Ryobi gasoline powered drill/hammerdrill

[ultrarunner]

The only time I saw a gas drill used was working on pier pilings.

The helper said using an electric drill while standing in waist high water was not an option…

I imagine now battery drill would substitute?

He was drilling 1 5/8 inch holes for 1 1/2 stainless all thread 20-24 inches through the pilings so Battery might not be better than gas?

 

[grsthegreat]

I used to run alot of the smaller ryobi gas engine equipment. They always needed carb work to keep running, and this was before ethanol fuel.

 

[Hay Dude]

Many of the 2 stoke engine of that era had Walbro carbs.

Thanks, good to know. Parts still available.

These gas recip saws are heavy compared to today's battery powered recip saws.

Definitely. I want to be able to work without the worry of a generator and charging batteries once in a while (mainly a fencing job I will be doing).

Strangely I found another

 

[2manyrocks]

I have one of those recip saws. Give me a little time to get it out and see if I can figure out what carb is on it.

 

[2manyrocks]

This is a Ryobi EJ100 gas recip saw I bought in 1992. It has a Walbro WA74 carb with R7 stamped on it. ryobi part no. 2FR66652 with a gasket 2FR66671. Noticed that the two carb air filters are shot on mine, but forgot to write down the part nos.

The specs say it weighs 11lbs and has a 1 inch blade stroke. The box says Ryobi Limited Tokyo Japan. I suspect it was made in Japan because it has that sort of quality feel to it.

For some reason, I am wondering if Ryobi might have also made a third gas tool besides the recip saw and the drill, but it's been a long time. I don't recall these being on the market for long or being advertised that much, but can't say for sure.

 

[Hay Dude]

This is a Ryobi EJ100 gas recip saw I bought in 1992. It has a Walbro WA74 carb with R7 stamped on it. ryobi part no. 2FR66652 with a gasket 2FR66671. Noticed that the two carb air filters are shot on mine, but forgot to write down the part nos.

The specs say it weighs 11lbs and has a 1 inch blade stroke. The box says Ryobi Limited Tokyo Japan. I suspect it was made in Japan because it has that sort of quality feel to it.

For some reason, I am wondering if Ryobi might have also made a third gas tool besides the recip saw and the drill, but it's been a long time. I don't recall these being on the market for long or being advertised that much, but can't say for sure.

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Have you bought parts for carb recently? We have lots of shops around, but the “older” more experienced guys are falling by the wayside fast.

 

[2manyrocks]

I haven't bought any Walbro parts in probably 20 years. While I think you may be able to get parts for the carb itself, I don't know if the air filters can be had. You might have to buy a larger filter and then cut it down to fit the filter housing. I would expect all of the original filters to be shot by now like mine.

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[grsthegreat]

This is a Ryobi EJ100 gas recip saw I bought in 1992. It has a Walbro WA74 carb with R7 stamped on it. ryobi part no. 2FR66652 with a gasket 2FR66671. Noticed that the two carb air filters are shot on mine, but forgot to write down the part nos.

The specs say it weighs 11lbs and has a 1 inch blade stroke. The box says Ryobi Limited Tokyo Japan. I suspect it was made in Japan because it has that sort of quality feel to it.

For some reason, I am wondering if Ryobi might have also made a third gas tool besides the recip saw and the drill, but it's been a long time. I don't recall these being on the market for long or being advertised that much, but can't say for sure.

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They also made a drill with extension pole. I used to own one…. At least i believe it was ryobi. But that was probably 35-40 years ago.

 

[2manyrocks]

I didn't go too deep into the search, but these tools were made by Ryobi when they were Japanese owned/based. The saw is made pretty stout. It's not a cheaply made saw.

If someone wanted a gas powered recip saw, I don't know if any other companies made one. This Ryobi saw was made before battery tools started to have longer run times and more power like today.

 

[grsthegreat]

I also remember a battery operated drill, years ago, that consisted of batteries in a ammo like can, with a quick connect cable running to the tool head.