Not living in California sometimes has it's advantages. I can get
EtOH-free gas, and mix it with Sta-Bil. I use that in all my lawn
equipment. I buy it 7-8 gallons at a time, and store it for up to a
year. Every spring, my Snapper mower starts right up without any
problem. The two stroke stuff may need a whiff of ether, or maybe not
- can't really figure it out, but it's no problem.
As always, your mileage may /literally/ vary.
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 12:38 AM Brian Kemp via Shop-talk
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Regarding your "lower hassle factor" comment, if you stay gas, give the
> canned fuel like Tru-Fuel a try. My blower, string trimmer, and chain
> saw always start right up, even after months or 2 years for the chain
> saw. Yes it costs more, but it makes it super easy not having to keep
> fresh gas, especially with the mess they have in California.
>
> I had problems starting my Echo string trimmer and went back to the
> dealer and the first thing they wanted to blame was my gas. I said that
> I never used anything other than Tru-Fuel and he became super helpful.
> Turns out I shouldn't have followed the starting directions as written
> and was flooding the engine. No problems in the 6 years since and it
> gets worked very hard 4-5 times a year.
>
> My previous string trimmer was a Ryobi and when the engine died at 3
> years and 2 month, all the service places blamed my gas and said to just
> toss it. Have not bought a Ryobi product since and never will. The
> semi-pro Echo is far superior. Especially like the easy loading string
> in the Speed-Feed head - Just take a 20' length of .095 line, stick it
> through the hole and twist the head to wind it up. No more trying to
> wrap a spool then install it in the head. This alone is worth most of
> the price difference from a home center product to a real outdoor
> products dealer.
>
> Also like my Sthil low noise backpack blower. I have a corded electric
> Toro, but it seems louder and has much less power. It too always starts
> right up on Tru-Fuel. When I use it, I'm running it 30-45 minutes.
> Could never expect a battery product to work for me.
>
> Battery products may work for some, but for my situation, I don't
> consider them an option and I have zero issues with gas products since I
> stopped mixing with pump gas.
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 8/20/2019 3:26 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk wrote:
> > Related topic. I recently went through this consideration (still don't
> > have a new string trimmer or edger) and became convinced that the EGO stuff
> > was the best. Based on reviews and videos - never touched one till I
> > ordered it.
> >
> > I started with their biggest blower, which came with the 5-AH battery and a
> > charger. It's fine, I guess, but unless you push the "Turbo" button it's
> > not close to the power of my 50 year old Echo gas blower. A fast clean-up
> > after mowing, using full trigger but not any time in Turbo mode, and I'm
> > down to half battery. If it was leaf season I'd be taking a 1-1/2 hour
> > break every 45 minutes. And I swear it slows down as the battery runs
> > down, though maybe that's just my disappointment kicking in.
> >
> > It was an Amazon purchase and it's going back. Now I'm not sure the lower
> > hassle factor of a battery tool is worth it. I still need a string trimmer
> > and an edger.
> >
> > Going to the Stihl dealer next, and probably resigning myself to putting up
> > with 2-cycle engines for a while more.
> >
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