GardenKit

My hammers are older then either of you two.

Hahahah, I knew what you meant Rich. Hope you feel better soon, but it may be best to skip training tonight or you might give it to the rest of the crew!

Its much quicker just to give it a short, sharp, shock as sawtroll says. The old ways are always the best!

Come to think of it, I knew that from a recent post of yours. Always have been a rubbish detective!

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"Aspen..... If Carlesberg made fuel...."

"Aspen, a breath of fresh air"

Can't tell how old Jon is by his use of punctuation!

Bumper sticker "An Aspen a day keeps Treequip at bay"

I have not heard about the bumper stickers, but Eddie dropped off my shop sign today. Thanks Eddie, sorry I missed you.

On this, Mr Treequip, we agree!

Does not look like there is much to weld it to. And to make matters worse there are three more stubs just like that one. That trailer should not be used on the road, downright dangerous and no brakes either.

I can understand you being a little concerned by you experience Dan, I would be too, and was a bit disturbed when you first posted about this. As you will have gathered, I use Aspen in all my service work. and over the past few years have converted many hundreds of machines to it. I have had the odd problem with fuel leaks when the grommets have shrunk, but these problems are easily and quickly remedied when they occur. I have also had to retune some of the machines, but only ever by a very small amount on the L screw. But I have never seen any fuel contamination issues with Aspen and certainly no signs of the waxiness you describe. In fact the opposite is true, the fuel systems of machines run on Aspen have always been incredibly clean (as have the exhausts, cylinder and sparkplug) When you think of it. Aspen contains nothing that pump petrol does not, whereas pump petrol contains lots more than is needed. If you ever get to the bottom of your problems I will be very keen to hear the outcome. In the meantime please do not be afraid to return to using Aspen, I really fail to see how it can be the cause of your troubles. Barrie

There are two main factors that cause fuel to deteriorate. HEAT and LIGHT Firstly we need to understand that pump fuel is chemically unstable. This simply means that it is subject to chemical changes which, after time, render it unsuitable for the purpose intended. The chemical reactions are sped up in higher temperatures and with higher light levels. So a can of 6 month old fuel could indeed have been usable if it was stored in a cool place out of the light. (maybe in a corner of a stone built shed with no windows), but if was in a wooden shed, on a bench in a south facing window, then the chemical reactions would be much faster. Similarly, a car sat in a drive for a month with, say 40 litres in the tank will degrade much more slowly than half a litre in a hedgecutter hung on the wall of a shed opposite the window. So its not really a 'time' process. but times of 30 days are given as a guide for average conditions. Another factor to consider is of course the tendancy for the ethanol content to suck water from the atmosphere, which happens faster in the vented tanks of machines than in a sealed, full can.

To be fair, Treequip, we can wind your posts back 2years and find the same negative comments. I really do not understand your mission to undermine Aspen, those who use it, snd those who reccomend it, although I personally look forward to your posts as I think they have done more to promote the use of Aspen than the rest of us put together. As for citation of the '30 day' rule, just read your Stihl operators book. They, as well as other manufacturers have stated it clearly for many years. Keep up the good work!

This one did. (get stuck, that is) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Tf23BzAOw]Nissan Patrol test drive and Russian Monster Tracktors - YouTube[/ame]

The last Aspen price increase was in April 2013. There has been no increase in fuel duty since then. In fact fuel duty was 'frozen' for 2 years in the March budget. It therefore remains at a massive 57.95 pence per litre.

The cans are the same material as milk bottles so the recyclers SHOULD take them, but some will not. If you have space in your household rubbish wheely bin then put the odd can in a blackbag. Crush it or cut it up to save space. Get rid weekly rather than save them up. Sure, it will go to landfill, but a lot of so called 'recycled' waste does anyway

What has happened is that the bearing has siezed and the shaft has spun in the brg until it has worn through. On this model the shaft is part of the roller and so a complete roller is needed at £76 +vat, as well as two new bearings. Simple half hour job though.

whats a 'yout'?

A very positive post there Dan.

Some dealers do set their own price as you say, but there is a published RRP issued by Anglo American to their dealers. The last price increase was several months ago and currently stands at:- Aspen 2 in 5 litre cans £18.98 inc vat Aspen 4 in 5 litre cans £18.49 inc vat The Aspen website is actually out of date, I will bring this to their attention. Some dealers do 'mark up' the product and sell at an inflated price as the they consider the profit margin to be insufficient. I do not agree with this practice and stick firmly to the RRP. There are others who feel the need to sell at a discount.

Also had a Bedford CF in the early 80's and the fuel pump failed on that too. I was about 5 miles from home, so I routed the fuel supply through the old primer bulb type windscreen washer pump and pushed the pump every few seconds to keep the carb full. Got home but my left thumb ached for days after.

How the hell did I get involved in this?????

The model up from the THT2000 is the THT2100. It has heavier duty 'chisel ended' blades rather than the light weight 'rounded safety tips' of the 2000. It is also 2" longer in the blade. The 2000 is very good, but the 2100 is much better. I hesitate to sell the 2000 to the pro user, as although it is much better than other 'domestic' machines it is very likely to suffer blade damage in pro use, as well as cutting slower. The 2100 is around £50 more but is IMO money well spent. Tanaka are excellent quality machines. I could sell the Mitox (Chinese), but I don't.