Recent content by Clarkbug

I got one of the M12 ones for my wife. She uses it all the time for pruning or when we are trimming stuff to put in the chipper. Not too heavy that it wears you out, and is decent on burning the batteries up, depending on what you are cutting. Uses a full house chain, so not super easy to get...

Startron is what I have been using for years, along with ethanol free fuel. Has worked great for me, especially in things that tend to sit like the generator or snowblower.

I have one, but that's because someone left it at the dump so it followed me home. It was filthy from someone running used engine oil in it, needed a set of lines and a carb rebuild. I pulled the limiters, drilled out the catalyst in the muffler, and use it all the time for little limbing...

Someone better buy this thing soon so I don't have to figure out how to hide it in my garage....

That's OK! I have a golf cart at my parents that probably needs rings and valve seals too, but for now it keeps chugging so I'm not gonna mess with it!

Thanks a ton. I haven't seen. This out there before, says learning something new. Parts stuff does seem weird. eBay usually seems to have a decent selection of random older bits for Briggs engines, so hopefully I can find what I'll eventually need there. Thanks! I was planning to keep the...

Thank for the response! It will have to sit for a bit until we have some down time, but at least we can pull it apart and see if it can be fixed up. Once we get it torn down I'll post some photos and show what we are dealing with. Should be a good learning experience for us both. Also...

Hey all. So I have an old horizontal 3 HP Briggs that came on my Super Split that I bought probably 12 years ago, and it was old then. It burned a fair bit of oil, and would foul a plug after a few hours if I didn't use MMO in the fuel. But it did the job and that was fine. Anyway, I lent it...

If you have a good dealer, I would suggest starting there since the saw is still in warranty. Especially since you just bought another saw I would hope they would look at your current one. It also sounds like a pretty limited problem, maybe almost like a vapor lock kind of thing? Swapping...

Looks like a good deal for a pile of sprockets, bars and chains. https://worcester.craigslist.org/grd/d/barre-chain-saw-parts/7631433130.html

Thanks for the detailed response. I'll do some digging to see what I can find out and then how much of a pain it is to do any work on the thing....

I guess I'm just wondering if it's already acting this way, is it a "run it until you can't drive" it thing? And if so, how much longer do I have. I'm guessing nothing on this unit is serviceable, or at least not for a reasonable amount of money....

So I tried a little moving around yesterday. It is not as bad of a difference between the two sides, but the left side still lags behind the right. So no matter the direction, I need to feather the right handle to keep a straight line. Any ideas what that might mean?

I haven't noticed it getting worse when hot, but will need to pay attention next time I mow. I did adjust the handles and stops last season, and that seemed to help, but I'm happy to try another method if there is something I'm missing. Not sure about backwards. Will need to give that a shot...

I'm not sure to be honest. The sticker on it reads HydroGear ZC-DHBB-3D5A-2DPX but I don't know what model that means.....