The only problems ive had with it is in really thick grass. I dont have a jack plate so it gets bogged down in the thick but if you can raise it up a few inches it runs solid in the pads and grass. Im trying to make me a little hydraulic jack plate but ive got a 24V hydraulics system. Im trying to work it to 12V for mine.
@@countryfriedfishing Just carry a grapefruit knife for the grass. I'd have a paddle and a 12 volt chest freezer in that boat. I guess electric trolling motors are to stay silent. They're heavy.. It's not very loud.
Great stuff. I've been sleeping on this motor for a while now. Gonna add it on my Coleman 14ft Scanoe. Man you did a great job on this video and all the comments! Kudos to you my friend. Liked and subscribed! Thanks from Eastern Kentucky!
Thank you! I watched videos on it for a while myself and nobody was putting gear oil in them and they was putting them on bigger boats. It has been a solid little motor. Im saving up now to try a bigger model to see how it does in current and thicker grass.
I have a similar motor and had to replace the throttle cable. The new cable is just like yours, half throttle before anything moves on the carb. Any ideas on how to fix that?
I heard these engines are big in the scooter community. Reason i say that is they make performance upgrades for this exact engine as an fyi what is the noise levels like for fishing?
No. It is a 4 stroke and does not require mixing gas and oil. All you have to do is put in 90 weight Gear Oil,10W30 Motor Oil and good Non-Ethanol gas. You want to brake the motor in,,,,run it at less than half throttle for 3 hours and try to be easy and limit the throttle while using around full throttle. After 10 hours you change the gear oil and motor oil and your good.
I did a 10 hour break in. Find somewhere you can cruise for a few hours and run it at 1/4 throttle for around an hour to an hour and a half. Park it,let it cool then do it again at 1/2 throttle. After about 4 hours you can run it but dont keep it wide open for long,short burst only. After around 10 hours change motor oil and gear oil and your good.
@@countryfriedfishing thank you I was just confused because it didn’t seem like you ran it for 10 hours at all before just regularly running it. I seen you break it in for about three hours on the video so it wasn’t very clear about how many hours I needed to and you and only one other guy on TH-cam is about the only ones I’m gonna listen to because y’all seem like the only ones with any common sense about this engine.
@@slickmouf879 Ive got another video on my channel thats a 1 year update. As long as you take care of it,dont store it on its side,change the oil every 10-15 hours of use its an ok little motor. But you also gotta keep in mind that its air cooled so on those hotter days you gotta give it a break and not run it so hard. Keep it out of the weather,dont run it full throttle for extended periods and its perfectly fine for a little jon boat or canoe. Mine is a 10/36 jon and im getting consistent 5.1MPH in no current.
@@countryfriedfishing well apparently I got scammed. They were trying to send me a completely different motor that wasn’t a hangkai at all and on top of that, it was one of the ones with a conduit, pipe shaft and propeller instead of the one that you have, which is what I thought I was ordering and what was pictured when I ordered. Now they’re gonna let the motor come all the way to me and make me pay shipping to send it back. None of the sellers on Amazon they actually have yours pictured (a real hangkai) is actually what they’re selling and going to send to your house. I’ve looked all over eBay and Amazon Amazon and the only ones that I can find that they’re going to send me are the ones with the metal conduit shaft and everybody is complaining about the head completely coming away from the shaft while they’re on the water like they didn’t use any Loctite and you can’t get to the bolts that bolt all of it together without taking the motor off nightmares the reviews about the same issue over and over
@@slickmouf879 thats messed up. I ordered mine off ebay but hangkai does have a website so you can order direct from them. Thats messed up. Sorry you have to go through that.
Basicaly yeah. Im on the river with it now. Its faster than my trolling motor and it gets me there🤣. Its worth the $300. A new video will be posted in the morning. Ima show me typing this.
I actually looked last night and everything I saw said out of stock. I wouldnt pay $850 for it but when their back in stock it is a good little small boat motor.
@@countryfriedfishingare they good for going a long ways long as u don't run them hard like a 1hr and a half drive to get to a spot then back to the boat ramp 1hr half back
@countryfriedfishing I want to be helpfully and spare people headache when is soon will broke and no spare parts available. Creating new waste. Hopfully it will last some time for you.
Anybody else with a camera on their head would make me dizzy watching. Nice presentation. You really helped me steer clear of a water cooled.
The only problems ive had with it is in really thick grass. I dont have a jack plate so it gets bogged down in the thick but if you can raise it up a few inches it runs solid in the pads and grass. Im trying to make me a little hydraulic jack plate but ive got a 24V hydraulics system. Im trying to work it to 12V for mine.
@@countryfriedfishing Just carry a grapefruit knife for the grass. I'd have a paddle and a 12 volt chest freezer in that boat. I guess electric trolling motors are to stay silent. They're heavy.. It's not very loud.
Great stuff. I've been sleeping on this motor for a while now. Gonna add it on my Coleman 14ft Scanoe.
Man you did a great job on this video and all the comments! Kudos to you my friend. Liked and subscribed! Thanks from Eastern Kentucky!
Thank you! I watched videos on it for a while myself and nobody was putting gear oil in them and they was putting them on bigger boats. It has been a solid little motor. Im saving up now to try a bigger model to see how it does in current and thicker grass.
@@countryfriedfishing Keep us posted KFF!
Fishin and a review and a TOOL song! A plus!
looks a little like the Swanee river Down Georgia Way. Thanks for demonstrating
Im outside Dublin
That particular motor is roughly 2.2 hp actual.
Does it haev a neutral setting or if it's running the prop is turning?
It has a centrifugal clutch. The motor has to reach a certain RPM to engage the rotor.
@@countryfriedfishing Thank you
I have a similar motor and had to replace the throttle cable. The new cable is just like yours, half throttle before anything moves on the carb. Any ideas on how to fix that?
You can shorten the cable but thats about all I can think of short of a new throttle.
Automatic clutch Buddy
I heard these engines are big in the scooter community. Reason i say that is they make performance upgrades for this exact engine as an fyi what is the noise levels like for fishing?
Not to bad. I mainly use it to take stress off my trolling motor. Its no louder than any other little outboard.
im seeing the scooter stuff now and yeah,thats the little 4 stroke.
Did you have to lube the gears where the shaft and prop shaft meet?
Yes. You have to put gear oil in the lower unit.
from where you have it mounted how far to the bottom of shaft? thank you
Exact length idk but it is a short shaft and fits my little jon perfect.
does this take gear oil like the 2 stroke do
No. It is a 4 stroke and does not require mixing gas and oil. All you have to do is put in 90 weight Gear Oil,10W30 Motor Oil and good Non-Ethanol gas. You want to brake the motor in,,,,run it at less than half throttle for 3 hours and try to be easy and limit the throttle while using around full throttle. After 10 hours you change the gear oil and motor oil and your good.
I live in tn i wud like to find some one to fish with
Kinda sorta like a lawn mower engine. Change motor oil every 10 hours,and use "real" gas,not that cheap crap
Love it, can you please give me the length of the boat. Thanks.
Tracker Topper 10W,its a 10/36.
@@countryfriedfishing thank you very much.
So a tank of gas will give you 2.5 hours of run time?
Roughly 1 tank per hour wide open. I never ran it wide open during brake it.
@@countryfriedfishing great insight. Thanks
What size boat its pushing
@@keronackles8327 10/36 jon,5mph fully loaded.
Is it air cooled?
It is.
Can you give me detailed info on how to break in…hours, etc.
I did a 10 hour break in. Find somewhere you can cruise for a few hours and run it at 1/4 throttle for around an hour to an hour and a half. Park it,let it cool then do it again at 1/2 throttle. After about 4 hours you can run it but dont keep it wide open for long,short burst only. After around 10 hours change motor oil and gear oil and your good.
@@countryfriedfishing thank you I was just confused because it didn’t seem like you ran it for 10 hours at all before just regularly running it. I seen you break it in for about three hours on the video so it wasn’t very clear about how many hours I needed to and you and only one other guy on TH-cam is about the only ones I’m gonna listen to because y’all seem like the only ones with any common sense about this engine.
@@slickmouf879 Ive got another video on my channel thats a 1 year update. As long as you take care of it,dont store it on its side,change the oil every 10-15 hours of use its an ok little motor. But you also gotta keep in mind that its air cooled so on those hotter days you gotta give it a break and not run it so hard. Keep it out of the weather,dont run it full throttle for extended periods and its perfectly fine for a little jon boat or canoe. Mine is a 10/36 jon and im getting consistent 5.1MPH in no current.
@@countryfriedfishing well apparently I got scammed. They were trying to send me a completely different motor that wasn’t a hangkai at all and on top of that, it was one of the ones with a conduit, pipe shaft and propeller instead of the one that you have, which is what I thought I was ordering and what was pictured when I ordered. Now they’re gonna let the motor come all the way to me and make me pay shipping to send it back. None of the sellers on Amazon they actually have yours pictured (a real hangkai) is actually what they’re selling and going to send to your house. I’ve looked all over eBay and Amazon Amazon and the only ones that I can find that they’re going to send me are the ones with the metal conduit shaft and everybody is complaining about the head completely coming away from the shaft while they’re on the water like they didn’t use any Loctite and you can’t get to the bolts that bolt all of it together without taking the motor off nightmares the reviews about the same issue over and over
@@slickmouf879 thats messed up. I ordered mine off ebay but hangkai does have a website so you can order direct from them. Thats messed up. Sorry you have to go through that.
Essentially a string trimmer with a prop on the end. Lol
Nah,string trimmers cut grass better.
@@countryfriedfishing lol
So much smoother and quieter. 4 cycle.
Wat is the top speed
5-6 MPH,,Fully loaded,2 size 31 Deep Cycles,Me,55# trolling motor with rods,reels and gear in a 10/36 jon boat.
did you just say crunk up....?
Possibly. Im in the South man,we get Crunk down here 🤣
top speed?
5mph in a loaded 1036.
Is this a weed Wacker converted to outboard 😂
Basicaly yeah. Im on the river with it now. Its faster than my trolling motor and it gets me there🤣. Its worth the $300. A new video will be posted in the morning. Ima show me typing this.
Thats a lot of boat for that motor
10/36 jon. I mainly use it for getting on the bank,loading on the trailer and to give the terrova a break.
Now $ 850
I actually looked last night and everything I saw said out of stock. I wouldnt pay $850 for it but when their back in stock it is a good little small boat motor.
Still 299.. I just got one
@@plutonation2145 Make sure to put gear oil in it. Mines still running good. Havnt filmed lately because of the heat but mine still cranks and runs.
Glad yours is still kickin though!
@@countryfriedfishingare they good for going a long ways long as u don't run them hard like a 1hr and a half drive to get to a spot then back to the boat ramp 1hr half back
I would not pay 100 for this. Buy second hand.
Then dont. I bought mine mew and its been on my boat every since. It was worth every penny I spent.
@countryfriedfishing I want to be helpfully and spare people headache when is soon will broke and no spare parts available. Creating new waste. Hopfully it will last some time for you.
2 hp at most