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Do you think it makes them easier to start?
My Stihls are getting to where ya have to pull em 35 times to fire em up.
Thinking about switching to a brand with a primer bulb. I need input if this makes a difference
I’ll hang up and listen
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My Echo has a bulb and an auto choke. 3 pulls and I’m Freddy.
I am..........disturbed.
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I don't know about chainsaws, but my Shindaiwa T230 trimmer starts on the second or third pull with a primer bulb. Do they put them on the new-fangled saws?
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My Echo has a bulb and an auto choke. 3 pulls and I’m Freddy. Yup I been looking at the Echo ✌️
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I think they do, I'm in the same boat especially in cold weather.
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Stihl makes 2 versions of a few saws, 1 with the EZ start and primer bulb as well as an EZ chain tightener and 1 without. I just bought a new Stihl Farmboss and chose to NOT get the EZ start, primer bulb and chain tightener. The EZ start one had more plastic and felt cheap especially with the big plastic knob for tightening the chain.
Choke on..1 pull…choke off and pull to start.
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And I don’t need a big saw
14-16”
Just for once a week, homeowner use
Maybe I would ask it to cut a pickup bed of wood twice a month during cold months
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And I don’t need a big saw
14-16”
Just for once a week, homeowner use
Maybe I would ask it to cut a pickup bed of wood twice a month during cold months
For something light duty and minimal use I’d look at the new cordless stuff.
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Sure it helps. What also helps is not putting ethanol in a 2 stroke engine, or any engine with a carburetor..
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Your doing it wrong!
Squeeze the throttle trigger. Push lever all the way down.
Pull til it tried to crank.
Flip it up to middle position.
Pull it again.
It’ll touch off…
Been cutting firewood for 30 years…….
Wish my 361 hadn’t chit the bed. It was a good saw.
Dave
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And I don’t need a big saw
14-16”
Just for once a week, homeowner use
Maybe I would ask it to cut a pickup bed of wood twice a month during cold months
Sheesh. no make that Whoopity Sheesh.
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In it is death and all you seek
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I have two old Husky's without the bulb. If I start them at least once a month they start on the 5th or 6th pull. If I skip a month I'm pulling a lot more than 6 times. With my Echo I'm going on the 3rd or 4th pull no matter when I started it last.
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My Echo has a bulb and an auto choke. 3 pulls and I’m Freddy. My 18" echo has a primer bulb. I also have a 22" and a 36" echo saw. They don't have the bulb. You can definitely notice the difference in cold starts. Can you figure out what brand I like?
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Mine is 18”. Don’t be a dwarf.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Stihl makes 2 versions of a few saws, 1 with the EZ start and primer bulb as well as an EZ chain tightener and 1 without. I just bought a new Stihl Farmboss and chose to NOT get the EZ start, primer bulb and chain tightener. The EZ start one had more plastic and felt cheap especially with the big plastic knob for tightening the chain.
Choke on..1 pull…choke off and pull to start. That toolless chain tensioner works splendid.
Paul
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And I don’t need a big saw
14-16”
Just for once a week, homeowner use
Maybe I would ask it to cut a pickup bed of wood twice a month during cold months
For something light duty and minimal use I’d look at the new cordless stuff. I think Santa Claus has the Makita lined up. I need a new gasser too. 😃
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My husky has a primer blub, push bulb five or six times, pull choke, pull rope two or three times it starts. After it's run, and needs restarted, pull rope usually once is enough.
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I use the premix VP racing fuel 50 to 1. If you loose your octane rating from old gas a Stihl saw won’t start worth a crap, period! Might be worth a try before buying a new saw.
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TSC carries it on n the gallon can size.
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I use the premix VP racing fuel 50 to 1. If you loose your octane rating from old gas a Stihl saw won’t start worth a crap, period! Might be worth a try before buying a new saw. Good idea My gas is the cheap 87 octane and its been bulk stored since May had stabilizer in it but it was cheap gas from the get go I should have known better.
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