Just for fun....

[5-90]

How many cylinders are you running on?

I've got five XJ's with AMC242 engines (six cylinder each,) for 30 to start.

There's a spare RENIX AMC242 engine (compleat) in the garage - six more (36.)

I've got four B&S lawnmower engines (odd thing to collect, but there you go...) from 3.5-6.5HP, all verticals. (40.)

There's also a Tecumseh lawnmower engine, running 4HP (41.)

Why ask this? Because I was cleaning out alongside the garage, and I got to "thinking" (if you want to call it that...) and I just kind of added it all up and started wondering. I've got no active lawnmowers - we've got a kid across the street who could use the money, and I've gotten tired of mowing lawns in rental houses anyhow.

So, I'm running on 41 cylinders - how about anyone else? Only count complete engines - must have the short block and cylinder head at the very least...

5-90

 

[Michaelarchangelo]

Jeep-6
Busted Alfa-6
Busted Xr4ti-4

So Im only running on 16

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Cherokee-6
Grand wagoneer-8
2 lawn mowers-2
total 16

 

[MogifiedXJ]

4.0l - 6
5.9l cummins - 6
4bt cummins - 4
perkins - 3
427 chevy - 8
350 chevy - 8
454 chevy - 8
10 wisconsin v4's - 40
2.7 yota - 4
v-twin - 2
3 4cyl tractors - 12
bobcat - 4

105 cylinders!!!

Edit: forgot about the lawnmower, chainsaw, and weed-wacker

 

[Ralph]

I got 6. How many more do I need?

 

[mrrbby]

2 cherokees-12
1 sebring-6
2 lawn mowers-2
1 snow blower-1
1 parts cherokee-6

27 cylinders, firing on 26. One of the mowers is dead

 

[w_howey]

Ummm
3 MJ/XJ...18
1 ZJ...8
1 F-150..8
1 B&S 3.5hp Spirit(best lawnmower I have ever owned) 1
1 Ryobi weedeater..1
1 busted up old Homelite saw..1
1 murray snowblower..1
So I'm a liteweight...30

 

[OT]

Neat little thread, Jon.
Let's see.....

8-F250
8-Durango
6-XJ
1-lawn mower
1-weed eater
1-Manta mini-tiller
1-generator
1-compressor


So, 27.
:thumbup:

 

[non-stick]

6 in the 4.0 in the running '89 XJ
6 in the '89 4.0 spare complete from throttle body to pan
6 in the '87 4.0 spare complete from throttle body to pan
3 in the Kioti tractor (deadong diesel)
6 in the '04 Cummins
4 in the '92 escort
4 in the '05 Corolla,
2 in the Kohler 25hp Scotts Garden tractor
1 in the Tecumsa push mower
1 in the '81 Honda xl125s
4 in the '86 XJ beater

Total of 43. Man, that's a lot of oil changes. How did that happen?

 

[Goatman]

Fun thought, Jon, let's see........

Explorer-6
F250-8
yellow XJ-6
red XJ-6
buggy XJ-6
Comanche-4
VW-4
generator-1
weedwacker-1
hedge trimmer-1
chainsaw-1
air compressor-1
lawn mower-1

Looks like 46.

 

[Beej]

xj -6
mower 1
gocart 1
bike 2
S15 6
Shadow 4
Weedwacker 1
chainsaw 1
old mower 1
guess that's it right now...

so: 23

Edit: forgot the model boat and plane, so 2 more for a total of 25...

 

[LBEXJ]

GMC Pickup - 8
Cherokee - 6
Eagle Vision - 6
1948 DC Case Tractor - 6
Riding Mower - 2
Push Mower - 1
Weedeater - 1
Log Splitter - 1
Chain Saw - 1
Air Compressor - 1

Total - 33

Les

 

[Rev Den]

OK....I'll play

10 - Excursion
6 - Jeep
6 - Land Rover
1 - ATV
1- Lawn Mower
1- Weed Eater
1- Portable Generator
2 - Fixed generator

28.

Rev

 

[GSequoia]

Red Jeep: 6
Chief: 6
Neon: 4
Mustang: 8
2 Lawnmowers: 2
2 Weedwackers: 2
Pressure washer: 1
Spare 4.0's: 12

37

 

[Matthew Currie]

My wife and I've been doing a good deal of outdoor work, so here's the total at the moment:

2 XJ's, that's 12
her Volvo for another 4
my Chevy truck adds another 8
KutKwick lawnmower one big one
Jacobsen Reel mower with one
a brush cutter with one
two weed trimmers with one each
a pressure washer with one
roto tiller with one
a small generator with one
three working chain saws, one each
Kubota B5 Excavator, 4
John Deere 450C dozer, 4
Ford NAA tractor, 4
Ford 1500 tractor, 3
Two Mercedes diesels, plus two for parts, but only one registered, so I'll only count 4 out of the 17.

I'm not counting non-working, spares, etc. I have a few old mowers, including a three-gang Locke, a pretty good stock of spare Wisconsin and large Briggs engines, and at last count something in the vicinity of 11 extra chain saws in states ranging from needs a little TLC to basket. Probably half a dozen weed trimmers in a similar state of limbo too. I also have, waiting for attention, a couple of VW engines, including a 1953 stale-air beetle engine complete on a pallet. Oh yea, there's a BMW motorcycle lurking somewhere deep in the barn too, but it hasn't been run for close to 20 years. It's ripening.

I may have missed a couple, but that's about 54 that I could or would right now be able to push the button, turn the key, or pull the rope, and use.

 

[BrettM]

2 MJs = 12

If only I could trade them for these 12:

 

[Chero-King]

Jeep-6
Stratus-4
Mustang-4
Dirtibike-2
Snowmobile-1
Dune Buggy-4
Pocket-bike-1
Weed Eater-1
Hedge Trimmer-1
Lawnmower's-2
Air Compressor-1

Sooo...27 for me.


If you would've done this thread a week and a half ago before the clean-up I would've have 37, with the bike,go-kart,and parts Jeep.

 

[xjchappyxj]

1 fully built xj (6)
2 parts xj'a (12)
1 yamaha yz250f (1)
1 kawasaki kx 125 (1)
1 honda cr 500 supermotard (1)
1 honda gl1000 goldwing (4)
1 yamaha rd 400 (2)
2 yamaha rd 400 parts bikes (4)
2 honda elite 80 scooters (2)
1 batavus 50 moped (1)

so 34 in all... too many stinking toys and not enough time

p.s. just moved to a condo so all my mowers, weedwackers, and snowblowers went buh-bye! no yard work leaves alot more time with my toys!

 

[XJ Dreamin']

Straining to remember at 01:00 without wandering around the shop in my underware...

6 - XJ
6 - Grand Caravan
1 - 12hp Murry rider
1 - 6hp Craftsman push (took the 4hp to the dump)
4 - chainsaws (don't ask)
1 - compressor
1 - weedwacker

20 - still sucks

 

[1 tuff XJ]

6 4.0 HO in a XJ
8 5.4 titon f-250
6 v-6 audi
4 buick skylark
8 360 parts truck
8 360 dodge plow truck
8 318 LA dodge motorhome
8 390 Ford ranch wagon
1 honda fourtrax atv *have a spare parts engine also
1 polaris trail boss
1 polaris sportman
2 motor guzzi 750cc and 2 more in a engine in parts that i wont count
2 briggs and straton lawnmower
2 spare briggs and stration mower engine
1 8hp go-cart
1 72cc honda trail bike
1 70cc honda dirt bike
2 honda 350 dream *not running wont count
2 have 2 weedwackers
2 generator
6 23' Sea Ray
4 85HP Mecury outboard
2 10HP Johnson
1 small rotatiller
2 big rotatiller
4 farm tractor
1 5 or 7hp B&S on a sorgum press
thats all i can think of
firing on 90 of 97 cylinders thats about 93%