James1979
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Pete.
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Bird selling it said that her husband said it was Kawasaki. I'm just looking it up.
EDIT: Doubful it's true it has a "Made in the PRC" sticker on it
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Quality stuff.
James1979
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In which case the aspen sticker is probably just a sticker.Bird selling it said that her husband said it was Kawasaki. I'm just looking it up.
EDIT: Doubful it's true it has a "Made in the PRC" sticker on it
Bang 50:1 in it to fire it up.
If you’re worried go a bit more oily till you’re happy with it.
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Pete.
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I got the manual now from manualslib. It says use 40:1 petrol/oil mix, no mention of aspen fuels
Decent 40 page manual TBH it has all of the maintenance intervals in it along with all the safety guff. Seems I'm missing a 3-sided brush cutter disc. I'll have to find one.
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I have a Black and Decker strimmer that has a Kawasaki engine in it so they do exist.Bird selling it said that her husband said it was Kawasaki. I'm just looking it up.
EDIT: Doubful it's true it has a "Made in the PRC" sticker on it
I run my tools on 40:1 but I do use Castrol 747 fully synthetic race oil, smells great.
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Didn't find them ,I was actually buying for allow points because the idea was if I hit him I'm pretty sure I'm not hitting the head or right behind the shoulder so critical hit is very unlikely to happen.
Of course allow points or flat head would cause much more concussion at the hit rising the percentage of confirmed kill if not hitting a vital spot .
They tend to fragmentation so much more damage .
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It may just be a rat, it if you cant headshot something and clean kill it, don't shoot at living things.
Practice untill you can, then kill it.
I don't shoot rats, but always heard peanut butter or mars bars are good bait. Once you can shoot well enough, bait it out to a safe, comfortable area where your sighted in for the correct distance.
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From speaking to a Stihl rep. Oil wont help. The high RPM of these machines turns them into mini ultrasonic cleaners. The water (in the fuel) boils in the carb, causing micro pitting and wear
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Aspen fuel's are suppose to be a cleaner burning ( although a more expensive
) alternative to petrol. It can be found at farm supply shops. I bit the bullet and bought some for use with my vintage camping gear, as I couldn't find Coleman camp stove fuel in the UK that was any cheaper.
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Cuthy246
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Might have one kicking about you can have for postage. Let me get back to you after I've had a rummageI got the manual now from manualslib. It says use 40:1 petrol/oil mix, no mention of aspen fuels
Decent 40 page manual TBH it has all of the maintenance intervals in it along with all the safety guff. Seems I'm missing a 3-sided brush cutter disc. I'll have to find one.
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Well they need to be on the first floor which is 3m up. But I might see if I can borrow a neighbour's telehandler to lift them up near the balcony so we can just slide them in.It's when they are ten footers and need to be up on the third floor. Now that's a challenge!
Edit: I am very fond of Soundcheck board, perhaps "fond" is the wrong word but I used double layers in my Office/Workshop and you cannot hear it outside when I fire a shot in there, I could murder someone and nobody would hear a thing, Be afraid if I invite you to a "private meeting"
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That's the best idea
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Well, the engine starts and runs like a champ, idling dead smooth. All of the attachments work some needed minor fettling. The chain needs sharpening on the pruner and the strimmer has an aftermarket head "Portek power strim 4" that I need to find some suitable cutting wires for. It seems that you pass single pieces through and clamp them, rather than the continuous-feed line that I'm used to.
A couple of things I have to sort - the fuel tank bung that has the 2 fuel pipes running through it has shrunk and so leaks when the tool is anything but upright. Similarly the fuel cap seal has gone (literally not there). I imagine this was why it was taken out of use as the cap thread was wound with PTFE tape. I've put an o-ring in for now but you have to really screw it down to prevent it leaking.
Other than that, a pretty good buy.
A couple of things I have to sort - the fuel tank bung that has the 2 fuel pipes running through it has shrunk and so leaks when the tool is anything but upright. Similarly the fuel cap seal has gone (literally not there). I imagine this was why it was taken out of use as the cap thread was wound with PTFE tape. I've put an o-ring in for now but you have to really screw it down to prevent it leaking.
Other than that, a pretty good buy.
