Recent content by Stem

I have one from Red Beards & one from Saw Suppliers, fitment is great for both. I always worry about losing the damn things though. you'll have to drill the bar tensioner holes to a larger size and elongate the stud slot to run a stihl bar on a husq.

On today's episode of "my leaf blower ran last year", featuring a Husqvarna 125BV. So after a cleaning, new fuel line, filter & carb kit, all is well. same guy also dropped off a Stihl BG66 to go through. it got the same treatment & a mud dobber nest removed from the muffler outlet.

I use motoseal for base gasket delete

I don't mind the heat, humidity kicks my ass. the cool mornings are the best time to do outside work.

probably why I enjoy mowing grass for hours lol or maybe its the diesel fumes rotting my brain...

they can be hit or miss. I go thru them when they arrive, clean everything & make sure the needle height is adjusted right. I've had good luck since I started doing that.

personally I prefer Kohler over anything else. I absolutely loathe B&S engines & have only messed with a handful of Kawi engines (mostly maintenance & carb repair)

I try to do as much of my own work as I can, esp with Toyota (I have a '13 Tacoma). buying OEM parts from the mothership is bad enough.

just finished setting up this casing & about to chew on it for a while. 6hr cycle time on this op. it weighs ~1700lbs, for reference the chuck is 63"

I use sports tape & black vet-wrap, its comfortable but the vet wrap doesn't hold up very long.

I avoid the turnpike completely unless I absolutely have to use it.

they were busy as hell when I got there around 2pm. I'd never been there before but they are a great place to deal with. I talked to Parker, younger guy but real down to earth & a great help. Check out their website & write down the Stock # of the trailer(s) you're interested in to help them...

Friday's purchase. I've outgrown my 7x12 landscape trailer so I bought a 7x18 7K car hauler. 2024 AMO for less than $3900 on the road from Best Choice in Carlisle. It weighs around 1600 lbs & when mother nature turns the furnace down I'll load my 955 on it & see how well it pulls.

4 years ago my (almost ) 15 year old beagle died in his sleep, few weeks after I had got home from a hunting trip in Idaho. I got him when he was a pup, now his ashes are in a box on my nightstand.

IIRC the engines are a sleeve & deck plate design that makes it a B to work on, hydraulic system problems & parts are/will be hard to find. you'd be better off keeping the 8N