Fate shined upon me, while hunting the perfect Christmas tree no less. I saw this with some cut branches on it, likely sitting outside for at least a year. I found one of the older fellas and asked him what the deal was with it, he said they (tree farm workers) hadn't used it in quite a while. I asked him if he would consider selling it, he said yep. I asked him if he'd take $50, he said yep. Luckily we were buying a few trees and had a trailer. Engine oil looks meh, the recoil is locked up. Initially I thought the engine had thrown the rod as it would turn to the same position the stop hard, fortunately it's just the recoil spring getting bound up. Removing the shroud allowed the engine to rotate freely with the piston reciprocating correctly. Tomorrow I'll have time to check the ignition and check everything out more thoroughly. I do believe it's missing a cover from the front top.
