[SEL] Gade - was Lists are quiet

[Larry Evans]

George,

I've got a 1-1/2 hp "baby" Gade - does that count?  My brother and I plan 
on taking it along with a Domestic and a United, both air cooled also, to 
Tulare.

Larry Evans

At 08:30 AM 3/12/2010, you wrote:
>Last night a built a fire in the stove in the workshop, then played around 
>with the 3hp Gade.
>
>Took awhile to find a charged battery so I could run it.  I use my old 
>Makita cordless 9.6v batteries on my engines, but couldn't find a charged 
>one.  Plus I have a fair number of the small 12v power backup batteries 
>taken out of computer UPS units or phone system backups.  These small 
>batteries are free but of questionable condition.  Luckily I did find one 
>with a good charge.  Got to make a note to myself to recharge all my 
>batteries before show season and get rid of the ones that no longer hold a 
>charge.
>
>Took a little playing around but got the Gade running and ran it enough to 
>smoke up the shop and get good and stinky before going back to the 
>house.  Kathy just loves it when I've been running engines and get that 
>nice exhaust aroma in my hair and clothes!
>
>It would be hard to rank my engines as to which are my most favorite to 
>least favorite engines, but I would guess the Gade would need to be in my 
>top five.
>
>I really like the early style Gade with the cast iron fuel mixer and 
>ignitor.  These are a nice heavy weight for their size engine and run 
>really nice.
>
>How many others on SEL have a Gade?  I know one of the Roysters has a 6hp 
>one, but don't know if there are others.
>
>George

Larry Evans
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