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Gang mowers are most commonly separate cylinder mower units towed behind a tractor or similar....same basis as the old suffolk punch type mowers. Will give you a lovely low fine cut on good quality grass that has been maintained and will generally cut wet or damp short grass better than a rotary set up as theres no clogging to worry about. However....absolutely no good on long grass or areas that have got out of hand. Once cut down to a reasonable level then they are fine but not until remember they are difficult to set up, and expensive to maintain. Councils also prefer them in public places as they dont fire out stones, sticks etc at 100mph unlike rotary

Agree with above...never use marine 2-stroke in non marine applications. Why, just why when there's a plethora of the proper stuff around?

You can, but if you want the sexy later chain cover then that part isnt upgradeable unless you change that half of the crankcase so it fits

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A heliciol kit is your answer if you want to keep it original, but unless you already have a kit, or know someone that has it would be just as cheap to stick a decent pattern pot and piston on it...or original if you're feeling flush.

I always considered Tillotson carbs easy to work on and pretty reliable. All Stihl zama carbs are chinese now....unfortunately

I don't ring other dealers asking what they charge out at per hour, as every business costs are different. You know your costs, and how much you want to make and charge out accordingly. With respect once you start charging prices just because others are charging a certain price- ignoring your personal situation- then you are getting into a price rigging cartel in your area.....and we are all quite happy to complain about that when petrol stations and supermarkets do it. Work your costs out, and what profit you wish to make after deductions and go with that...irrelevant of what fred down the road is charging

Can I add to the above.....the crankcase is different. Certainly the half (if not both) that is the clutch side as the later clutch/chain covers are NOT interchangeable due to differences with the casing castings. Overall, there really isn't much too similar between pre-mtronic and mtronic models

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I would also add. Operators not tightening the long bolt between the two halves of the articulating head with wear. The distance between the mating bevel gears then increases to a point whereby they barely mesh and only mesh on the weakest point of the gear, which are the tips, then they just shear off and you get loss of, or poor drive. A lot of operators think because the securing nut is really tight, it cannot be tightened any more, but the nut is there simply to stop the bolt unwinding. The bolt itself is threaded into the right hand half (as you look at it from an operators view) so you slacken the nut, then tighten the bolt, then re-tighten the nut. You should feel some resistance whilst adjusting at differing angles, but not so much that you struggle to move it, and not so loose the head just flops around.

Reading the symptoms, may not be a carb issue. Whip off the muffler and inspect the piston first.

Yup...whenever I submit a very genuine warranty claim to Stihl for payment it is always scrutinised, and they are so doubtful that then often ask for the discarded parts back for inspection. The world according to Stihl , is the very solid belief they have never produced a faulty product or component. They will have to get used to screwfix returning pallets of perfectly good returned product- just not assembled or used correctly by the consumer. Screwfix won't challenge a consumer as they either haven't a clue themselves or they just offer a no quibble policy.

The tv adverts have been ongoing for the small consumer cordless range for around 4 years now, so nothing new. They have been selling this range of product already in non dealerships, such as garden centres and ironmongers, where the packaging is deliberately designed to be an off the shelf 'self-serve' product for a customer. This range was deliberately made for that market, where a sales pitch and showroom really weren't necessary for the public to purchase. When they start producing the core range of higher end consumer and pro product in nice coloured boxed with pictures all over them instead of the corporate and dull stihl orange and grey of now, then you will have issues in the future, but it is unlikely to happen. Over the years lots of higher end machinery manufacturers such as Hayter have gone for volume sales in the 'sheds' but quickly withdrew after a few seasons, as (A) people spending proper money want to be sold to and be valued, and (B) they found in the end it devalued their brands image and profit margins, for very little gain.

..and they are shit. They can only compete on price. If they weren't as cheap as other merchants they would be out of business. What will happen with you though, is they will see a cordless stihl domestic product (with eff all profit in them) at screwfix, then they will come to you to 'sell it to them' to confirm it's for their needs which will take you half an hour or more....then they will say 'we will think about it' and then wander into screwfix to buy it, after it's YOU that have convinced them it's what they require. I know the stihl blurb states screwfix staff will be trained to sell the product, but training and doing afterwards are two completely different things. Their employees aren't sales people, they are order takers.

Yes.....consumer products are domestic use products. Not pro use.