ANewSawyer
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Well my 150BT and me are up to our knees in leaves, literally. Sheesh, I didn't realize that I would be dealing with this many leaves! I just seems like they all fell at once. First thing on the to do list is limb up my trees to reduce the number of leaves. Second is a couple of trees that I want rid of. I really thought the 150BT would be enough blower with the muffler mod. It does fine until we get to about 6" of leaves. From there I am quickly, literally, up to my knees in leaves. The 150bt starts to struggle to move those big piles. I can, with patience, move the piles but they tend to disintegrate and go everywhere as I try to blow them onto tarps. I can't move the whole pile, so I section it. And it goes everywhere, as I said before. Maybe that will happen with any blower. IDK. Probably operator error! I'd like a bigger backpack blower but I am not sure I want to spend my money on a Redmax 8500/Husqvarna 580BTS yet. I am really wanting a KM130 so I would like to make it through this season with the 150BT.
I am looking for gains. MPH is good. I think I need CFM. Is that something engine mods will add? I plan to repull the muffler and finish gutting it. There is still some remains of a deflector that I ground most of away. I have pulled the limiters and retuned already. Can I do a base gasket delete on this puppy or am I wasting my time? It has one of those narrow spark plug holes. How would I get the solder in there to measure squish? Any suggestions?
I am looking for gains. MPH is good. I think I need CFM. Is that something engine mods will add? I plan to repull the muffler and finish gutting it. There is still some remains of a deflector that I ground most of away. I have pulled the limiters and retuned already. Can I do a base gasket delete on this puppy or am I wasting my time? It has one of those narrow spark plug holes. How would I get the solder in there to measure squish? Any suggestions?