I friend gave me a Poulan PRO PP333 to fix. Engine has 80 psi compression after four years of commercial use at a park and recreation area. Runs wide open but won't idle. Dies instead. It's history.
That is basically the same as mine. I bought an entire P&C kit for mine for $32. It was easy to put in.I friend gave me a Poulan PRO PP333 to fix. Engine has 80 psi compression after four years of commercial use at a park and recreation area. Runs wide open but won't idle. Dies instead. It's history.
Anyone know how an FS 110 compares to an FS 250?
I replaced that boot and even tried to seal it with Permatex. No luck. That's the worst carb manifold design I've ever seen--destined for cracks, splits, and air leaks.That is basically the same as mine. I bought an entire P&C kit for mine for $32. It was easy to put in.
The red rubber boot between the strato air valve and the intake deteriorates - I have to replace mine every year. That may be the reason for the failure.
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I found nothing wrong with the design other than that they used the wrong material for the boot.I replaced that boot and even tried to seal it with Permatex. No luck. That's the worst carb manifold design I've ever seen--destined for cracks, splits, and air leaks.
BTW, before I drop it off at the land fill, have you got a link to that $32 P&C supplier? I'll trust your judgment that "It was easy to put in".
My fs250r vibrates badly, and while it does drink some fuel, it ain't nothin, as they say, compared to an fs550. I can run a long time on a tank of fuel with a 250, but NEED anti vibe gloves and to stop after no more than an hour of constant use or my hands WILL hurt badly for several hours. That said, its way too much trimmer for around my house in town (i want an fs94) and too little trimmer for deforesting in the coast range of the PNW. Its best use I have found is to put a U shaped shredder blade on it and use it on blackberries. in that capacity, I doubt you could find a faster, easier, hand held tool. With the loop handle and no harness, you can throw it out and up in front of you easily. In 45 minutes I cut a 15 × 200 foot of well over 6 feet high dense blackberries to the ground, it looked like it had been tilled.
I completely agree on that front. I have a 480, a 460C-EM and a 450 and they burn a lot of fuel. But the increase in production I see when I run them is more than the increased fuel. I haven't found anything my FS130s can't do a 250 can. When they were the best thing on the market, the FS 250 was a great machine for doing work in right of ways and heavy grass. Now, the 130 does everything the 250 does and keeps my bottom line higher.
Same thing with their HT-131 pole saws....junk. We dumped all of them and bought Echo PPT-280. IMO Echo makes the best pole saw out there.Biggest gripe about the 4 mix for me is not being able to keep the rpm in the range that i need when trimming.when i pull the trigger and get it where i need it within 10 feet the rpm's start dropping give it gas and then there's too many rpm's and it's sucking the grass out of the ground. sometimes WFO isn't needed on freshly sown grass or in rocky terrain.in my area we have more rock than grass in some places.i don't run a guard because of rocks and obstacles. Most trimmers will also handle a few extra inches of line out too.especially the fs250.
Maybe they've improved, this was when the 4-mix first came out. There were only problems with a few i remember but they replaced all of them.I have the ht131 and a ht100 and have had no problems with those.although i would like to try a 2 stroke pole saw.i'm sure the weight savings would be much better.
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Found this at my local CAL Ranch on clearance for $135.99+tax. They had six of them NIB. It came with the bump feed head, shoulder strap, brushcutter blade, and tool kit.
Thanks Chris! Prices seldom go down but they do go up regularly. This looks like a fit. My experience had been that 80 psi. compression will not run any 2-cycle engine correctly, especially at idle speed. It does run at WOT and perhaps a hair less. That's it. The original price on the PP333 was $190, and perhaps spending $40 or so to save it might be worth it.I found nothing wrong with the design other than that they used the wrong material for the boot.
I got the kit from Sears, although I'm sure some of our sponsors could get it: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-number/545008046/0071/358.html?eml=$customer_id$
I see they're up to $34 now!
I also got the gaskets and seals: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-number/545008044/0071/358.html?eml=$customer_id$
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