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ssshhhh u.....?You got plenty of them I hear ???
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ssshhhh u.....?You got plenty of them I hear ???
This is highly dependent on where you live. I remember a few years back at a Kohler engine update class, they were really push propane and natural gas conversion kits for gasoline powered engines. Which I thought was rather odd as they make gasoline powered engines. As I found out after the class there was a large distributer in California that was installing these kits and had a fit that it voided the manufacturer's warranty. So Kohler like the good little arse kiss they were jumped to keep a (one) distributer happy. In the 10 years I worked on engines we had to install a handful of those kits. Mostly to municipalities. It was a good idea but kinda flopped in the past few years around here. I know it coming but I don't think its going to be anytime soon. Most of our issue (I think) is related to the stigma of older engines that were a lot louder and very messy. By comparison a modern 2 stroke is quite clean and (can be) quite if so desired.Part of the problem also is they are making small weedwacker type engines illegal to run within different towns and cities places. I'm seeing more and more places that you are not allowed to run engines and have to run electric tools. The environmentalists are saying "air pollution and noise as the biggest factors. It does greatly affect our hobby with the push for electric only. I've heard people say would love to try but they can't run gas engines where they live. Look at the landscaping industry a lot of them have tiny windows on certain days to work and now many places ban their gas engines. So they've had to buy electric powered tools.
I don't hate "E-words" but to me they are missing their soul,so to speak.
I really don't like the high pitched Eeeee whine sound. Engines have a visceral effects on you,sometimes the sound can be annoying to others but for us Brap brothers,it's beautiful.
Yep, I'm in the minority here ?? and big bore for someone my age is even more rare unless they have a lot of money coming in from somewhere (I make all of my money myself, nothing is handed down from my parents, I feel if they give me stuff it's not really mine and I didn't work for it) which people my age probably don't.If you look at the most recent 5th scale races, you won't see a lot of younger guys like Z running their cars. You will see a bunch of middle aged gents like myself.
Man, I agree! At this point I'm stocking up on EVERYTHING. I feel That real engines are trying to be phased out like the phone booth!Part of the problem also is they are making small weedwacker type engines illegal to run within different towns and cities places. I'm seeing more and more places that you are not allowed to run engines and have to run electric tools. The environmentalists are saying "air pollution and noise as the biggest factors. It does greatly affect our hobby with the push for electric only. I've heard people say would love to try but they can't run gas engines where they live. Look at the landscaping industry a lot of them have tiny windows on certain days to work and now many places ban their gas engines. So they've had to buy electric powered tools.
I don't hate "E-words" but to me they are missing their soul,so to speak.
I really don't like the high pitched Eeeee whine sound. Engines have a visceral effects on you,sometimes the sound can be annoying to others but for us Brap brothers,it's beautiful.
Old tights! Hell yeah!pair of old tights?..job done ?
Well all the eco crazys pretty much are!I feel That real engines are trying to be phased out like the phone booth!
I feel bad for you guys that live in a commie utopia.
It is dude, running motors and making smoke gets some people super bummed! I still feel like we have the right to run!Well all the eco crazys pretty much are!
Oh hell yeah, sounds like you're not there to take poop and you know your rights!I just so happen to have an arse hat for an neighbor. But no noise ordinances. He tried calling the cops once, I called the township code enforcement officer ? now he lets me alone..... one man's junk yard is a pissed neighbors leverage
I just so happen to have an arse hat for an neighbor. But no noise ordinances. He tried calling the cops once, I called the township code enforcement officer ? now he lets me alone..... one man's junk yard is a pissed neighbors leverage
It's kind of the same with the dirt bikes and quads, I have to find spots for those too obviously. But with 1/5 scale RC I sort of wanted to run something closer to people so they could see a motor run and that they can do it too!You may be able to buy petrol but there are places you cannot run our engines"Its a noise pollution issue on top of air/environmental pollution problem.
So running these engines in any capacity is now becoming illegal in a lot of different places.
And if you have grumpy neighbors,well life is gonna suck.
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