https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Recent Posts en-us Thu, 21 May 2026 07:34:03 UTC 5 support@outdoorking-forum.com.au (OutdoorKing Repair Forum) UBB.threads https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/122205.html#Post122205
]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:31:32 +0000 NormK https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/122205.html#Post122205 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/118983.html#Post118983 I could have wheeled it home but just didn't want to bother at the time. When I came back 40 minutes later it was gone and of course felt regret as I realised I could have used the parts for a Briggs Victa which I forgot at the time.
This also reconfirmed that mowers never stay long on kerbside rubbish. Plenty of tinkerers out there.

]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 22:55:00 +0000 Mowerfreak https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/118983.html#Post118983 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/116697.html#Post116697
I wouldn't advertise a good running 16 inch Chonda for small areas like a Unit because of all the ones I've had will last years
and cut half an acre of grass for years , that's all the Chonda mowers that get oil changes + air filter cleaned and are good mechanically when I get them.

A lot of people don't realize when they message you on gumtree that you can click on their user name in the message
and it goes straight to their Gumtree account so as long as you keep their message you can wait until they are listing
items for sale and then message them that you will buy something they are selling at half price but some you can
message straight away as they have for sale ads at the time.

I was selling a good Vintage mower for $100. and had a guy message me to buy for around $50 and
when I looked at what he was selling he had the same mower that wasn't as good and was asking $250.

If you go into your email account, not the gumtree messaging account you can block them from ever sending
messages again ,that's the easiest thing to do with lowballers.

As we know Phone messages are easily blocked too.

It's kind of funny what people do as I've had buyers fill the tank with diesel and one guy took his mower
to a service station to ask what he should put in the fuel tank and the guy at the shop sold him a bottle
of engine oil so I get a call that the mower won't run.

Sometimes I give buyers a free 5 litre fuel can just because they have no idea where to buy one from.

Cheers
Max.

]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 02:34:58 +0000 maxwestern https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/116697.html#Post116697 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/116480.html#Post116480 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1870282510030264/
I was wondering if the three girls come with it........
But I haven't got a rideon....
It would keep then safe too.
speedy

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:46:35 +0000 speedy https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/116480.html#Post116480 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115760.html#Post115760
]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:29:00 +0000 Mowerfreak https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115760.html#Post115760 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115722.html#Post115722 speedy

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:41:13 +0000 speedy https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115722.html#Post115722 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115027.html#Post115027
I have the ozito paint sprayer - $40 and it has saved me countless hours
2x ozito petrol blowers – plenty of power, they use the old ryobi PLT motor
1x split shaft trimmer – again ryobi motor


Have a large complement of 18v Xu1 tools (made by ozito) – only one that has let me down is the angle grinder (though the circ saw is gutless)

I also bought the little ozito 10in chainsaw. They are a knock off of a Zenoah g2500. Absolutely amazing saw. Sold under 100 different names – gmc, 909 and 100 others in UK and USA – eg

https://www.farmertec.com/25-4cc-Jo...out-Saw-Chain-and-Guide-Bar-p720560.html


I guess what we are all saying is Ozito does make some good stuff.

But these mowers are not amongst them.

I picked up one of the push mowers, tried it (after adjusting) and put it straight on the verge.

Gone within 5 minutes.

And if I had a dollar for every electric one with a ‘working’ sign on it sitting on the verge, I could probably but 2 of them new.

]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:54:07 +0000 Tyler https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115027.html#Post115027 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114196.html#Post114196
I buy the fully synthetic oil in bulk with a friend and have found that, aside from the spark arrestor issue with blowers I’ve had very few issues. I have 8 stihl 2-strokes engines on various equipment in regular use and they are worked pretty hard at times. I do the recommended maintenance on my gear and make sure things are put away clean and ready to go. The “grumpiest” is the hedge trimmer, bit of a bear to start sometimes but otherwise I’d be splitting hairs to find fault.

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:39:52 +0000 Ironbark https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114196.html#Post114196 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114092.html#Post114092
]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:00:46 +0000 Mowerfreak https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114092.html#Post114092 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114009.html#Post114009 Late last year I was given by a mate who was moving house a plethora of small engine tools of various ages. From an Australian made Villiiers engine ( late 50"s from what i can determine by the serial number) that sits on a Dangar Gem home milker base which has been adapted to run an IBC ( Intercontinental Boring Co: ) cast iron 1" pump, to a Seagull outboard , various mowers and whipper snippers and even a petrol powered compressor on a sturdy trolley that looks nothing like a compressor as you would envision one. All of these were in or still are in different stages of seizure but with a little work and patience after my day job at the office i have managed to get the Villiers pump , a whipper snipper and various mowers, unbound and up and running well.

The next on the list from under the tarp was an old unidentifiable outboard that he had picked up from a garage sale with the intent of restoring. This smallish OB has no tags, serial no:, or branding on it and has a petrol tank that has been knocked off another machine at some stage. ( Side note: My mate informed when we were loading the items into my trailer that it was a four stroke so i took his word for it and didn't look to closely to argue as it looked like a two stroke to me and it was heavy enough to be a four so I let is slide) .

Lead up to the Mishap:
As the OB is heavy and cumbersome I decided to separate the prop leg from the engine and after hours of WD40, elbow grease, heat and swearing I got the leg apart from the engine and placed it on the work bench. I then proceeded to take the covers off it to discover that the engine turned over fine and it had a ton of compression and it was only the cover hitting the magneto and the prop leg that was locking it up. There was an insect nest of some description in the Carby which had the consistency of the sap of a gum tree which went from the air filter side to the inside of the bore and as the piston was at the bottom of the stroke ( yes it is a 2 stroke ) the rings were right in harms way and were congealed to the piston with the remnants of the same nest. Off with the head and out with the piston. The rings were glued in rock solid to the piston with this goo but there was not a trace of scoring on the bore or piston so I began to get excited that this could be an alright engine if i could get rid of the sugary nest with out breaking or scratching anything. The carby which turns out to be a Villiiers B12/2 has more nooks and crannies and I couldn't find anything in my cleaning arsenal to get rid of it. Fortunately my lovely Wife, which she is, came out to the shed to tell me she was going shopping and it was my turn to cook that night, both of which I didn't want to hear, so I showed her my dilemma and she said " Oh, it looks like dark caramel" . The penny dropped, I got out my camp stove and an old tin can and boiled the stripped down Carb and barrel clean as a whistle. Still no Mishap.

The Mishap:
Thanks for reading thus far but I wanted to convey at what late stage the mishap occurred and how much thought and care had taken to this point to get this tough old monkey of an engine running again and give it a second chance of some fun on the water and me the satisfaction of get it going again. The clamps that secure the engine to the transom on a boat are still rusted solid to the leg so to give the engine a test run, after checking the points, testing for spark and reassembling I bolted the motor / engine to an old plank cut off and rigged up a plastic mower tank to it. I filled the tank with a little 2 stroke juice, clamped the plank and motor in a B& D work bench outside and then noticed that the centrifugal clutch which I had been using to turn the engine over with while on the shed bench was still attached and I should take it off before it runs. So I went and got some pull cord a spark plug wrench and a spanner to remove it. At this stage I was called inside for a bite to eat and a computer malfunction emergency for which I washed my hands and went inside to take care of. Now the substitute tank has no pet [Censored] nor does the carb so the bowl filled up in the duration of lunch and computer glitch. I walked back outside my eyes adjusting to the light, shook the B&D work bench for wobble and check for it being top heavy. All good. Better check if I can tug the pull start without a rollover so I grabbed the handle and gave a " not trying to start, just turning over yank" and what do you reckon happened ? She started. The throttle link was attached to a mower type throttle lever on the engine when i got it and I hadn't loosened the cable up as yet so the link on the carby was just flopping around, so it didn't just start it was off and running. Before I could test the kill button , rip the plug wire off or choke it dead the engine made up for the years of lost RPM's and the centrifugal clutch expanded to its capacity and beyond without the clutch drum ( still attached to the prop leg ) and disintegrated into more pieces than I can find.

My heart sank and I have been kicking myself ever since ( yesterday). So I will attempt to load up some pictures of the OB which is running and idling well , less the clutch pieces, If anyone can tell me if they recognize what it might be or where I could possibly find a clutch for it, it would be greatly appreciated. I suspect a Kirby maybe but that is just a guess.

Dejected

Phil

]]> Sun, 06 Feb 2022 03:39:58 +0000 Phil P https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114009.html#Post114009