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  1. GardenKit
    Keep up the good work Eddie 'the aspen'
  2. GardenKit
    Those Stihl coils have always been rubbish Steve. As Wisco says, they have superseded them several times and they are still rubbish. It seems that Stihl can never fix anything properly. And you backfiring is indeed the result of using the wrong coil for the flywheel.
  3. GardenKit
    Hi Jon. The road duty, if removed, would make a can £16.08.
  4. GardenKit
    Further to my previous post regards pricing between UK and Sweden. I have just reworked the figures, this time with a calculator. The price, per litre, before taxes is just 27p more expensive in the UK (£2.58 as opposed to £2.31) I really expected the UK to be lot more expensive. I think this shows the true value of the fuel, and goes to prove that the high UK price is not the fault of the dealers and importers, but of the taxes. The VAT and Road Duty add £6.06 to every 5 litre can. If you are VAT registered you can reclaim the £3.16 vat, but not the Road Duty.
  5. GardenKit
    Aspen is only available in cans in the UK. Due to the low volume of sales there is no chance of Aspen pumps in the forseeable future. To compare price between here. A 5litre can of 2t sells here at £18.98, whilst the same can sells in Sweden at around £15 converted. The UK price includes VAT at 20% and also fuel tax at 58p per litre. The Swedish price includes VAT at 25% but no fuel duty. So the price of the fuel alone in 5litre cans is actually very close, which is quite amazing considering the extra transportstion costs involved in getting it here. Being able to buy from the pump in Sweden does bring the price down nicely though.
  6. GardenKit
    I reckon you are spot on with that theory
  7. GardenKit
    Hi Steve, I guess you got home safely? It was good to meet you and your brother. The pics are on Silky's thread.
  8. GardenKit
    I woke to the same sunrise Paul, just a mile away, but inside a cosy pub. It was good meeting you all at Tuckers last night.
  9. GardenKit
    I sort of agree with you, so not looking to argue. But most domestic users that i have sold MS180/1 saws to hate them, simply because they never start "2nd pull". You can pretty well guarantee that 6 snappy pulls are needed just to prime the saw before the "cough". The trouble is that they dont stop at the cough and flood them. These folk are best suited to a Mitox CS38 simply because it has a primer and " S Start" and will start 2nd (easy) pull. And, the Mitox does in fact have genuine Oregon cutting gear.
  10. GardenKit
    Last orders for Aspen for collection at Tuckers!!
  11. GardenKit
    It wont be:biggrin:
  12. GardenKit
    I find it easier to spot the police car behind through a glass rear door.
  13. GardenKit
    The processing will still be there next week Beau, but the cider will be gone!
  14. GardenKit
    Are you coming up to Tuckers then Beau?
  15. GardenKit
    They are living about a mile upstream from my house. Apparently they had 3 kittens in the summer. I would love to see them, but refrain from going to look for them. They deserve to be left in peace in my opinion. No doubt they will pay us a visit in good time. I have a couple of trees blocking the view which could do with coming down.
  16. GardenKit
    Its something I offer for my customers. I am paying for my recycling bin to be emptied weekly anyway, so its no problem to help my customers out.
  17. GardenKit
    I do not use them, but I do sell them. It is a well engineered, well put together saw. Its definatly not a plastic joke. Neither should it be a joke at an RRP of £319 inc vat. It carries the normal echo 2yr commercial warranty and 5 yr domestic warranty. A few more cc than the Stihl 150, 0.3kg heavier, loads more warranty and £84 cheaper at RRP.
  18. GardenKit
    I guess I am only looking from a selling and workshop point of view. I have no problems. Neither do I have a problem in my garage at home for the ones I use in my garden. Many of my customers bring their empties back to me for recycling and the sleeves are always on those, although sometimes a bit crumpled. But I can see that cans that are transported in vans and trucks where they are stored wedged in boxes or other gaps to stop them moving about can have the sleeves damaged. The good thing is that the cans don't hang around long before a new one takes its place. There are however no plans to change away from the sleeves.
  19. GardenKit
    This Tanaka Brushcutter is about 6 years old and has always been used on pump petrol with a 50:1 oil mix. I have to admit I am not sure what brand of oil is used. ( a poor quality oil will not help) The problem seen on this machine is not at all unusual on any machine used with pump fuel, some of the deposits will be from the oil but many from the petrol itself. The result of this carbon build up results in a significant lack of top end speed and power. The diagnosis is easily confirmed by putting your hand over the exhaust gas (far away not to get burnt) and you will find it has no force. This will never be seen on machines run solely on Aspen2 which contains FRT oil.
  20. GardenKit
    Thanks for confirming that Eddie. I have to add that we have never had a wrap fall off in over 3000 cans sold in the past 3 yrs.
  21. GardenKit
    Sorry Shavey, with my limited experience of Kohler, I cannot be any help.
  22. GardenKit
    Interesting. In just over 3yrs of selling Aspen I have never seen any colour guard. The oil changed just a little in shade just as I started, so some of my first cans were slightly different in colour. Then it remained exactly the same for 30 months until the chage to FRT this year, but even that does not look much different in shade. Must say I have not noticed a change in smell either. I wiil be very interested to hear what Eddie finds out about your batch ADW
  23. GardenKit
    Thats the one Jon. Thanks for the phone call. very interesting.
  24. GardenKit
    Yep, and the Huckyduc could be worth a visit too. There used to be a little cottage just under it, always in the shade, where Sid Button lived with his sister.
  25. GardenKit
    You could have fun exploring the Fussels Balance Locks on the Dorset and Somerset. They are only a couple of miles from Tuckers.

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