Steve:
I agree 100%. My favorite is my 782 that was repowered with a M-18. Loads of power and I love the smooth running as well as the ability to filter the oil through the remote filter.
For runners, I have over 20 runners including originals, narrow frames, wide frames Q/L's and the X82's and the steroid model 184. I recently had my second favorite chuck an engine. My 169 had the balance gears explode and ventelate the block. All the ones in my profile picture are runners except the 169 has died. The rest are at the farm.
I am really disappointed about my 782D situation. I won it but the seller has turned into a total crook. Claims he broke it after I won it and now won't let me pickit up. I was going to put the red cab on it that I just picked up saturday along with a pair of 26x12x12 meats. I have not given up...may take me a while to force him to produce the 782D.