If you consider Echo, check the fine print in the instructions and see if it
requires 89-octane gasoline. Bizarre requirement, but necessary for their
warrantee, at least a few years ago. My 1970 Echo blower still runs fine on
anything, but my 2005 blower/vac/bagger died from the wrong gas before I
even knew of the requirement.
And like others have said, current 2-cycles can be a pain to start, not to
mention the stink. 4-cycles seem to fare better, though old gas is still an
issue for me. Sta-Bil doesn't seem to help that.
Karl
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Nogueira
Subject: [Shop-talk] 2 stroke vs 4 stroke
Tonight I was curled up with the Internet looking at lawn edgers trying to
choose one to buy.
Based on my good experience with an Echo trimmer and Poulan chainsaw I found
myself limiting my search to only 2 stroke engines. This is countered by my
experience with a Ryobi 4 stroke trimmer that was nothing but trouble.
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