Husky hedge cutter on aspen

[miker]

New hedge cutters running fine , decided to run them on aspen and then all sorts of problems, cutting out etc, do they have to be re tuned to run on aspen ??

Cheers

[Paddy1000111]

How old is the hedge cutter? What can happen is rubber parts that are swollen/degraded can fail when you switch from petrol to aspen as the aspen sucks the petrol out of them

[miker]

Just now, Paddy1000111 said:

How old is the hedge cutter? What can happen is rubber parts that are swollen/degraded can fail when you switch from petrol to aspen as the aspen sucks the petrol out of them

done 2 hours work

[adw]

So much for Aspen, maybe that's why Husqvarna produce their own fuel?

[nepia]

As a user of Aspen, both 2 and 4, for several years in multiple machines, new and old, I doubt very much the fuel has caused the problem; especially so with a new machine.

I think you need to look into the hardware so to speak.

 

I sincerely hope I'm right.

[miker]

26 minutes ago, nepia said:

As a user of Aspen, both 2 and 4, for several years in multiple machines, new and old, I doubt very much the fuel has caused the problem; especially so with a new machine.

I think you need to look into the hardware so to speak.

 

I sincerely hope I'm right.

I am going to put regular 2 stroke back in them tomorrow, see if it makes a difference

[adw]

Let us know how it goes

[miker]

12 minutes ago, adw said:

Let us know how it goes

Will do

[GardenKit]

There is absolutely no reason for any machine not to run on Aspen. But, to be honest there is a very slight difference in density and volatility between petrol and alkylate fuels ( Huskie fuel is also an alkylate). 
Because of this slight difference some machines will need slight retuning to make them run nicely on Aspen (or Huskie fuel).
This adjustment is very simple and can easily be done by anyone in the know.
It does concern me however that these hedgecutters are running so badly on Aspen and I doubt they are running quite properly on petrol either. Many machines need slight adjustment to the carbs on dealer PDI even to run properly on petrol.

I would pop this machine back to your dealer for a tune.

[adw]

10 hours ago, miker said:

Will do

Can you please let us know the model of machine in question.