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Anyone Ever Seen A Wankel Mower?

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Guido Salvage, Sep 17, 2014.

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  1. Guido Salvage

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    While scrounging today I found this. Anyone ever seen or used one?

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    Never seen that before. Cool.

    Have seen a wankel hotsaw before though. :drunk:
     
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    I'm sure that is worth a lot of money... To the right person. :thumbs:

    I'll give you $10 and pay the shipping ;) lol..

    As always, nice score Gary!!
     
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  4. Gary_602z

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    Does it run?

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    You may have a few $$$ there! I had heard something about production for them about 1980 or so, I could be wrong but lawnboy comes to mind was or did produce them. I also think someone tryed to make a snow mobile with the rotory motor also… Anyway, It'll be interesting to here more GS, keep us posted:popcorn:
     
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    To clarify, this is not mine (yet), I spotted it during my saw haul today.
     
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    Made by Arctic Cat.

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    That's pretty neat, it'd be cool to have around the house, for the right price of course.
     
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    Makes sense now! I remember seeing a TV commercial, "YEARS" ago for Arctic Cat Snow mobiles and I "think" they were advertizing the rotory engine in it. As up North like some of you folks, we don't get to many snow mobile advertizements here in Southern NJ, I think thats why it's sticking with me:confused:…
     
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    Grass Cat and the color of the decal was a dead giveaway!:)

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    Saw haul?? How many and from the same spot?
     
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    WeldrDave Military Outpost Moderator

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    It didn't occure to me:confused::doh:….
     
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    I have seen a couple old Ski Doo snowmobiles in VT that had the Wankel motor in them. Those machines took a beating. They used to fix the motors nighlty in camp and defrost the carb on the wood stove.
     
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    They are in another thread.
     
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    I had a snowmobile with a wankel really cool engine and revved to the moon.
     
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    Yup my neighbors had one for years and years. She said they purchased it at sears but couldn't remember when. It was a cool little machine.
     
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    Never seen a mower with that engine. Is it two stroke or four?
     
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    Neither. No piston. It's a rotary engine similar to a Mazda RX-7, etc.
     
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    Yeah after I thought about it I realized it wasn't the same principal
     
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