Charles Bale
ArboristSite Member
An empty carb is a happy carb. Especially ones that have a float bowl.
Agree 100% A correctly tuned saw can stand all the hard work that can be thrown at it it's lean mix or not enough oil that is a saw killer as a faller of repute & good skills said to me years ago 'God protect us from enthusiastic amateurs withe a limited amount of knowledge"If guys actually saw what these saws go through under professional use they would realize they stand no chance of actually wearing one out for a legitimate reason even at 50:1. It’s usually bad gas that gets a weekend cutter.
we all have seen deposits in carbs from evaporated gas. That happens over a long period of time as the gas evaporates (varies with particular equipment). And yes, it is particularly troublesome in float bowls IF you don't leave the gas to flow (meaning for example, shutting the petcock off in a motorcycle). I leave the petcock on. I keep the tanks full. I use good fuel with conditioner. They sit for months. They are ok. Note that the time spent sitting in my world is generally winter and cold, which greatly reduces the evaporative effect to nearly nill.
Trust me, I am a farmer and amateur enthusiast with many years experience.
like I said twice already, there are two schools of thought on this. Each has valid arguments. Just don't use ethanol garbage in small engines! That goes a long way to prevent fuel system issues.
each to his own
ya, but you were working on Honda's. They are special needs machines. joking.
thats what I try to tell everybody in the small town I live in: (lots of people want me to fix there stuff, dont really want to) what's more important than even changing your oil is when you put the machine away for the winter if it has a battery you have to: shut off the fuel petcock drain the carb and unhook the negative battery cable.
Then it has a very good chance starting up in the spring!
We're Lucky in Alaska they don't ship that corn crap up here!
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