Mower and E85: mowing with alcohol without modification, possible? Tests on Toro Recycler 53 cm and Stiga Park 1994

[GuyGadeboisTheBack]

Guy, it's more of a mower, it's a streamlined go-kart!

If it was a mower, well it would have a blade.. so I would like to see the same thing in "cut" mode!!

Certainly, otherwise I saw that the carbs for your machines cost around twenty bullets, new.

[Christophe]

Yep, but I don't really want to get bored on this site anymore...It starts well, it runs, the spark plug isn't too white...so it should hold up over time...

I did well to dismantle (and blow) the tank of the Stiga, it seems to run better now (the green paste was still dirty)... We'll see at the next mowing if it stalls...

[Macro]

your green grime.. It's the gums contained in the gasoline plus the green dye that is thrown into the SP... it ends up making a varnish that sticks everything in the carbs...

[Macro]

and for Guy's mower...no need for the blades to turn at this speed...Just leave them with the cutting edge forward and the grass will be mowed...the problem will be turning in the end of the rows

[gegyx]

yes, but the grip on the ground is improved with the suction

[Christophe]

I hope the pilot is a vegetarian!!

[Flytox]

Yeah, but I don't really want to bother myself on this site anymore... It's starting well, it's running, the candle is not too white...so good it should last over time...

On a two-stroke, observing the color of the spark plug works pretty much. On a four stroke with much less oil/deposits, plus high alcohol fuel....not sure the color is that significant. For the adjustments of the richness, one proceeds rather to the Lambda probe with much less errors.

[Christophe]

Well, I would like to, but there is no lambda sensor on mower carburetor engines…(and I would be surprised if I found a pro equipped in my area…after that, we can try with a chinoiserie that measures CO2…)