Evidence I May be Stupid

[Suburban Plowboy]

Years ago, I got a Husqvarna 125B gas blower. This is a small machine with a 28-cc engine. Husqvarna, right? Can't go wrong with Husqvarna.

I have other blowers now, but I continued using the 125B for blowing out the shop and blowing crud out of my mower's radiator, which is necessary if I don't want it to boil over. The 125B was nice and light for this purpose.

Where I live, ethanol simply does not work in small engines. They gum up very fast. If you're not using a tool very often, you have to know what you're doing and be disciplined or it will gum up. For most of my blower's life, I did not know what I was doing. I had a lot of frustrating days.

Once I knew what I was doing, the blower started dying when I hit the throttle. Rebuilding the carb did not help. Went on the web and learned that this model has a history of developing an air leak because the screws holding the cylinder on come loose.

Also, Husqvarna uses some kind of garbage material to make the fuel lines, so they turn into some kind of exotic Swedish cheese after a few short years. But you can't expect a company to use fuel lines as good as the ones Chinese companies use, just because it has been around since 1689.

Wow! I sure was smart to trust Husqvarna not to do anything stupid! I really pat myself on the back for that.

You have to take this thing almost completely apart to get to the screws to tighten them. I have been putting it off for about three weeks.

While I was dreading taking it apart, I thought about the little EGO electric blower I got my wife for the porch. Blows about 1.4 times as much air as the 125B, fires up every time, and will never have to be worked on. Can't cause hearing damage, either. Not for short jobs. Price without expensive battery: $219. With battery and charger: $229.

The 125B costs $219 and eventually has to be disassembled and put back together, you have to buy corn-free gas and mix it, and the carb has to be rebuilt every couple of years.

I ordered another EGO just like the first one. I don't want to have to walk back and forth between the shop and house over and over. It's fantastic.

So now I'm wondering how stupid I am to have kept trying to work with the Husky for so long.

I want to take it to the dump, because no one is going to buy an old blower that doesn't run. It feels wrong, since the problem is a simple air leak, but then life is short.

 

[rontaki]

Years ago, I got a Husqvarna 125B gas blower. This is a small machine with a 28-cc engine. Husqvarna, right? Can't go wrong with Husqvarna.

I have other blowers now, but I continued using the 125B for blowing out the shop and blowing crud out of my mower's radiator, which is necessary if I don't want it to boil over. The 125B was nice and light for this purpose.

Where I live, ethanol simply does not work in small engines. They gum up very fast. If you're not using a tool very often, you have to know what you're doing and be disciplined or it will gum up. For most of my blower's life, I did not know what I was doing. I had a lot of frustrating days.

Once I knew what I was doing, the blower started dying when I hit the throttle. Rebuilding the carb did not help. Went on the web and learned that this model has a history of developing an air leak because the screws holding the cylinder on come loose.

Also, Husqvarna uses some kind of garbage material to make the fuel lines, so they turn into some kind of exotic Swedish cheese after a few short years. But you can't expect a company to use fuel lines as good as the ones Chinese companies use, just because it has been around since 1689.

Wow! I sure was smart to trust Husqvarna not to do anything stupid! I really pat myself on the back for that.

You have to take this thing almost completely apart to get to the screws to tighten them. I have been putting it off for about three weeks.

While I was dreading taking it apart, I thought about the little EGO electric blower I got my wife for the porch. Blows about 1.4 times as much air as the 125B, fires up every time, and will never have to be worked on. Can't cause hearing damage, either. Not for short jobs. Price without expensive battery: $219. With battery and charger: $229.

The 125B costs $219 and eventually has to be disassembled and put back together, you have to buy corn-free gas and mix it, and the carb has to be rebuilt every couple of years.

I ordered another EGO just like the first one. I don't want to have to walk back and forth between the shop and house over and over. It's fantastic.

So now I'm wondering how stupid I am to have kept trying to work with the Husky for so long.

I want to take it to the dump, because no one is going to buy an old blower that doesn't run. It feels wrong, since the problem is a simple air leak, but then life is short.

Put it on the side of the road in your yard, with a tag like $15 and small print describing the problem. It will either disappear overnight, or you'll get beer money for it.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Put it on the side of the road in your yard, with a tag like $15 and small print describing the problem. It will either disappear overnight, or you'll get beer money for it.

I've been amazed at the people that stop by after I place a sign with a low price for something like this! Stuff the wife said just take it to the transfer station, people will pay for it, although low dollar.
Ice cream money.

 

[Rvrrat14]

I have an Echo weed eater. I have access to non-E gas. That’s a big help. Ready to junk it but decided to rebuild carb. Found out the Emission rules also applied to small engines. Seems they put a small plug over the adjustment screws to keep you from tuning. Drilled it out, rebuilt carb, Screamin Demon!

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

Wow, don't you care about our precious environment?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Made myself laugh.

 

[lilranch2001]

Years ago, I got a Husqvarna 125B gas blower. This is a small machine with a 28-cc engine. Husqvarna, right? Can't go wrong with Husqvarna.

I have other blowers now, but I continued using the 125B for blowing out the shop and blowing crud out of my mower's radiator, which is necessary if I don't want it to boil over. The 125B was nice and light for this purpose.

Where I live, ethanol simply does not work in small engines. They gum up very fast. If you're not using a tool very often, you have to know what you're doing and be disciplined or it will gum up. For most of my blower's life, I did not know what I was doing. I had a lot of frustrating days.

Once I knew what I was doing, the blower started dying when I hit the throttle. Rebuilding the carb did not help. Went on the web and learned that this model has a history of developing an air leak because the screws holding the cylinder on come loose.

Also, Husqvarna uses some kind of garbage material to make the fuel lines, so they turn into some kind of exotic Swedish cheese after a few short years. But you can't expect a company to use fuel lines as good as the ones Chinese companies use, just because it has been around since 1689.

Wow! I sure was smart to trust Husqvarna not to do anything stupid! I really pat myself on the back for that.

You have to take this thing almost completely apart to get to the screws to tighten them. I have been putting it off for about three weeks.

While I was dreading taking it apart, I thought about the little EGO electric blower I got my wife for the porch. Blows about 1.4 times as much air as the 125B, fires up every time, and will never have to be worked on. Can't cause hearing damage, either. Not for short jobs. Price without expensive battery: $219. With battery and charger: $229.

The 125B costs $219 and eventually has to be disassembled and put back together, you have to buy corn-free gas and mix it, and the carb has to be rebuilt every couple of years.

I ordered another EGO just like the first one. I don't want to have to walk back and forth between the shop and house over and over. It's fantastic.

So now I'm wondering how stupid I am to have kept trying to work with the Husky for so long.

I want to take it to the dump, because no one is going to buy an old blower that doesn't run. It feels wrong, since the problem is a simple air leak, but then life is short.

I have similar issues with ethanol gas, and I too purchased an EGO hand held blower for my 60 foot long porch 8-10 years ago, I am now on my 3rd $200 battery, it will be my last.

I am currently switching to Stihl battery units, hopefully the Stihl battery’s hold up better

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

The battery issue is a big bummer, but I'm free of the Husqvarna cycle of misery.

 

[lilranch2001]

The battery issue is a big bummer, but I'm free of the Husqvarna cycle of misery.

Yea, as a 73 yr old man with bad shoulders, I cannot tolerate trying to pull start a unit that’s doesn’t want to start

 

[John0829]

I am currently switching to Stihl battery units, hopefully the Stihl battery’s hold up better

I have been using Stihl AK series trimmer and blower for several years now, in fact wore out the first trimmer but still using the batteries from it. The only battery that has failed or is failing is the AK-10 battery which is the smallest capacity they have in the AK line and only good for about 10 minutes of run time. No big loss but I do/did use it a LOT for the small jobs like blowing off the mower or tractor.

 

[EddieWalker]

I went back and forth on buying a gas leaf blower or a cordless one. I put it off for a year, then another year. My wife got frustrated with me and bought a Sun Joe corded leaf blower from Amazon to get the leaves off of the porch. I was positive that she wasted $25 when it arrived. But then I used it and I was very impressed with how much power it has. It doesn't weigh anything, but when you put it on the high speed, it will twist your wrist if you're not ready for it.

We now have three of them because it's just easier to have one where you use it instead of looking for it and going to get it when you want to use it. The cord isn't an issue, it's just super nice to not have to add fuel, charge batteries, use ear plugs, or wonder if it will start when you want to use it.

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