Subj : Lawn Equipment
To   : JIM HOLSONBACK
From : Roy J. Tellason
Date : Sat Jun 30 2001 11:04 am

JIM HOLSONBACK wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

 JH> Hi, Roy.
 JH> <  >
 RJT> Why not mix your own?  I only own 4-cycle stuff,  so I haven't really
 RJT> been into messing around with that sort of thing here...

 JH> That's what I ended up doing for the old string trimmer - - got a
 JH> quart and mixed my own, at about 32:1.  It smoked a good bit.

 RJT> Maybe next time I go to one of those stores I'll have a look at what
 RJT> they have available.

 JH> Last week at Home Depot, over by the chainsaws, string trimmers,
 JH> leaf blowers and etc.,  was that expensive 50:1 oil. (see my
 JH> response to Robert S).

Saw that.

I haven't any particular reason to get out to one of those stores just now.  I 
was out there working on my car for a bit,  got good and toasty,  and am 
finally cooling off a bit...

The cooling system is still full of water, from when I put a water pump in last 
week.  Antifreeze can wait until a bit later,  when it cools off some!

 JH> Come to think of it,  I think I smell the government.  I'll bet 
 JH> the EPA made the industry cut down on the amount of oil required 
 JH> in mix for 2-cycle engines,  to cut down on air pollution.  I 
 JH> recall our Federal Gummint were on the warpath awhile back over 
 JH> lawn mowers and etc. - for safety provisions and for all the "air 
 JH> pollution" they cause, even the 4-cycle ones.

Yepper!

There was some talk for a while there about them wanting to regulate all that 
stuff.  And it seems that there are a lot more electric versions of this sort 
of thing around than there used to be.  Which I guess is okay for the average 
suburban homeowner,  but when you have a bit more than that to deal with the 
extension cords or batteries required get to be a bit much!  I know of one 
"electric" mower that uses a set of six golf-cart batteries -- at $69 a pop!  
They don't last that many seasons,  either...

Me,  I'd like to see more hybrid techology out there,  which is workable for 
the bigger stuff like mowers,  but not practical for trimmers and chainsaws and 
such smaller stuff.

Ever look into HOMEPOWR?  That's where we (supposedly) kick around alternative 
energy stuff...

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