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Post by rowdy235 on Jul 3, 2008 13:21:08 GMT -5
Alright guys, put down the saws for a minute, lets see some of your other 2-stroke toys. I'll Start- I have a 198? Tanaka TBC-160 Trimmer currently undergoing a complete rebuild. Tanaka TBC-2251 (2001ish)-  1964 Evinrude Lightwin mounted on a 10' aluminum boat:  1998 Yamaha 40 mounted on an 18' pontoon boat:  Lets see 'em! |
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jul 3, 2008 21:57:44 GMT -5
Here's an older pic of our little Sea Rayder. It has a 4 cylinder 2 stroke engine.  Dan |
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Post by rowdy235 on Jul 4, 2008 21:37:25 GMT -5
Nice Boat, what brand is the engine?
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Post by billg on Jul 6, 2008 1:43:58 GMT -5
Rowdy,
That Evinrude is awful new. The ones around here are a bit older. The Johnson's are redheads but the rudes are Blue.
Bill
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Post by lesorubcheek on Jul 6, 2008 13:22:02 GMT -5
Nice Boat, what brand is the engine? Its a Mercury SportJet 120. Not a super fast boat, but fun nonetheless. Dan |
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Post by rowdy235 on Jul 6, 2008 14:07:03 GMT -5
Nice, if you ask me a slow boat is better than no boat.
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Post by hawtsawz on Jul 6, 2008 15:42:49 GMT -5
I got an early 70's 3 hp. Tecumseh brushcutter at an Engine show a few weeks ago for $10. It ran, but terrible. I got it home and cracked the carb (never been messed with) and it was full of s**t. I looked thru my old parts and found a Tilly carb in a Clinton box that matched the Power Products mount and with some parts exchanges I have an excellent yard machine. It was a fun project with minimal swearing involved!!  |
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Post by rowdy235 on Jul 6, 2008 23:12:04 GMT -5
Nice hawtsawz. 3hp is a pretty powerful brushcutter. Ya used it much?
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Post by mikevan on Jul 7, 2008 6:02:10 GMT -5
My most hated tool - Stihl FS something string trimmer - Not because it's bad, I just hate using it - Getting completely covered with green slop just isn't my idea of fun. I've got hundreds of yards of places to trim, along stonewalls, the brook, etc. I usually only do them twice a year, mostly because I hate doing it so bad.
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Post by hawtsawz on Jul 7, 2008 15:42:02 GMT -5
Rowdy, Yes I have used it a few times but it is quite heavy, but lots of power. I'm glad it has the original shoulder harness because you definately need it to operate it! It's a commercial unit for sure! Mike, Try tilting the cutting end down and to the left if the head turns clockwise or vice versa if it turns the other way. This throws the grass away from you and not up at you. Hope this helps. Hawt |
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Post by mikevan on Jul 7, 2008 17:27:18 GMT -5
Hawt, I know where I'd like to turn that thing! But, it sure beats the old way, hand clippers & old scythe - I have a few more 2 strokes too, a Stihl [old FS 61 I think with a brush blade on it, [not too fond of it either] A Homelite Yard Broom? I think it's called, and a 1974 Solex [made in France] moped my daughter got for free this summer. It had 1980 gas in the tank, boy did it stink! Spent close to 2 days on it, but it runs nice now. Aug 1 she gets her licence, she can't wait to start riding it the 2 miles to work.
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Post by hawtsawz on Jul 8, 2008 7:51:44 GMT -5
Forgot about the '74 Kawasaki 350 Big Horn in the shed. It has a rotary valve 2 stroke like in the old snowmobiles. It still runs but needs a top end rebuild. Also got a '60's Homelite XLBC4 Brushcutter that needs some parts which reminds me I should be asking around on the site. It's a Super XL power band.
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Post by rowdy235 on Jul 15, 2008 1:24:22 GMT -5
That Kawasaki sounds like it'd be fun
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Post by 2stroked on May 21, 2017 13:51:27 GMT -5
I know this is an old thread, but I had to post.
I have my XL-12's of course, an old stubborn but wonderfully effective FS-61E trimmer with the plastic blade string combo head, and two 1e40qmb based scooters...
The scooters are single cylinder 40mm bore stock 49cc engines. Now one is 72cc 47mm bore and one is getting ready for a 50mm 84cc kit and crank. That both have Technigas Next-R expansion chambers and the 72cc Polini will run an honest 52mph gps verified.
I have a PowersBee (Chrysler) go kart engine here too, that is getting ported and modified to be mounted on a GtaveDigger RC truck. Four wheel drive four wheel steer. Should run 70+mph but will likely never be near that speed.
Gotta love an engine that weighs less than half as much as a four stroke of similar size, and can Rev nearly twice as fast.
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Post by Brian VT on May 21, 2017 15:32:47 GMT -5
...I have a PowerBee (Chrysler) go kart engine here too... I had a Chrysler Sno Runner with that engine. Had to sell it a couple years ago to help pay for daughter's college. :-( snorunner.com/p/history |
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Post by undee70ss on May 21, 2017 15:41:19 GMT -5
Not a toy, but still a 2 stroke. My parents bought it in 1974 I believe, became my job cutting the grass when I was 12 or 13, (77-78). When I bought my house in 92 dad bought a new mower for himself and gave me this one, and I still use it today, only mower I have ever used. Still starts in a pull or two cold.   |
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Post by 2stroked on May 21, 2017 19:12:43 GMT -5
Nice. Mag body LB.
Does that have the funky blade style?
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Post by undee70ss on May 21, 2017 19:16:11 GMT -5
Nice. Mag body LB. Does that have the funky blade style? Don't know what you mean by funky? Just looks like a regular mower blade. |
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Post by 2stroked on May 21, 2017 19:56:47 GMT -5
Nice. Mag body LB. Does that have the funky blade style? Don't know what you mean by funky? Just looks like a regular mower blade. I am talking about the compound blade system. It's a normal blade wth a shuryken looking center piece. |
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Post by undee70ss on May 21, 2017 20:01:53 GMT -5
Ill take a pic sometime this week and post it. The center piece is the muffler.
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