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Just got my saw back from the shop. It’s fine, thanks, no need for concern.
Let’s just say that fuel stabilizer doesn’t mean you don’t need to drain your saw when you store it for the season, and leave it at that, okay? No, I don’t want to talk about it…
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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That is good to know, thank you.
I discovered a few weeks ago that both of my saws had failed/failing fuel lines – soft and mushy and ready to fall apart with just a touch. Just got done ordering a bunch of fuel handling parts for both saws from Amazon. Once nice thing about that is that there’s no place within 100 miles where I could have found all those parts in stock at the same time. I saved about 30% by shopping carefully there – ordered spares and extra parts for future needs – got a chance to slide a commission over to Claire – and didn’t have to leave the property. This time I ordered fuel lines designed to hold up better with the ethanol laced fuel – hope that keeps things running smoother, longer!
If it’s convenient I’ll run a saw dry before putting it away – but there’s no ‘off’ season here. I’m just as likely to use the saw in the warm season for gathering logs for the pile and then getting it cut to size through the cold season. Obviously I don’t have to dig through snowdrifts to find the woodpile down here in the Banana Belt. In relative terms it does get cold here – had a low of 19’F last eve and the outdoor thermometer reads 23′ right now – that’s plenty cold enough for me! I’m even having to burn a bit of propane tonight to keep the tomatoes (and other sensitive flora) happily over 50′!
I guess I’m lucky. I haven’t had any issues with the STIHL I have. Yesterday I used it to take down 2 small trees and it fired up on the third pull. I do the regular maintenance on it but what Plug Nickel Outfit says has got me to thinking it may be time to stock up on a few spares.
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I generally don’t drain fuel from anything, but I only run non ethanol and nothing tends to sit for more than a few months at a time. I just started my Huskie it had been sitting for 3 months no issue.
My big old Still needs draining (and then I run it until it stalls to get the last bit out). I’ve learned my lesson on that one!
My little, newish, idiot-proof, consumery-level Stihl seems immune to leaving fuel sitting in the tank. I don’t consider it a serious saw but at least that is a nice thing about it.
Maybe we should have a “show us your chain saw” thread. 🙂