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    John Rudge June 3, 2017 at 4:32pm

    Thanks for that,  I never knew about Aspens. Will look around for some, trouble is I live in France lol 
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  Graham Taylor June 3, 2017 at 7:22pm

  A bought a Stihl BG86 blower a while back which didn't rev up as high as my other one that I'd had for a few years............ the dealer was quite happy to do a quick adjustment on the carb to get it up to speed..... something I couldn't easily do myself due to the "limiter caps" on the adjustment screws.

  Aspen could be useful in some machines but if Stihl didn't want us to use ordinary fuel, I'm sure they'd tell us. Its extremely expensive and having taken/reassembled quite a few Stihl carbs, there really aren't any seals that need protecting. I'm sure most of us just use ordinary fuel with no problems.....I certainly have been for years.
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    Richard Gadsby > Graham Taylor June 3, 2017 at 8:38pm

    I'm with you on aspen! I'd save the £12 per can and put it in a pot. You will have far more cash than you need to buy a new machine let alone replace any seals or rubber components if they break.
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      Harry@VWGS > Richard Gadsby June 3, 2017 at 8:42pm

      I use Aspen on my hedge cutters only, everything else gets unleaded and green Stihl oil.
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        Richard Gadsby > Harry@VWGS June 3, 2017 at 8:53pm

        That's not a bad idea for the better smell and less fumes. I've got a couple of bottles/cans of it in the lockup for hedgecutter use but seem to forget to use it!
        That said my hedge cutting days are coming to an end. I'm going to be a ladder holder from now on! My shoulder can't stand it anymore. I will do small li wish ones but the big tall ones no way!
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          Harry@VWGS > Richard Gadsby June 3, 2017 at 8:59pm

          Yeah definitely helps, but like you say, I couldn't warrant it on any of my other machines, it's just not cost effective for me.
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    Richard Gadsby June 4, 2017 at 2:10pm

    That's all good and it works I'm sure.
    Stihl would say that as they make money from it:)
    The other issue for me is availability it's miles to get some!
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      Graham Taylor > Richard Gadsby June 4, 2017 at 3:02pm

      So true... at roughly 3 times the price of ordinary fuel, they must be making a good profit on it.  Perhaps I'm lucky but never had a problem with the ordinary fuel though maybe  my lungs will pack up in a few years:)  I think you'll find that the Stihl 2 stroke also has a "stabilizer" in it to prolong life

      I always keep the 2-stroke oil in one of those 1 litre bottles with the measure built in...... just refill it from the 5 litre container...... you can't really go wrong with getting the mix right.