SB.
A list of 4-stroke engines is at the end of Section G and specifies the LAV 172-173, BV150-153, BV172-173, HS-HBL 30, HS-HBL 35, HS-HBL 40, HBP-HBP 40G.
https://vhgmc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tecnamotor-Aspera-Manual.pdf
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 am #43501asperaitaly
ParticipantRemek műhelykönyv .köszönjük a megosztást.jól alakul ez a fórum. Akkor a visszaterkintésemet 1980tól fogom folytatni amikor az Aspera bevezeti az Európai piacra szánt bv sorozatot.a műhelykönyve kb 1985 Ben kiadott bár nem találtam kiadási dátumot rajta.a 80 As éveket a lav és bv modellek uralják.folyamatosan fejlesztik a motorokat.párhuzamosan gyárt az Aspera és a Tecnamotor hogy kielégítsék a piaci igényeket.mivel egy tőről fakadnak így nagy az átfedés az alkatrészek között ami megkönnyíti a motorok javítási lehetőségeit.ez saját tapasztalat.
March 15, 2025 at 3:19 pm #43503asperaitaly
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