freedomlives
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- Joined
- Apr 12, 2015
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- Husak, Slovakia, EU
- Tractor
- Iseki TS35F, Goldoni Special 140 with powered trailer -- Goldoni Special 128 -- Goldoni Uno for mowing -- Czech Vari system
Does anyone know if there has been studies of the risks / effects on operator health of using a 4 stroke engine versus a well tuned 2 stroke running a modern 2-stroke oil mix?
I ask because I'm going to Austria to buy a 6 foot drop spreader for lime, and I'm thinking about picking up a walk behind cutter bar mower (because my Czech one goes only 2km/hr, which is less than half of normal walking speed, and this year I have 7 acres of hay to cut), but many have 2 stroke motors.
My experience with 2-stroke motors has usually involved a lot of fumes, particularly the chinese earth drill I have, but since reading this morning, I see that you can buy synthetic oils that are 100:1 or 80:1, so I guess less smoke and fumes? Because it is one thing to suffer a smoky motor for a putting in post holes, which is maybe an hour of total smoke per day of doing fence, which is a few days a year, but something different of many hours of walking miles behind a mower, which is exercise, so my body would be inhaling a lot of the exhaust.
I ask because I'm going to Austria to buy a 6 foot drop spreader for lime, and I'm thinking about picking up a walk behind cutter bar mower (because my Czech one goes only 2km/hr, which is less than half of normal walking speed, and this year I have 7 acres of hay to cut), but many have 2 stroke motors.
My experience with 2-stroke motors has usually involved a lot of fumes, particularly the chinese earth drill I have, but since reading this morning, I see that you can buy synthetic oils that are 100:1 or 80:1, so I guess less smoke and fumes? Because it is one thing to suffer a smoky motor for a putting in post holes, which is maybe an hour of total smoke per day of doing fence, which is a few days a year, but something different of many hours of walking miles behind a mower, which is exercise, so my body would be inhaling a lot of the exhaust.