Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[SS396driver]

It does. The old vids/commercials are pretty cool.
I found a box of the cutters that these use in a batch of misc saw parts I bought from a retired dealer. I had no idea what they were and tried giving them away…nobody else knew either. A little research later and found out they were worth $5-7…each
Sold them on eBay in sets of 4. Box had 100

I should have quoted SR I was responding to his post

 

[svk]

Finally you got a "good engine" lol.

lol! I know they had some good models and some that were duds. I’ve mostly dealt with the duds. We had a 84’ 35 horse merc and nothing was nothing but problems. I’ve never been a fan of anything that had the flush spark plugs without the ground electrode. This one had tons of problems with fouling and was kind of a dog overall. When I reacquired the boat, I took that off and put a Johnson on.

When I worked for the marine dealership in college, he refused to work on Mercs. I think that was a mistake because he turned off a lot of people and probably could’ve sold some of them new motors. But they are a pain to work on, especially the ones that don’t have the fully removable hood.

especially the in-line 6's.

Tower of power! Definitely cool to look at

 

[svk]

On the smoker as we speak

 

[Lionsfan]

lol! I know they had some good models and some that were duds. I’ve mostly dealt with the duds. We had a 84’ 35 horse merc and nothing was nothing but problems. I’ve never been a fan of anything that had the flush spark plugs without the ground electrode. This one had tons of problems with fouling and was kind of a dog overall. When I reacquired the boat, I took that off and put a Johnson on.

When I worked for the marine dealership in college, he refused to work on Mercs. I think that was a mistake because he turned off a lot of people and probably could’ve sold some of them new motors. But they are a pain to work on, especially the ones that don’t have the fully removable hood.

Tower of power! Definitely cool to look at

ALL big 2-stroke outboards are cool, so long as someone else is buying the gas.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Does it hover ?

I was going to get a pict. of mine, but it's too dark where it's stored. Anyway, it does not hover and here's what "someone else" wrote about them,

They were made by, Snapper Company around 1956. They have a Clinton motor and a 18” wide cut. Has a turtle head on front. Distributed by Henry Diston. “Snappin Turtle” , Southern Saw Works, Atlanta, Georgia. Model 2ST19R.

And, here's a pict. of one, (not mine)

SR

 

[sean donato]

Got the 1-76 back together and running this evening. Man this thing just sounds mean! Straight up pain to get fuel to the carb at first, but then bam running. I think I have the carb set ok. Not super great with governed saws. Idle is good, I guess I'll have to get the chain freed up and put her in some wood to tweak the high side.
Edit: added a short video

 

[MustangMike]

Got the 1-76 back together and running this evening. Man this thing just sounds mean! Straight up pain to get fuel to the carb at first, but then bam running. I think I have the carb set ok. Not super great with governed saws. Idle is good, I guess I'll have to get the chain freed up and put her in some wood to tweak the high side.
Edit: added a short video

Your video sounds great ... but I can't see a thing!

 

[SS396driver]

Got the new oil pump ,intermediate shaft and screen . Need to set the screen depth and put it together . I’ll get everything lined up then remove the pump to drive in the tube .

Nice to see that it’s a 4 bolt main engine


The new intermediate shaft is solid metal no plastic coupler

The old coupler has seen better days

The pump I removed was the same as I bought a Melling 55-1s

 

[bob kern]

Does test cutting count as a scrounge?
My bil's XL was giving him fits. Hi jet was lean and she just couldn't go.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Mark, those four bolts were the first thing I noticed when you first posted about the pump

Great block to build on!!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Went to my buddies farm to talk “firewood”.

Happy to see some deer there, my family took 3 bucks and a doe from his place last year. Hopefully we get some more this

Hopefully they do a cut soon, the hay is TALL

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I bought a tractor in the south and there must have been a hillbilly hobbit running it!

They had taken the stock seat off it and mounted one that was so low and far forward, a "normal sized" guy had all kinds of problems running it.

SO, this is how I fixed it,

I'll probably change it again later, but at least it's a LOT more user friendly for now!

SR

 

[sean donato]

Your video sounds great ... but I can't see a thing!

Try this.

 

[Chainsaw Collectors]

Good morning. Went to an auction today and filled my truck bed and trailer. My recent saw aacquisitions are a McCulloch 35, Allis Chalmers 95, and Homelite SuperXL.

 

[svk]

Good morning. Busy but good day yesterday

Venison roast, venison brats, and beef short ribs on the smoker. Especially the venison was superb. Dipped those roast slices in horseradish cream-perfection.

Worked on the brush hog (carb will probably need to come off completely for a full clean.)

Then we built racks for the smaller outboard motors. The main runners are on another rack and only 3 motors were too big for the rack. Sure was nice to get all of that off the ground.

 

[JimR]

Can somebody please shut off the rain so I can mow my lawn?

 

[SS396driver]

Mark, those four bolts were the first thing I noticed when you first posted about the pump

Great block to build on!!

It’s a strong running engine . Had a rebuild just prior to me buying the truck. I put 50k miles on it and it burned no oil . Leaked yes that’s why I’m going through it . One piece pan gasket new intake and valve cover gaskets too

 

[Lee192233]

In honor of 5600 pages of other stuff and some scrounging...While I was looking for a pic of the Makita EA5600 I found they're only $449.00 on Amazon. That's a good price for what is probably a reliable 50cc class saw. Might have to add one to my stable...

 

[Squareground3691]

In honor of 5600 pages of other stuff and some scrounging...View attachment 1198380While I was looking for a pic of the Makita EA5600 I found they're only $449.00 on Amazon. That's a good price for what is probably a reliable 50cc class saw. Might have to add one to my stable...

 

[svk]

Well, I popped the carb off the brush hog. All the fuel inside was dark brown again from the seafoam dissolving varnish. Gave it a full clean but all the rubbers in the carb need replacement so I’ll grab a kit in the morning.

Otherwise it’s a beautiful day here.