For 1 It has a wrong motor on it. It should have a rotary motor, or if u find a rotary hoe or just find a different one to work on

That is a lucky find?

I would leave the carb as is. Maybe spray some carb cleaner lightly as it runs. Should run smooth. Great find.

I think you should turn the engine in to a motor bike or dome think like that.

I think they just didnt need it anymore and wanted to make more room in their shed. My question is did you put two stroke gas in it because i seen a blue tint in the gas tank.

Had the same issue, ended up being the wrong gas cap. It needs a vented gas cap and the previous owner must have lost it and put the wrong cap back on it. When I loosened the cap I got perfect flow

I don’t think I would want one of those but free is fine 😁

have you ever encountered a horizontal cylinder engine that when sitting the cylinder fills up with oil? im just about ready to get rid of the tiller

Thanks for a very informative video on the FS55. It helped me troubleshoot and fix mine

It's a specialty device and likely they were no longer growing stuff so maybe it was no longer needed. Generous to let it go for free.

Leave it as ease

Cool i wish i could get free stuff

Hey bro what's up? I would consider it a win win situation since it only needed a tuning up and a good cleaning.

It seems to be running fine. I would leave the carb as is.

Rotary hoe in Aus 👍

Don't worry about the engine shutting off,it might have had air in the fuel or something. I know that all of my dads small engines Honda lawn equipment will stall when the engine is cold sometimes then it will run fine on a restart. It's not only the GX35 clone engine which does it, his Honda GX25 powered leaf blower does that as well sometimes. That spark plug was caked with carbon because the engine has either been stored so that the oil seeps past the piston rings then enters the combination chamber or the engine has been overfilled with oil. My dads Honda GX35 engine seemed to have a carboned up spark. from brand new but the clone engine doesn't foul the spark plug electrodes !

The Way you have to start the engine is a strange Way

I am not a fan of 2 stroke tillers but this one looks easier to work with than most

Thanks for all the content!!

I could only hope the batteries ones out last, out performed, these gas ones by 30 times

I have 5 stihl products. Many over 20+ years old. One 25+ years old. I’ve only replaced one item and that’s because it was stolen out of my truck.

You have this exact video footage with completely different dialog on another video. I see what you did there!

The compression tester you link to is not what you used.

I would love to have one

Hey, I have a string trimmer that doesn’t work. Do you want it?

What website do you hse

Nice video! I have the same problem but my batteries both test at full 20v. The motor runs with the blade removed. Then, with blade still removed, I engaged the self propelled and it died again. It seems like either vibrations or load applied to the motor makes it stop. All I caught from the video is that you cleaned it and charged the batteries. What else did you do to get it to run?

I’d just get something that functions and looks good

I’ve been studying this video for six months - ordered the same carb kit three months ago - just installed it “as perfectly explained,by You” pulled the roped twice with the choke on, then once with it off, and, Eureka!!! My 2007 model started on the next pull. It runs like a new one, again. I can’t thank you enough. Salute 😊🫡

Don’t know what exactly is happening but for the past 2 weeks I’ve been noticing a lot of yard equipment being sold or tossed out.🤔I’ve passed up many trimmers, pressure washers, and a few battery powered mowers. Honestly I just don’t have the room. Being ugly isn’t what we evaluate a piece of equipment it’s just an excuse we make up not to pick it up😂 Good conversation 👍

I rebuilt mine but it still won't start it's leaking out the carb i think from the premier bulb I just replaced and builds a vacuum in the tank when I press it and the stuff that comes through the line is foamy

Flooded did you see the gas dripping out of the air filter lol

What sprayer are you using for your hose too wash everything

What water sprayer are you using to wash everything

As long as it gets the job done 😁

So helpful cheers

I have a generator that surges a lot. It has to be ready in a moment's notice but is only used occasionally. Otherwise, it sits in my warehouse. I keep it full of fuel with stabilizer, check the oil regularly, keep the filter clean, and it still surges. I don't think it's the sparkplug is the problem because it's only 3 years old. My gut is telling me that the carburetor is the issue. I had the same problem with another generator a while back. I spent hours and hours tearing the entire thing apart and still couldn't get the thing to run right. Any thoughts? Thanks!

ive recieved so many of these mowers. they usually have very little use and were just stored with bad gas.

Pawn shops are your best friend. In 2012 I bought a 2009 stihl ms310 for $250 and I still use it today. The occasional tuneup and I've replaced the carburetor once.

Ugly or not, once it getting the work done, I'll use it once it was a straight shaft bro

That trimmer is a beautiful work of art bro. Should be in our local museum

My neighbor had one like that that needed a primer bulb. I told him if he'd get me one I'd fix it for him. He tried fixing the old bulb but but wrapped it around a tree. He gave it to me. I got a bulb, straightened the shaft out somewhat and used it for a ling time. Ran perfectly!

Those old homelites were about bullet proof for a cheap trimmer sold for around 50 bucks . Had a camp that used those for the volunteers for clean up because they woukd get beat on . The biggest thing that was broke was the throttle and that replacement was $2.50. Ugly was the hedge trimmer version it was one Rube Goldberg looking machine.

I love homelite weedeaters their simple to work on and light weight so I don't mind if it stands out. Actually I would love to owe that weedeater for the attention lol

That’s at least a 50 year old chainsaw. Stihl stopped using that logo in the early 70s. Personally, I wouldn’t even bother trying to fix it. I’d sell any usable parts off of it to chainsaw collectors that might want them, and then use that money to buy something newer that I can actually find parts for.

Use it

If its tuned up and running strong and it gets the job done i would gladly use that thing

If it works, I could care less what it looks like. My issue would be the curved shaft. those aren't very good at trimming under stuff like my propane tank.

I'm more worried about what that curved shaft will do to my back.

It may be ugly but it still gets the job done