This may be a little off topic but it deals with saws and other small engines. Let's hear some of your "small engine stupidity", here's a few of mine in order of importance.
1a. Back in 1970 when I was 10 my parents bought me a nice used Honda Mini Trail 50. We sold it about 7 years later for $10.00 at a garage sale-restoreable shape.
1b. (Just as important to me as 1a) In 1973 got a new Honda SL70. Sold it about 10 years later for $20.00- restoreable shape.
1c. ( not as valuable as 1a or 1b, but) During the mid 70's my dad had a Stihl 015. I used it a lot to clear dirtbike trails. About 10 years ago I was going to get it running, but trashed it and bought a cheapo Homelite-decent shape.
2. During the mid 70's my dad built me a go kart. We went to a smallengine shop and got an old saw. We must not had it geared right because it wouldn't pull the kart. Few years later I trashed it all. I think it was a yellow saw engine- probably a Mac or Power Products. Sure hope it wasn't a West Bend.
3. Back in the late 70's I bought some type of Kawasaki Green Streak for $5.00. My sister drove me and my mother 25 mile to a dealer to get parts -they offered me $75.00 for it. My sister said sell it-that made me want it more. Couple years later I trashed it all. Then a year or two later here came a dude with another Green Streak for $20.00. If I had it all tday I could build a neat old bike.
You guys have any "Small Engine Stupidity" over the years???
1a. Back in 1970 when I was 10 my parents bought me a nice used Honda Mini Trail 50. We sold it about 7 years later for $10.00 at a garage sale-restoreable shape.
1b. (Just as important to me as 1a) In 1973 got a new Honda SL70. Sold it about 10 years later for $20.00- restoreable shape.
1c. ( not as valuable as 1a or 1b, but) During the mid 70's my dad had a Stihl 015. I used it a lot to clear dirtbike trails. About 10 years ago I was going to get it running, but trashed it and bought a cheapo Homelite-decent shape.
2. During the mid 70's my dad built me a go kart. We went to a smallengine shop and got an old saw. We must not had it geared right because it wouldn't pull the kart. Few years later I trashed it all. I think it was a yellow saw engine- probably a Mac or Power Products. Sure hope it wasn't a West Bend.
3. Back in the late 70's I bought some type of Kawasaki Green Streak for $5.00. My sister drove me and my mother 25 mile to a dealer to get parts -they offered me $75.00 for it. My sister said sell it-that made me want it more. Couple years later I trashed it all. Then a year or two later here came a dude with another Green Streak for $20.00. If I had it all tday I could build a neat old bike.
You guys have any "Small Engine Stupidity" over the years???