Looks like a beautiful rig to me….The engine looks nice, hopefully well cared for. Yeah, the old V4s were thirsty, but great for pulling out tree stumps. Powerful and quiet. Like others said, wouldn’t worry too much about the lack of a generator, just use a good battery with a lot of reserve capacity…These engines usually crank right up with minimal effort, the recoil is there for emergencies….
Be careful when charging the battery though, be sure to disconnect the battery cables first…You never know about shore power wiring, and you wouldn’t want to boil the aluminum off the gearcase…..
