My understanding is that 2 stroke internal combustion engines NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR (including yard maintenance) cannot be sold/used in California.87gn@tahoe wrote:Up here in Tahoe, any 2-stroke over 10hp is illegal in Lake Tahoe, and the surrounding lakes. That includes the obnoxious Jet Skis as well. The only reason they let the 10hp and under stay is because some members of the TRPA (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency) governing body have sailboats with 2-stroke auxiliary power.
They are working on banning 2-stroke snowmobiles in the basin also.
Most regular infernal combustion powered boats pump some bit of oil directly into the water as none have 0% leakdown and perfect ring seal...
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I bought a Stihl trimmer - those are four stroke now. Chainsaws are still two stroke; four strokes are too heavy for the power they produce.artemis wrote:My understanding is that 2 stroke internal combustion engines NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR (including yard maintenance) cannot be sold/used in California.87gn@tahoe wrote:Up here in Tahoe, any 2-stroke over 10hp is illegal in Lake Tahoe, and the surrounding lakes. That includes the obnoxious Jet Skis as well. The only reason they let the 10hp and under stay is because some members of the TRPA (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency) governing body have sailboats with 2-stroke auxiliary power.
They are working on banning 2-stroke snowmobiles in the basin also.
Most regular infernal combustion powered boats pump some bit of oil directly into the water as none have 0% leakdown and perfect ring seal...
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We use husqvarna 2-stroke chainsaws every day, bought and sold here in CAartemis wrote:My understanding is that 2 stroke internal combustion engines NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE USED FOR (including yard maintenance) cannot be sold/used in California.87gn@tahoe wrote:Up here in Tahoe, any 2-stroke over 10hp is illegal in Lake Tahoe, and the surrounding lakes. That includes the obnoxious Jet Skis as well. The only reason they let the 10hp and under stay is because some members of the TRPA (Tahoe Regional Planning Agency) governing body have sailboats with 2-stroke auxiliary power.
They are working on banning 2-stroke snowmobiles in the basin also.
Most regular infernal combustion powered boats pump some bit of oil directly into the water as none have 0% leakdown and perfect ring seal...