California to ban small engines

[Rowland]

Californias government wants to ban small engines - lawnmowers chain saws etc -
Forward thinking or not ?
Few articles about it

California Is Banning Small Engines. Here's What It Means

CARB says there are 16.7 million small engines in the state compared to 13.7 million passenger vehicles, drastically affecting emissions.

www.thedrive.com

California’s landscapers to bear brunt of ban on gas-powered lawnmowers | US small business | The Guardian

The state’s move to electric off-road engines will cut noise and pollution – but some businesses are far from happy

amp.theguardian.com

 

[gatepost]

Well they could start with leaf blowers, don't know how practical electric chainsaws are for real timber work.

 

[MrNoo]

Ironic when 90% of cars are big V8's!!!!

 

[Hindsight]

Ironic when 90% of cars are big V8's!!!!

And there's a fella or two made good on the Californian dream now regularly popping up into outer space on the off chance of seeing God. Ah well such is irony. Hey ho. My old mower and its 10 litres of unleaded annually versus a Space X rocket. Mmm let me think.

 

[Roger Perry]

Ironic when 90% of cars are big V8's!!!!
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Have you been in California recently, if so you would refrain from making such a silly statement.

 

[MrNoo]

No I have not and am never likely to but regardless America is the home of the V8, bet you theres more of them than Tesla's or Prius out there

 

[thorpe]

so chuck your mower in thr V8 and take it to the dump using more gas than the mower would in 5 years!

 

[Roger Perry]

No I have not and am never likely to but regardless America is the home of the V8, bet you theres more of them than Tesla's or Prius out there

While that may have been true in years gone by you are hard pressed to find it in auto's today, yes, its' available in pickups. but most will be V-6's.
California has the highest gas prices in the nation by quite a margin which accounts for large numbers of electric vehicles in the metro areas..........not so much out in farm country.

 

[Hindsight]

While that may have been true in years gone by you are hard pressed to find it in auto's today, yes, its' available in pickups. but most will be V-6's.
California has the highest gas prices in the nation by quite a margin which accounts for large numbers of electric vehicles in the metro areas..........not so much out in farm country.

Hi RP Happy New Year. There is an element of irony downsizing from a V8 to a V6! S'pose every little helps. From my watching of Hollywood films over the years I though California was the home of small engined Toyotas.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Also, New York state plans to ban burning wood for domestic heating. So no more logs or log merchants, and the isolated rural homesteaders in the Adirondack Mountains will have to install ground source heating. Yeah right.
Hard to believe but US is madder than the UK at the moment.

 

[MrNoo]

While that may have been true in years gone by you are hard pressed to find it in auto's today, yes, its' available in pickups. but most will be V-6's.
California has the highest gas prices in the nation by quite a margin which accounts for large numbers of electric vehicles in the metro areas..........not so much out in farm country.

Every days a school day!!!
Didn’t know that guess live in a blinkered bubble here

 

[thesilentone]

Not before time, we should do the same.

I really can't see the point in small engines anymore given the progress with battery's.

 

[Muck Spreader]

so chuck your mower in thr V8 and take it to the dump using more gas than the mower would in 5 years!

Or you could just buy a V8 powered lawn mower.

 

[7610 super q]

Sounds like California would make an ideal 28th member of the EU.

 

[Hindsight]

Or you could just buy a V8 powered lawn mower.

Had to Google that - and hey presto. Open the link and scroll down to the embedded you tube video. I can now see why the Californian authorities are taking such drastic action!!

V8 Powered Lawn Mower Racing

Engine swaps come in all shapes and sizes. For example these unique lawn mowers are powered by V8 engines. The mowers are racing down a scaled drag strip at Horsethief 2012 drag race in Pennsylvania. Source: Bangshift

engineswapdepot.com

 

[Flatlander]

Also, New York state plans to ban burning wood for domestic heating. So no more logs or log merchants, and the isolated rural homesteaders in the Adirondack Mountains will have to install ground source heating. Yeah right.
Hard to believe but US is madder than the UK at the moment.

How will the whiskey stills be heated in the back woods far from anywhere.

 

[Muck Spreader]

Had to Google that - and hey presto. Open the link and scroll down to the embedded you tube video. I can now see why the Californian authorities are taking such drastic action!!

V8 Powered Lawn Mower Racing

Engine swaps come in all shapes and sizes. For example these unique lawn mowers are powered by V8 engines. The mowers are racing down a scaled drag strip at Horsethief 2012 drag race in Pennsylvania. Source: Bangshift

engineswapdepot.com

Certainty make mowing the back lawn a bit quicker and interesting.

 

[Hindsight]

How will the whiskey stills be heated in the back woods far from anywhere.

Would you dare be the FBI man that attempts to stop such practices??!!!

 

[melted welly]

Also, New York state plans to ban burning wood for domestic heating. So no more logs or log merchants, and the isolated rural homesteaders in the Adirondack Mountains will have to install ground source heating. Yeah right.
Hard to believe but US is madder than the UK at the moment.

That’s mad, fair enough in a metropolis where wood burning will create more issues than it solves. But rural settings where the user grows, cuts and burns their own timber? Doesn’t make sense, just erodes self sustainability and independence.

That’s maybe the plan though.

 

[Flatlander]

Not before time, we should do the same.

I really can't see the point in small engines anymore given the progress with battery's.

Battery progress yes but at what price. Huge open cast mines with gods amount of equipment burning fossil fuels by the boat load. Kinda like selling breakfast to buy dinner.