Posted by Red on August 20, 2010, 11:14 pm
On Aug 19, 10:03 am, trad...@optonline.net wrote:
> On Aug 18, 5:45 am, Aled Owen <aled29 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> > > You might find that it is cheaper to buy a gas mower than to convert
> > > what you have to gas.
> > At the moment it isn't statistically, I can get a rubbish plastic thing
> > for less than £100 from B&Q but it's almost guarenteed to break.
> > Considering I'm not going to start the project until Winter I'll have a
> > look at mower prices around the end of the season. I had my eye on a
> > Honda or a VIKING mower but I thought if I converted my Mountfield to
> > Petrol I could get a few good years out of it still.
> > --
> > Aled Owen
> Sell the electric one you have and buy a petrol one, either new or
> used. If you buy it used, it will kind of like swapping, with no
> fuss, no muss. There are so many obvious practical problems, that
> it surely isn't worth the time and money to try to convert one.
I agree. You would have problems with mounting holes and length of
shaft. In addition to the engine you would need to buy throttle
cables and the safety brake. Then you would need holes drilled in the
handle to mount the controls. WAY to much trouble.
Posted by Bob F on August 21, 2010, 2:54 am
Aled Owen wrote:
> I have a lawn which is simply too big for an electric mower to cope
> with, also I hate having to mess around with the cable all the time.
> Rather than buying a new mower I've looked at Briggs and Stratton
> engines as well as Honda engines and it seems it would be cheaper to
> buy an engine and adapt it to fit the mower.
> Has anybody done this before, is it actually possible? It's got a
> steel chassis not some cheap plastic rubbish (ironic considering it
> was pretty cheap mower).
> The only problem I can see so far is having to replace the sproket
> (and perhaps blade) because the Honda engines seem to have a bigger
> output shaft diameter than on the current electric engine (I've not
> measured it yet I can't find my depth gauge D:, all in good time
> though)
> Any help would be appreciated
Go search freecycle or craigslist for a free/cheap gas mower.
I've never seen an electric built heavy enough to handle a gas engine. Chassis,
wheels,.....
Re-furbing an old gas mower would be a way easier job.
Posted by Frank on August 23, 2010, 7:31 am
> Aled Owen wrote:
> > I have a lawn which is simply too big for an electric mower to cope
> > with, also I hate having to mess around with the cable all the time.
> > Rather than buying a new mower I've looked at Briggs and Stratton
> > engines as well as Honda engines and it seems it would be cheaper to
> > buy an engine and adapt it to fit the mower.
> > Has anybody done this before, is it actually possible? It's got a
> > steel chassis not some cheap plastic rubbish (ironic considering it
> > was pretty cheap mower).
> > The only problem I can see so far is having to replace the sproket
> > (and perhaps blade) because the Honda engines seem to have a bigger
> > output shaft diameter than on the current electric engine (I've not
> > measured it yet I can't find my depth gauge D:, all in good time
> > though)
> > Any help would be appreciated
> Go search freecycle or craigslist for a free/cheap gas mower.
> I've never seen an electric built heavy enough to handle a gas engine. Chassis,
> wheels,.....
> Re-furbing an old gas mower would be a way easier job.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I googled long and hard for "redneck lawnmower". Came up with a lot
of neat stuff but not exactly what op wants. I suggest tying a small
gasoline generator to the top of the electric mower to free it of the
cord ;)
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> > > You might find that it is cheaper to buy a gas mower than to convert
> > > what you have to gas.
> > At the moment it isn't statistically, I can get a rubbish plastic thing
> > for less than £100 from B&Q but it's almost guarenteed to break.
> > Considering I'm not going to start the project until Winter I'll have a
> > look at mower prices around the end of the season. I had my eye on a
> > Honda or a VIKING mower but I thought if I converted my Mountfield to
> > Petrol I could get a few good years out of it still.
> > --
> > Aled Owen
> Sell the electric one you have and buy a petrol one, either new or
> used. If you buy it used, it will kind of like swapping, with no
> fuss, no muss. There are so many obvious practical problems, that
> it surely isn't worth the time and money to try to convert one.