Baldbloke
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The one on the left[emoji12]
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Had a couple of those Victa push mowers too. Smaller engine in those mowers but tough as you said
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Bought myself towable lift recently for cleaning out gutters and for some pointing/reharling of walls. It just has the manual extensions for the jacking arms but came with a large charger and nearly new correct batteries. Looking at the ID plate it is from 1996. It doesn't have a loler cert as it was being used privately. My one concern is the pipework and I'd like to have an idea when pipework should be replaced although I do understand there are failsafe valves fitted which should stop the cage collapsing in the event of a burst pipe. I'm not seeing obvious cracks but some of the outer sheathing is missing. Most of the pipework runs within the hollow metal beams, and is just exposed at the ends and where the spool valves are located. What are the indications that pipework is past its' best? Is it usually replaced after a number of years or is it just down to a visual inspection?
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Reminds me of my Hayter (not wheel driven though) with a Suzuki two stroke B120cc engine. I use mine for taking down the brambles but need to wear ear muffs as it only runs flat out and it's a noisy b******. Mine was £60 second hand nearly 30 years ago.
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As above?
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Thanks for all the replies? I have kept the second hand FS 460 C, and run it for the best part of a day and 6 fills without issues. This was after it was initially attracting hard lumps of deposits between the spark plug electrodes and either cutting out or misfiring. This was not a general fouling of the plug, but appeared to be random tiny pieces of carbon which I guess were being loosened off from perhaps the exhaust port after the strimmer laid idle for a considerable time. As Stubby and others pointed out this could well have been due to over oiling the fuel mix in the past. It now appears to be running as it should, idling and chomping through everything I need it to. I even treated it to the largest bump head I could find to fit it, and the only problem I have now is that it tends to occasionally weld the trimmer line together because it's either running too well or my choice of trimmer line is crap?
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So I did take the recommendation and following Stubby's advice took the muffler off for a look see. It appeared to me that although there was no scoring of the piston skirt, there was some coke build up on the exhaust port. I did a little cleaning and collection with cotton buds within the port without lifting the barrel. I also gave the muffler a bloody good cook with a blow lamp and shook some crap out of it. As suggested by Stubby it possibly had been run on too rich an oil diet as well as (I'm told) lying idle for a long time. Later I ran three tank fills through it and it ran without any plug problems or other untoward issues. Looks like I'll be keeping it
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Here’s a Crab Apple tree in our walled garden. We are a little behind England up here[emoji3]
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I did actually do that but couldn’t get a decent photo that was worth posting. Piston top was black and I suspect a bit coked up. Now idles, revs up cleanly and it certainly is fit to take out the brambles, ivy and couch with ease[emoji1303]
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Thanks for your input! Plug is correct colour. Also starts first pull when hot and picks up straight away on giving full throttle [emoji1303] Just run three tank fills through it without a hiccup[emoji1303] Think it must have been bits of old coke breaking away and being attracted to the plug. Hugh did admit it had sat around for a long time without being used.
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You can just make out on the first picture some build up on the lowest edge of the port. No scoring on the piston skirt but some discolouring below the rings. Think I’ll run another tankful through it and see if I can blow the cobwebs out of it[emoji1303]
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Never thought to take a picture of the plug with offending carbon but have taken some of the exhaust port No spark gauze that I can see in the muffler.
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Will do[emoji1303] Out of interest, If I manage to remove the muffler I’ll take a picture of the port and what’s viewable of the piston, its skirt, and ring(s)
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After I’ve done some drainage works today I’ll see if I can remove the muffler to get a better look at the piston and ring(s)
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That will be me[emoji23] A tanker driver friend up here says it all comes from Grangemouth and the 2am deliveries in unmarked tankers deliver to Tesco’s and then Esso 1/2 a mile away. So all in the mind and wallet[emoji3]
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Thanks for your input. [emoji1303]Will give the exhaust port a look. Also get a compression test done as the elastic pull on this model is maybe deceptive. It does hold noticeably on the pull cord drop test.However, when the plug isn’t hard fouled the engine idles and performs like a good un. Replacement spark Plug is the Recommended make and heat range. Husqvarna low ash synthetic 2 T oil. Fresh petrol and mix. It runs beautifully when the plug gap isn’t compromised by what I suspect is hard carbon crap. BTW: I do understand it has sat idle for a while.
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Recommendations for larger strimmer Update on the misfiring Stihl FS 460. Took it back to my local dealer (who to be fair was willing to take it back) and found that the plug had picked up some (carbon?) deposit between the electrodes. Cleaned it off and off it went again. The engine fires up first pull from hot and second pull from a cold start as it should. It appears to have good compression. Replaced the plug and took it home and used a tankful of mix. The new plug also picked crap between the electrodes after about 15 minutes. Just wondering if this is carbon off the exhaust port finding its way into the combustion chamber and this might be it on its way out? https://arbtalk.co.uk/index.php?/topic/110610-Recommendations-for-larger-strimmer/page__view__findpost__p__1636553
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Hugh didn’t have the right plug so I picked the recommended NGK plug from the expensive dealer in Huntly[emoji3] Surely the supermarket fuel wouldn’t/couldn’t produce those deposits when my saws have never been affected?
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Tesco’s unleaded at 50:1 Husqvarna synthetic low ash 2T oil. The fuel and mix were both fresh 2 days ago Exactly the same mix I run through my saws and none of them have plug fouling or pick up between their plug electrodes.
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Update on the misfiring Stihl FS 460. Took it back to my local dealer (who to be fair was willing to take it back) and found that the plug had picked up some (carbon?) deposit between the electrodes. Cleaned it off and off it went again. The engine fires up first pull from hot and second pull from a cold start as it should. It appears to have good compression. Replaced the plug and took it home and used a tankful of mix. The new plug also picked crap between the electrodes after about 15 minutes. Just wondering if this is carbon off the exhaust port finding its way into the combustion chamber and this might be it on its way out?
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Seems to be some good alternatives to solely looking for a Stihl then[emoji1303]
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That’s good to hear as the dealer in my local town sells Echo.
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Not too keen on a loop handle or the 4 mix engine. Already have a loop handle on a Stihl backpack Strimmer and that type of engine on a Stihl hedge trimmer. Cow handles and conventional 2 T engines for me. I would consider a 4 stroke if anyone decent produced enough power to do rough grass
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Yes it was. Spoke to him today and no problem in returning it[emoji1303]
