Search results

Arborist Forum

Help Support Arborist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. M

    Topkick Diesel question

    its an oil centrifuge, keeps the oil clean. extends oil drain intervals, might filter down to 2mic., clean the soot cake out and install new gaskets.
  2. M

    pole saws

    I have the power pruner extended reach goes out to I think 17' and have the extra 5' extenda. Its made me thousands of $$$ over the years. Its brought me a few new customers who have stopped their cars when they see me using it, and has kept me from breaking bones from not having to climb.Its an...
  3. M

    Like or dislike the new look?

    squinting to read and it was previously described as snow blindness.:angry2::computer2:
  4. M

    Rookie with creosote question

    ive got the same problem, i have to clean once a month, i harvest my own wood and dry it for min of 1 year, have only 1 90 degree bend, and allways have stove running hot, its a small pita, but i clean it all myself, only takes a half hour. i know when its time cause i can hear the cresote...
  5. M

    My Chinese 365XP copies...

    as far as i know in the U.S. a patent is only good for 11 years then its a free for all
  6. M

    Finding ethanol free gas

    http://www.buyrealgas.com/
  7. M

    Torque Disparity Kohler vs. Briggs

    add 2 more trouble free years to my b&s vanguard....only heard good news about the 31 briggs and as allways no matter what brand its going to cost u for repairs....ive never owned a kohler, but ive got many briggs engines on my equipment, got a 30 year old 5hp briggs on a thatcher and have...
  8. M

    redmax

    saw troll, not all husky products are redmax and not all redmax r husky, they've rebadged some stuff but kept others. i hate redmax strato junk. will never buy anything redmax ever again. their built poorly. dont ask me to explain, ive replaced many redmax pistons with holes
  9. M

    redmax

    ive tried just about every brand over past 23 years, husky weed wackers have performed the best and lasted the longest. only buy husky weed wackers now.
  10. M

    Any Honda Engine Guys Out There?

    ^^^^ 99% of the time surging is cauzed by an air leak which creates a lean mix....anytime my kawi engines surge, i know its time to replace the intake manifold gaskets. usually get 2 years outa them before they disintegrate. The honda carb and others use thoses plastic spacers on the carbs that...
  11. M

    Towing behind bucket truck ?

    unless u do some upgrades( hpop, injectors, turbo,programmer) your going to be cursing a lot...especially going uphill. dont know what u spent but the money your going to need on upgrade u could've has a class 5 or 6 truck built to tow heavy with more torque.
  12. M

    Husky x-torque design ?

    im friends with quite a few landscapers, we are all fazing out redmax blowers....when i get more time ill post some pics of exploded redmax pistons, i saved one., going to replace another on its last legs. Im glad some dont have any probs, but around here redmaxs r a prob. my non strato 7001 is...
  13. M

    Husky x-torque design ?

    Id rather have a cat muff saw then strato junk, im on my forth and last redmax 8001 bp blower. the pistons, i have to put new pistons rings and cylinders in them at the end of every year. either the piston crows cave in and crack, or the piston ring retaining pins shear off allowing the ring to...
  14. M

    Blow by in my SC50tx

    worn ring causes blowby and loss of compression, and blowby, r u making oil, if so u got a hung open injector that will cause hard starts and blowby, but will cause your oil level to rise due too fuel dilution. simple, do a compression check, and or pull the injectors and have them tested...
  15. M

    Blow by in my SC50tx

    piston rings r shot or u got an injector stuck open, if your making oil u got a stuck injector, it be puking oil out the breather too. usually they call the engine "dusted" thats when the rings wear from lack of proper air filtration. a little smoke with low pressure is normal, a lot of smoke...
  16. M

    Need some echo help

    if its the metering lever u r trying to adjust, just lay a straight edge across it an turn the screw till the lever is just about flush with the top of the straight edge.
  17. M

    Solo going at Bailey's is Dolmar next?

    on the newer diesels timing has been retarded to reduce nox, reducing milage also, the newer truck r also much heavier then the older ones. 07 and up truck have dpf which also consumes fuel and timing is retarded further. Diesels with scr to reduce nox get better milage because timimg isnt...
  18. M

    Burn a saw up using synthetic?

    synthetic is all i use, afa it coming out of suspension from sitting, yes it does, so does regular dino oil, happans to all my 2 cycle equip when sitting over the winter for 3 months.
  19. M

    New to me Bobcat 763- Questions

    as stated earlier, the new cj rated oil no mater what kind is junk, the older ci rated oil is better. there is still ci4 available but its hard to find, i bought 30 gallons reserve for myself.
Back
Top