[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

[Dick Day]

I've done the same thing with the tiller, fencepost trimmer and the push
mower.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:

> I may be preaching to the choir but I have found with any of these small
> engines the carburetors are the first thing to go because of the bad gas
> available and it hasn't been economically feasible to replace them.  I
> was looking around on Amazon for something and I saw a replacement  carb
> for Stihl weedeater for $8.50 with free shipping.  I looked around in my
> junk weedeater/chainsaw pile and ordered the appropriate carb for one of
> the weedeaters. It came in and it was even the same brand that was on
> the engine. I put it on, put gas in it and with a couple of pulls it
> started right up and ran like new.  I went back to the junk pile and
> pulled out a couple more and ordered carbs for them.  I think the most
> expensive one I ordered was about $12. Installed them on the weedeater
> and chainsaw and they started right up and ran great.  I don't know what
> made the prices come down so much but it makes it much more practical to
> get the old saws running again.  I also replaced a carb on a RedMax
> blower and it also works great.
>
>
> On 7/20/2016 7:17 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> > I bought a used RedMax saw when I had a large survey project in a lot of
> > overgrowth.  It starts every time and just keeps on running.   I sharpen
> > it with a 4 1/2 grinder with a thin blade and it just keeps on cutting.
> >
> >
> > On 7/20/2016 5:50 AM, Dan Glass wrote:
> >> RedMax is owned by Komatsu,  the company that makes the big crawlers
> >> that compete with Caterpillar.
> >>
> >> O
> >>
>
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