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Recommendation of a good budget lawn trimmer? The TCB Poulan P3500 after 3 seasons is RIP. The carb is leaking fuel and won't start. I have a couple blisters on my fingers to proof that! :-( The replacement carb is over $50 which is almost half of a new P3500. Wonder anyone has good luck with anything else.
You know this is not a good week for me. My car got hit from the back a couple days ago and now I have to buy a new trimmer! :-(
Ethanol rots the fuel lines. Are you sure it isn't just leaking fuel lines. BTDT
I have the cheapie Ryobi that you can put different attachments on....trimmer, blower, hedge clippers, etc.
fuel line busted earlier and fixed. I found a TCB carb for $17 and give it a try.
I bought the Home Depot brand with a Lithium battery a couple of years ago. Always starts, light, quiet; works great for the average homeowner for 1/2 hr a week. It would not be adequate for a lawn care service trying to do it 8 hrs a day.
I got the Lowes lithium battery mower a couple of weeks ago when I needed a new mower.
I generally don't buy budget.... I have a Stihl FS-85 that I bought in 1997 that, other than some occasional maintenance and adjustments, is still going strong...
I love my P3500 twist-n-edge. Its cheap, easy to load, and no need for an edger attachment. I always put Stabil in my oil-gas mixture and never leave any in it over the winter.
Ethanol ate mine up this winter too, and I had it for 10 years never an issue. :banghead:
I've started using ethanol-free fuel for all of my power equipment. It's expensive at $12 per gallon, but I only use about $100 of it each year -- well worth the aggravation and damage that the ethanol causes. I get it by the gallon at Keller Outdoor Power.
Wow. I pay about $3.40/gal. at the local farm co-op.Quote:
Originally Posted by neirbot
Good to know -- I'll have to look for one that's reasonably convenient to me. I wince when I buy the stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
Cone-cerned needs to repackage it and sell it in Dallas.Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
Until the revenuers get after him for bootlegging fuel without corn liquor added! ::Bust1::
Side note: I found a gas station on a recent trip that had an ethanol-free option. It cost about the same as premium but was only 87 Octane. As much as I'm opposed to the corn lobby's forced ethanol, I figured I'd vote with my wallet and pony up. I got about 10-14% better gas mileage on that tank. I wish I had the option all the time.
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp
Race Gas in Keller!!
I think that is the $12.00 per gallon corn-free stuff mentioned above.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
Correct, I don't believe they sell race gas... only VP's small engine product. I could be wrong though, as I believe the owner is a drag racer. Worth a phone call.
There's is a race gas shop near TI that sells the 100 octane pure stuff for about $9/gallon. I buy about 5 gallons each year to fuel my lawn equipment. Makes them smell better too, like mowing behind Madarash or a mod car. :)
Interesting, need to try that out.
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Been buying the VP at HD as well. I second the Stihl, even used i think they are better than some of the other HD stuff. Also +1 on the smell being akin to hanging out at the races.
Here's my lawn trimmer. Works great!
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If you want ethanol-free gas, check out http://pure-gas.org/extensions/map.html
One place in the entirety of DFW? That can't be correct...
They can't legally sell pump gas w/o ethanol for road use in DFW and the surrounding counties. EPA smog rules.
I will be at Hallett soon. I wonder it is worthwhile take a 5 gallon can up there and bring back some pure dino gas from Hallett.
The more I have to deal with EPA crap at work, the more I find that they don't actually give a damn about the environment, and they're just interested in making BS rules and lining people's pockets. Oh, R134a isn't making us any more money? Better push out a new standard!Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
Oh wait, it's a government agency. Duh. :punchout:
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-L...zg_tr_553954_2
Only used it once so far, but it handled my yard without running the battery completely down. I also didn't have to mess with the string, which is a first for me with ANY trimmer...
Using food to make vehicle fuel while people goes hungry is a major sin!
+1 for a Stihl. Little extra up front for 10 years instead of replacing every 2. I wonder if a you could run it on a toluene oil mix.
If you come back on US377, you will go right by Enderby Gas [903-564-3649] 20544 Us Hwy 377, Whitesboro, TX. They have ethanol free gasoline.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabkwong
If you come back on I35, you will go close by Enderby Gas [940-665-3457] 1405 J.M. Lindsay Blvd (US82), Gainesville, TX. They have ethanol free gasoline.
There are no stations listed along US75.