Recent content by Tiger Small Engine

You buy a dedicated edger with a metal blade and wheel if you want this ability. Some commercial guys use edgers, very few home owners. Most people turn the trimmer at the desired angle to achieve a good edge on sidewalk, etc. If you are only mowing a few lawns a week, then stamina and energy...

I 100% agree about blaming ethanol on many carburetor problems. Old premium fuel (no ethanol) depending on the equipment, will cause no starts, hard starts, and poor running results. Non ethanol fuel with water in it, will yield poor or no start results. I see lots of fuel with water in it...

I use 1 part Super Clean to 3 parts water in I use Super Clean in ultrasonic cleaner.

It is amazing on handheld equipment how small adjustments on high and low mixture screws can affect the performance. On small engines, the carburetor set up correctly and having the air/fuel mixture is crucial.

Are you the dude that comes on “Taryl Fixes All” YouTube channel that says, “fire it up, fire it up, fire it up!”

The warranty work you are talking about is on newer vehicles. Warranty work for a newer car under warranty cannot be performed at any shop. The shop has to be set up to perform that make/model etc. car warranty, so they can get paid, from the manufacturer ie: Ford, Chevy. I do NO warranty work...

I have never even had a customer ask about a warranty on service or repair work I perform. If parts are used in the repair, then they have whatever manufacturers warranty there is for each part. I stand behind my work and take care of my customers, period. If I make a mistake and it is a...

2025 was my biggest, busiest year ever. Take care of your customers, and your customers will take care of you. There is no warranty or guarantee on any work that I perform, expressed or implied. That said, I take care of the small rare problems that arise. When a customer does not fit into the...

People do like clean equipment when you sell it. It is always easier to sell clean equipment that runs correctly and has been gone through versus dirty and is mechanically sound. People are sometimes more concerned about how something looks than how it actually performs. Also, I believe if you...

When this happens it can be a battery that is not fully charged or a starter that needs a little lubricant, among other reasons. Try a little WD-40 on the bendix gear and see if that helps.

Whether you are mowing with a 21” push mower, or a 61” zero turn, side discharge is always better than mulching, period. Get the clipping out as far as possible out of the exit chute. It will throw grass clippings 6’ to 8’ feet on a zero turn mower with the exit chute raised. This is the whole...

The Permatex Right Stuff (what I use), is for the valve cover, not cylinder head gasket. I use the copper spray for head gaskets. I use a pencil for putting in cylinder to find top dead center on compression stroke.

If you are using the correct compression tester with a Schraeder valve, then 90 psi is low for a 2- stroke. Pull the muffler and check condition of piston, rings, and cylinder.

Sharpening your blades every Spring, is not keeping them sharp. I would recommend every other month to sharpen blades.

Take it to a tire shop and have them installed. When tires are brand new they are next to impossible to install yourself.