My small engine guy won't talk to me anymore.
I brought my Echo weedwacker to him to get a replacement gas cap. The unit was 15 years old, never been into his shop, never failed to start (even with old gas.....(using 2 year old mixed right now), never needed other parts, until now.
Same with the Echo chain saw. Same vintage. Needed bar adjustment screw thinghie.
The Toro brush cutter needed a gas cap, too. They don't make that size anymore, he said. Not available.
The newer stuff is all plastic and won't stand up to use, even by a homeowner. Older stuff is beefier, and will run with proper maintenance, as long as you have a parts supplier. Haven't run into problems with the 'new' gas, yet.
We have a couple Huskvarna (spelling?) chain saws over at the local state park. Junk! The handle broke on one when the supervisor pulled the starting rope. Have to replace the entire 'plastic' shell. It's unsafe to operate as it is. The other, won't run consistantly. We're trying to get new replacements.
I've seen the Tanaka name before in the shop, but abit out of my price range.
I brought my Echo weedwacker to him to get a replacement gas cap. The unit was 15 years old, never been into his shop, never failed to start (even with old gas.....(using 2 year old mixed right now), never needed other parts, until now.
Same with the Echo chain saw. Same vintage. Needed bar adjustment screw thinghie.
The Toro brush cutter needed a gas cap, too. They don't make that size anymore, he said. Not available.
The newer stuff is all plastic and won't stand up to use, even by a homeowner. Older stuff is beefier, and will run with proper maintenance, as long as you have a parts supplier. Haven't run into problems with the 'new' gas, yet.
We have a couple Huskvarna (spelling?) chain saws over at the local state park. Junk! The handle broke on one when the supervisor pulled the starting rope. Have to replace the entire 'plastic' shell. It's unsafe to operate as it is. The other, won't run consistantly. We're trying to get new replacements.
I've seen the Tanaka name before in the shop, but abit out of my price range.
