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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Dismal Nitch, AZ
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Originally Posted by Jesse16
Only buy Stihl, never "sharpen" a chain unless you are a professional lumber jack (put on a new chain and don't do dumb stuff during use), use stabil in regular pump gas (maybe 89 octane but I think Stihl says regular 87 is fine), and simply run the gas out at the end of a season when the tool is in regular use. I take my various Stihl's in to the dealer once ever 4 or so years and they do a tune up (a few simple parts) for a reasonable charge. They start without fail every year for the past 10. My Ariens snow blower get similar treatment and always starts first pull.
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Oh, good point. I'll stop sharpening this very moment.
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Good point on "...don't do dumb stuff...".
Some scary homeowners out there.
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