Shindawa vs. Stihl

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Additive or not, if you use gasohol, you will likely need to replace fuel lines, fuel filters and primer bulbs yearly, as well as cleaning the internal carb fuel screen. Echos are good machines. I've been using a couple of cheap Ryobi weed wackers for about 5 years with gasohol. Maintenance yearly due to gasohol as well as altering the carbs so the low and high screws can be adjusted. Due to gasohol I hate to get too invested in weed wackers and I consider the Ryobis disposable. But even they can be kept running if you're cheap and determined like me. I do love my little Echo chain saw, as well as my larger stihl, but they require yearly maintenance too. I hate gasohol but pure gas is not convenient to get. I wonder how much fossil fuel is wasted repairing and replacing crap ruined by gasohol.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.