We get a lot of leaves at my home. So far, I've spent about 12 hours, and I've filled around 30 bags with mulched leaves.
I have a nice setup for corralling leaves; two hand-held electric blowers that I use simultaneously. The problem is the leaves in the beds next to the house. I got tired of tripping over the power cord and getting it caught on the trees and bushes. A small gas blower would fit the job. I wasn't keen on spending $150-250 for another blower, so I kept my eyes peeled for a deal.
By chance, I found this blower at a Goodwill for $40.
The staples in the lid told me the box had never been opened. Sure enough, it was NOS.
I didn't expect to find much on the web, but there wasn't any information. Since Ryan was a subsidiary of Outboard Marine, the company that made Evinrude and Lawn Boy, I was sure it was a quality blower for the day.
The blower is pristine!
The carb and filter look good. The oil is still wet!
There isn't even dust inside the motor.
Pulled the plug and the combustion chamber is as shiny as the day it was made. I put anti-seize on the plug before reinstalling it.
I sprayed Sta-Bil fogging oil into the spark plug hole and reinstalled the plug. I pulled the starter rope twice and the motor turns easily.
I'm going to let it set for a couple of days to give the Sta-Bil time to soak into the motor.
Anything else I should do before I start it for the first time?
I have a nice setup for corralling leaves; two hand-held electric blowers that I use simultaneously. The problem is the leaves in the beds next to the house. I got tired of tripping over the power cord and getting it caught on the trees and bushes. A small gas blower would fit the job. I wasn't keen on spending $150-250 for another blower, so I kept my eyes peeled for a deal.
By chance, I found this blower at a Goodwill for $40.
The staples in the lid told me the box had never been opened. Sure enough, it was NOS.
I didn't expect to find much on the web, but there wasn't any information. Since Ryan was a subsidiary of Outboard Marine, the company that made Evinrude and Lawn Boy, I was sure it was a quality blower for the day.
The blower is pristine!
The carb and filter look good. The oil is still wet!
There isn't even dust inside the motor.
Pulled the plug and the combustion chamber is as shiny as the day it was made. I put anti-seize on the plug before reinstalling it.
I sprayed Sta-Bil fogging oil into the spark plug hole and reinstalled the plug. I pulled the starter rope twice and the motor turns easily.
I'm going to let it set for a couple of days to give the Sta-Bil time to soak into the motor.
Anything else I should do before I start it for the first time?
