Recent content by Fox12

I expect that canned fuel is a no-ethanol fuel mixed as needed to meet the fuel-to-oil volume ratio recommended for the engine. I have used them, they costing about $5.00 per liter. Because of the high cost, I now buy no-ethanol premium fuel and mix high-end 2-cycle oil and the fuel on my own...

Another issue may be salt use. Do you use sodium chloride as an ice melt? If you do, sodium may, over time, poison the soil. I had this happen for my WI lawn along the drive and sidewalk where a contractor hired by the previous owner routinely used rock salt as a thaw agent for ice. I took...

I have a 48-inch Hustler Raptor SD, it perfect for my 1/2 acre yard. Much wider and it would take up too much garage space and would not fit through a rear yard gate. On the other hand, go too narrow with some brands and the mower will not overhang the wheels enough to allow for getting close...

If you can find a dealer, I'd go with a Hustler Raptor SD. I owned one for six years before moving to a small city lot and had absolutely no issues with it. I had the best looking turf grass in the neighborhood because of it.

Wow on the BP. I am 78 and have a resting pulse of around 50 with an early morning BP of around 125/65 and take one med to curtail irregular heartbeats involving premature atrial contractions. I guess that running four miles each second day was not a bad idea.

If you can get it, use only ethanol-free gasoline for your small engines like I do. I have to travel into the next county to get ethanol-free gasoline, but it's worth the trips. I add stabilizer into the gas can before filling it. I run our snow blower out of fuel each spring plus drain the...

I buy Stihl because I have an excellent nearby dealer, not that I have needed any service for my Stihl tools for over ten years. I currently have a Stihl hand-held leaf blower, chain saw, weed trimmer and hedge trimmer. I use Lucas 2-cycle oil the burns clean with no evidence of ash deposits...

My suggestion after owning a Hustler Raptor XD 60-inch for 6 completely trouble-free years is that mower or a step up in the Hustler line to the Hustler Raptor XDX. These models with Kawasaki engines are great.