"If you're happy with what you made on the job, then I reckon the price is fine. There will always people that say you should have charged more......... maybe you could have........... but no point in worrying about it as presumably you went away…"
"Thanks Billy, appreciate the feedback.
And has anyone else used them that would like to share thier feelings on them too? Always useful to hear from a number of users if possible."
"Sooted spark: just pop it out and clean off with a wire brush, be careful you dont cross thread it when you put it back in. A regular maintenance task for 2stroke."
"I only use e5 in my regular machines, then aspinol in occasional use machines and for storage. The stihl green 2 stroke oil has stabilisers in it, also run cleaner than the red.
E10 is junk, I put it in my Mrs car once the performance was terrible. "
"I have noticed when you open your fuel can to refuel, (when the can's been in the back of a warm van) you don't now get so much of the inrush of pressure. I presume this means the new fuel isn't so volatile as the old, does this lead to performance…"
"Some of the old machines doesn't like the E10 fuel ,we use E5 for all 2 stroke machines now - lawnmowers E10 but will change over to E5 now due to the mowing season coming to a end don't want any E10 sitting in the machine for to long , I run the…"
"When felling/clearing up windblown trees I usually put a premium on my hourly rate (or a good price).An extra £10 an hour is completely reasonable imo.
Leaving aside the obvious element of danger and personal risk, there's also a high cost involved…"
"And that is exactly why I avoid tree work and leave it to the tree surgeons.
There's enough ground level work out there for us garden maintenance guys......I stay in my lane!"
""Tree Guy" here.
You're way too cheap and working on a site, on your own with a chainsaw is a big no-no. If something goes wrong you won't be insured and if you're really in a mess who's coming to save you??
Just to cover costs for a day for a…"
"My mechanic's advice is to use E5 with fuel stabiliser, a bit more expensive but less issues and spare/rebuild costs in the long run. Had loads of issues in the past but after following his advice no fuel related issues at all. I also drain the fuel…"