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Another pallet full delivered today, selling like hot cakes!

That will be a broken clutch spring allowing the clutch to engage at a low speed.

Its about time you had an Avatar Jon. If you can't think of a suitable one we could have a competition to find one for you. maybe this one?

Ha, could park my car in the coutyard in those days. Bet you cant do that now. Soho House? Is that up towards Leigh?

Eddie has been busy. Aspen spreads across the UK.

Sorry Jon, I missed this post yesterday. Hope you had a good un. The Talbot was where I took my wife on our first date, Sep 6th 1977.

Thats a bummer Rich, when you know for certain there is someone to be found, but can not find them, you somehow feel responsible for their loss. But, for those readers who dont know, it is virtually impossible to find a person without a lifejacket in the sea. You can be within 20metres and miss them , especially at night with a bit of a chop. Very sad.

Sssshh!

Wot I said, just more words.

If I were a chemist I may be able to answer (I am going to google it later) but it is a fact, even if a little known one. I do not know how it works, but it does make a considerable difference.

Aah, but earl 2 stroke lives in another fair county and talks a different language so did not quite understand the gauntlet bit, he therefore concedes that the Lord fourstroke may indeed be more frugal with his fluid. However, earl 2 stroke takes great umbrage at the insinuation that he his smokey and if he were to challenge Lord four stroke to a test of his emissions, then earl 2 stroke would indeed win as he also goes under the title of King Aspen.

Cemetery clearing, and pavements are a bit different due to the high wear rates. The small diameter will give a good cut on the grass, but wear rapidly when in contact with the stone so it may be best to stick to your bigger stuff. Be sure to keep it in water though, it will make it last much longer. An Oregon Jet Head may be worth a try. Because the flexiblade is quite rigid you can get a lot more control and get very close to stone without actually touching it, and if you do touch it you only wear the tip of the flexiblade. With standard cord you tend to wear the side of the cord where it lashes the stone. On paving, where there is very little 'crop resistance' you can use a larger flexiblade as you will only suffer wind resistance and as long as your machine can cope with that you are OK. The larger flexiblade (4.0mm) resists wear well and can be used to precisely 'grind' weeds from crevices. And again, store the flexiblade in water.

Just a tad busy Rich, what with working long days, helping middle daughter move house, laying a patio for her, then cutting my own grass every 4 days and strimming round the edges every week or 10 days,etc,etc. And of course, shifting loads of As**n. Its a good job we have light evenings:001_smile:

The obsession with getting the biggest line into a strimmer head is one that always intrigues me. All sub 30cc machines should,IMO, only be used on 2.4mm cord. Why?, I hear you ask. 1) small diameter line cuts much more efficiently than large line. This enables faster revs at the head and lowers fuel consumption. Thick line has a lot of wind resistance and even without contacting the grass, the engine revs drop and fuel consumption rockets. 2) 3mm or greater line simply does not wind well into 4" and 5" 2 line heads, and it tends to wedge itself tight inside, hindering the action of a bump feed head. Sure, thick line is more wear resistant, but work rates drop, the 'cut' is poor and fuel consumption increases. 4 stokes are however more able to tolerate the abuse of too large a line, as they have the torque to labour away at the lower speeds caused by the thick line, its not doing the engine any good though. 35cc and upwards, however, will drive 3mm cord well, but it still wont cut as well as the thinner stuff. If you are in any doubt of this, fit yourself up with an oregon Jet Fit head, and experiment with different thicknesses of 'flexiblade' In areas of sparse vegetation but plenty of stone, however, there is a case for the abrasion resistance of the larger line. Edit.. and dont forget to store all your strimmer cord, flexiblade, etc, in water. Soaked cord will last much, much longer than dry stored cord.

Great effort Jennie, (and mum)!

But one problem with the 4 stroke is the weight. For example the 25cc 425 straight shaft weighs 5.9kg, but a 24cc Tanaka 2 stroke produces 10% more power at only 4.4kg Or you could have 30% more power on a 34cc machine and still only weigh 5.1 kg Horses for courses I suppose.

Walbro are made in USA, Mexico, Japan, Thailand and CHINA Many I see are made in Mexico Tillotson are made in USA, Brazil, Ireland, and, once again CHINA

Is it that good that he needs the box of tissues?

Hahah, Sihl use mostly Zama carbs, they are made in China:001_smile:

Tanaka is well worth a look. It is top quality kit, every bit as good as the legendary Kawasaki.

The trouble with chinese saws is that we tend to brand them all as rubbish. Some, are indeed absolute rubbish, but others, such as the Mitox, offer very good value for money and are pretty decent saws. I hate to admit it, but there is some very good kit coming from China

There are many different carbs fitted to chainsaws, as there are to strimmers. They all achieve the same result by different means

aspen!

Ditch the chinese plug, try an NGK