Recent content by TheOGOilGuy

If I'm clearing a field, I'd probably go back to using the Husqvarna titanium force string. Stuff seemed like it lasted forever and was hard to break. I didn't like how noisy it was, how hard it was to see when spinning, and the poor cut quality though. Best string overall for me is the echo...

Great leaf blower, I have the Dolmar version of it and due to my ridiculous OCD it gets abused almost daily!

Navigator. Great machine.

Honda HHT35, HHT25, or the Makita MM4 25cc trimmer. All four-stroke -- I believe the Makita runs a robin engine. Might be a bit hard to find, but they run exceptionally well, and they last forever. SO easy to start. Also seem to never have issues. I run a HHT35, and it's over a decade old --...

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll see if they can use that product moving forward. What improvements can I expect from that particular oil as compared to the leichtlauf?

leichtlauf

Sounds like a pretty good report. I'm not attuned to what a lot of these details mean, but it's exciting to hear that it sounds like the engine is pretty healthy. Some of these early M278/4.7 biturbo V8's have a known issue around this mileage for having loss of compression due to cylinder...