Sweet stash! Yup, I'd give that thoroughbred pony a nice home....
I had an old 61 Rancher that I used in commercial applications for over a decade. It was just the "right" combination of bulk vs. balls. I put at least one jug on it, rebuilt the carb several times, replaced a fried ignition module, and dropped a small elm on it. That ol' girl was still screamin' when some a**munch stole it.
A couple years back, I found a 262 in the back of my buddy's saw shop. He said it had been there for several years and it didn't run. Looked it over, pulled the rope, and bought it on the spot. The crapped out carb was clean and I was tachin' it in within the hour. Yep, it's my new(!?) favorite. It, too, seems to have the perfect power/wt. ratio for my blown out back. I hope to find another decent one some day, although the prospects are not good unless one wants to senselessly throw money at that huge gamble called e-pray!
You are right about the gamble on Ebay. I WON on my 61!!!!
Last year and it is used but not much and RUNS LIKE NEW. This last 18 months or so the stuff is way too much...not worth that gamble anymore.:bang:
