Skeeter beater HF 2 stroke genny

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# Posted: 16 Oct 2026 11:14pm - Edited by: darz5150
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Last nite I was doing a routine quality control check of the beer mini fridge in the shop. (Working Fine)

Anyhoos, I noticed my HF 2 stroke genny buried in the corner under a pile of "Don't throw that away stuff"
I haven't ran that genny in at least 1 1/2 years or more.
I pulled it out, wiped off the protective layer of dust/cobwebs.
Took it outside,turned the gas on. Did 2 primer pulls, flipped the switch, pulled it twice,and ole smokey fired right up!
I let it warm up. Then put a load on it, checked the voltage and hertz. All good. I ran an angle grinder, then a circular saw for a half hour.
The last time I used it, it bounced off the back of a 4 wheeler
and rolled down a hill. Tough little bugger! It had no gas treatment and I didn't drain the carb. The gas looked a bit sketchy but..whatever.
Yank it, crank it....All Good

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FishHog
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2026 07:25am
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Impressive. Must be ethanol free gas

paulz
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2026 07:31am
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Hey Darz, good to hear from you. I don’t get on here much anymore but still living at the cabin mostly. And been thinking about my old 2 smoke HF genny. Been a real work horse building the cabin, here it is 15 years ago. But Im swimming in generators right now. More to follow..

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gcrank1
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2026 09:51am
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Wow, that IS impressive!
Id dump the gas and give it some new mix and use it some. There are times I wish Id had kept my little WEN 2c as a quick & handy but sold it to a friend when I bought my 2kw little Champion inv/gen. Sometimes bigger isn't 'better'.