Anybody good with small engines? (2 stroke)

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Lol, what type of equipment is the engine for?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Lol, what type of equipment is the engine for?

string trimmer. what blows my mind is how it had such great compression. there was a metal paste in the muffler and chunks in the exhaust port. peice of ****

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

string trimmer. what blows my mind is how it had such great compression. there was a metal paste in the muffler and chunks in the exhaust port. peice of ****

Get a STIHL trimmer. That's what I used at the stables. Loved it so much I got one for our house too.

Have a STIHL chainsaw too that just keeps on truckin'

They're like the DD of 2-stroke tools, imo

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

My Craftsman weed trimmer stopped working on me last summer. The pull-string won't budge at all.

From what I read and was told, at that point it's just easier to get a new one.....which I did.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

My Craftsman weed trimmer stopped working on me last summer. The pull-string won't budge at all.
From what I read and was told, at that point it's just easier to get a new one.....which I did.

craftsman, murray, mtd, yard man, troy built are the same junk.

 

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Get a STIHL trimmer. That's what I used at the stables. Loved it so much I got one for our house too.
Have a STIHL chainsaw too that just keeps on truckin'

They're like the DD of 2-stroke tools, imo

and poulan!

 

[fatboytyler]

IF you can find an old Weed Eater those work wonders, but yea, you just can't beat a Stihl nowadays. Most people don't know this, but if you do get a Stihl, run premium gas in it and you'll never have any motor issues.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

IF you can find an old Weed Eater those work wonders, but yea, you just can't beat a Stihl nowadays. Most people don't know this, but if you do get a Stihl, run premium gas in it and you'll never have any motor issues.

ive got an old weedeater, thats made by poulan btw., can't kill em. my saws are all stihl. my grandpa gave me this troy built it was used maybe 5 times last summer. lol

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

craftsman, murray, mtd, yard man, troy built are the same junk. 

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and poulan!

They're only junk if you don't take care of it

Btw...my Craftsman lasted me about 6-7 years or so. Dunno about you but I def got my 100 bucks out of it.

I just can't see spending $300+ for a Stihl or some other popular brand. I'm not rich.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I'd just rather buy a Stihl and have it last, than buy two of a lesser quality trimmer

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I'd just rather buy a Stihl and have it last, than buy two of a lesser quality trimmer

When your on a budget like I am, gotta do what's best for me.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

When your on a budget like I am, gotta do what's best for me.

What I'm saying is buy one good quality trimmer, treat it well, and store it properly in the winter. Then you don't have to buy a new one each year, which would save you money in the long run

 

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

You have spark and fuel, but do you have compression?
Maybe stuck/bent/leaky valve or you need new piston rings.

Do a compression test and report back

I really hate when my 2 stroke valves stick.

 

[big scott]

ya 2 stroke dont have halves like a 4 stroke .

most 2 strokes have reed valves, or of some kind.

also some 2 strokes dont have piston rings, or bearings.

 

[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

I really hate when my 2 stroke valves stick.

ya 2 stroke dont have halves like a 4 stroke .
most 2 strokes have reed valves, or of some kind.

also some 2 strokes dont have piston rings, or bearings.

I thought he had a law mower, not a trimmer.

Didn't specify in the first post. Jeez

 

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

I thought he had a law mower, not a trimmer.
Didn't specify in the first post. Jeez

Yea yea