Oh is that what "Aspen" is ? I thought it was some American wood
Having had a multitude of ; lawnmowers, rotavators, disc cutters, motor bikes and old cars as well as the chain saws, and stood them, sometimes for years on end inside and out may I say that the "aging petrol won't start" advice, is usually wrong ! 95% of the time they start fine and almost universally, a clean of plugs and points in the spring (or whenever) is all that is needed.
My old outboard (Evinrude) used to say in the instructions, to run it on an oil rich mixture before standing it for the winter (so as to oil the surfaces and bearings) - that sounds like good advice.
Or just use your "Aspen" for the last fill of the season if you like the stuff. I wouldn't store two strokes for any length of time with fuel onboard. Recent additives in unleaded are corroding the jets & my local garden store are having to do a lot of carb rebuilds/replacements on not very old machines.
Their advice to me was to empty out any unused petrol in the tank & then run the engine till it cuts out through lack of fuel before storing.
vegplot
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Quote: | STIHL recommends storing a 2-cycle fuel mixture prepared using E10 fuel for no more than 30 days in order to minimize phase separation. In this context, "phase separation" means: the ethanol absorbs moisture from the air and settles to the bottom of the canister. This can cause engines to run roughly or not at all. Phase separated fuel is no longer suitable for use even after being shaken vigorously. |
Note E10 is petrol with 10% ethanol.
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Falstaff
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Quote: | STIHL recommends storing a 2-cycle fuel mixture prepared using E10 fuel for no more than 30 days in order to minimize phase separation. In this context, "phase separation" means: the ethanol absorbs moisture from the air and settles to the bottom of the canister. This can cause engines to run roughly or not at all. Phase separated fuel is no longer suitable for use even after being shaken vigorously. |
Note E10 is petrol with 10% ethanol. |
Oh bleedin' great !
I had idly mused as to how they got the last 5% of water out of the distillate (Ethanol only distils to around 95% purity under perfect conditions) - Apparently they don't bother !
So now the distillate falls apart in the tank - or in the petrol can sitting in my garage !
So now I have to root about for the old man's tun dish - the one which has a filter fine enough to remove water !
Clearly I've not run foul of these problems yet and am still running on 50 years of experience = pre "carbonisation"
Mistress Rose
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As biodiesel is inclined to grow bugs, I am not totally convinced that the addition of biofuels to conventional ones is really doing a lot for either our way of life or our carbon footprint. When you think about all the new bits of engine that have to be made to replace damaged ones, it must work our less carbon friendly.
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Tavascarow
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I am definitely in the camp where making something last longer is possibly more environmentally friendly than updating to the latest technology.
New diesel engines are fitted now with a micro particulate filter. Great for the planet & inner city pollution but if the vehicle has a lot of stops & starts (like the posties van) the filter soon clogs & costs circa £4,000 to replace!!!
Something we don't see when buying vehicles & something that should be advertised IMHO is the amounts of carbon used in manufacture & expected lifespan.
Averaged out & added to the emissions it might not be any less than the ten or twenty year old banger in the drive.
Of course if you want zero emissions, cheap & low energy manufacture & a long (& healthy) life you want one of these.
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Tavascarow
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Sorry bit of a thread hijack. Wondering if you could run a decent flywheel & circular saw off the back axle of a bike.
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Treacodactyl
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For cutting up felled trees into logs or even planks a water powered table saw would be a more likely option for me. A future project possibly but I expect it'll require doing everything yourself rather than finding a suitable, modifiable, kit.
On the subject of bikes we're looking at an electric bike as well, but that's for a different thread if I can muster the energy.
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Mistress Rose
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It should be possible to set up some sort of pedal powered circular saw, but you would probably have to work it all out for yourself, as I can't see B&Q or even your local agricultural or foresty supplier selling them.
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dpack
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For cutting up felled trees into logs or even planks a water powered table saw would be a more likely option for me. A future project possibly but I expect it'll require doing everything yourself rather than finding a suitable, modifiable, kit.
On the subject of bikes we're looking at an electric bike as well, but that's for a different thread if I can muster the energy. |
re electric bikes we have a pair of whisper se 905's .electric off road ,quite heavy but very strong and go anywhere .1 in 3 up on tarmac no prob ,muddy field no prob,>30kmh easy on flat.comfy ,30kg luggage or load on rack.
i dont know about city bikes apart from our ones are good for city as they dont mind potholes and on good tatmac locking the pneumatic front forks stiffens the ride for extra speed.
ps the 14a/36v batteries are bigger than many and give about an hour flat out not peddling ,far more/further if you pedal
i recon the "cheap"ones look carp compared to these which are very tough.
in five years one has done a lot of distance and the other has done off road and loads and moderate distance,both are still in good nick.
very similar to this
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