Posted by MarkB_MI on August 10, 2014 at 19:13:15 from (70.194.9.9):
In Reply to: Propane Chain Saw posted by showcrop on August 10, 2014 at 04:33:33:
Let's see, I have two chainsaws (Stihl), a string trimmer (Stihl), a pole saw (Stihl) and a cheap Ryobi hedge trimmer. The age of this equipment ranges from two to twenty years old. Even though some of the tools only get used once a year, I have yet to have any sort of fuel system problem, let alone one I could pin on the particular fuel I used. And often my fuel is pretty old, since it can take me several months to use up a one gallon batch.
Now I have had problems with motorcycles and small four-stroke engine with gravity-feed fuel systems IF they sat with the gas turned on for a year or two. But that's not really the fault of the fuel; the best fuel you can buy (i.e. avgas) will evaporate given enough time.
It seems that propane trimmers are already available. But given the light weight and convenience of gasoline-powered equipment, propane-powered equipment would seem to be a hard sell.
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