A mate dropped off some christmas presents. 3 mowers and 6 whipper snippers/ pole saws , hedge cutter...... Chondas, so I thought at least some good scrap.... The Big G had usual problems, rusty flywheel, rusty coil ends, so no spark. sanded them off. Carb bowl had water and crud in it... cleaned that tightened muffler. It ran pretty nice. I like a motor that runs slow........ to stop it ,you have to engage flywheel brake.. Upon l blowing all the grass etc etc out of the drive belt area, I saw belt was OFF. Now it's self propelled........ but the carb is leaking fuel.. I didn't clean flat needl e and seat with a cotton bug on a drill.......
Maybe later.......
The other mower is a Black Eagle??
speedy
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I had one here last week, yes they are a monster and I didn't attempt to pick it up, just tipped it on its side to drain the oil and sharpen the blades. Seemed like a reasonable machine except the catcher left a bit to be desired, the metal frame was very flimsy and broken
I got the Black Eagle going, same issues, rust flywheel and end of coil.They should have given them a spray with black zink, or just paint.
happy new year 2023....................................................... I won't make it......... who wants to kiss wemon with covid......... cheers speedy
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Got a nice short length pole saw going, but the fuel tank cracked when it bumped the cement. I put a Pope one on, same dimensions. It was full of brown fuel sludge....... I used a mixture of petrol,carb cleaner, turps, detergent, and hot water......... That didn't do much of a job......... A lady gave me a can of brake cleaner, so I used that mixed with carb cleaner on a piece of wire bent with a wad of cloth to scrub the inner surfaces, worked well..... It's got a hedge trimmer and brush cutter attachment that has never been used.... they are very handy for the rough stuff.
Did a test cut on my front hedge completely hiding my house from the sun, but the paper wasps came out. I try again later. I leave the wasps there as we had a purv creeping around looking in windows a while back............ Gotta get on top of these jobs early................................. I's good when you have success, as opposed to banging your head against a brick wall... cheers speedy
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Looks like you got some good mowers and a good Pole saw Speedy ,a lot of people don't seem to look after any equipment they use and just throw away as soon as something minor goes wrong .
Originally Posted by speedy
I leave the wasps there as we had a purv creeping around looking in windows a while back.
Maybe put a sign in a window to keep the perverts away Speedy.
MF I has 7 bites finishing the job..... that's enough. Had to bring out the big gun..... keeps you further away from the wasps....
I like the natural look, Had some luck, sold the Black Eagle to a 78 yr old lady who mows her own big block........ I asked her friend, is she fit? He said yes and no.... She is finding it hard to find a young teenager to do the job. At least it starts easily....good luck to her............... $60.... she wanted a deal... cheers speedy..
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