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| For reasons of portability, I'm looking to buy a 15 hp 4 stroke tiller motor. I'll be using it mostly in cold weather regions (Canada) where the air temps will be close to freezing in the mornings.
Any recomendations or experiences that can be shared about small 4-stroke motors that start easily (or don't start easily) in cold conditions will be appreciated. | |
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Ran a 2000 Evinrude 15HP 4 stroke for 8 years on my old rig. Now I've got a 2008 Merc 9.9 ProKicker. Compared to my old 1990 Evinrude 15 HP 2 stroke for starting they both suck when its cold, and even not so cold. Compared to each other, they're about the same. They work OK if you have patience for them to warm up enough to get the choke off, but when you are used to just pulling the cord (or hitting the start button) and going with the choke still set like the old 2 strokes could as they warm up, it's aggravating. Why should newer technology sacrifice ease of use? That plus they don't have the balls the 2 strokes had, and they're heavier than the old 2 strokes make them less than desireable for me even if they are a little quieter, you don't have to mix the gas for them and the throttle/handle settings hold better. From what I've seen the 4 strokes are all about the same, OK.
Evinrude came out with a fuel injected 2 stroke 15HP E-TEC kicker which would have been the greatest thing since sliced bread except for the fact it's 180 pounds and the same size as a 25HP. What a shame! I've been waiting for another 15HP 2 stroke for 10years so I could dump the stupid 4 stroke kickers, but obviously no one knows how or cares to make one for us musky/walleye/freshwater fishermen. | |
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| I would recommend a honda, ran one for quite awhile no problems starting and I live in northern mn, only isue was it was heavy underpowered and it took a long time to warm up, always statrted though, I am running a 25hp 100:1 2 stroke now and that is just as cold blooded though, seems the richer you run them the less it takes to warm up! | |
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Best Starting Small 4 Stroke for Cold Weather