http://www.golehr.com/products.shtml#1

These seem to be a good idea. Propane doesn't go bad like gas and they claim one of those canisters is good for 2 hours. Thats probably a month's worth of use on our trimmer, and more than a 2 stroke trimmer will run for on one tank.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07179212000P?keyword=propane+trimmer


Sears picked them up, I'm going to buy one when we need a new trimmer.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I would suggest you up the ante a little bit and look at a Stihl with their 4-mix engine. It's a 4 cycle engine that runs on mixed fuel. It's also made in Virginia Beach and you will have a lot more dealer support than you'll get from Sears in two lifetimes.

I've got 2 stroke mix for the chainsaw on hand.

If I wanted a good trimmer I'd spend $300 or $400 on an Echo, but these things are interesting.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

You could spend $3-400 on an excellent trimmer and support a Connecticut business to boot- Northeast Stihl in Shelton.

+1 for Stihl.

The older small engines (mowers, trimmers, chainsaws) were a lot more tolerant of old gas than the new ones.

Nowdays I just buy a small Stihl chainsaw every other year. Paid $199 for the last new MS180 and sold the old MS180 on CL for $125. So, for $75 I get a new saw with two new chains. The chains alone would cost me $45.

All the trimers I've had have cutter head problems before the engine fails.

How much are they? The Sears link is dead...

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I like the Propane idea.

Another big plus is the spillage of gas. How often have you filled the tank on the mower, trimmmer or ??? and spilled. Even just a little it adds up.

BUT, I bought a Black and Decker cordless trimmer 3 years ago.
I am very pleased, so far the battery has held up well (sealed Lead acid I believe) and we can trim everything on our acre lot usually on one charge.
2 if we let it go for too long.

AND the wife can handle it, so I can get her doing the trimming !!!

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1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

Got to agree on the benefits of propane. Friend just bought a motorhome with a propane powered generator and the benefits of not having to deal with old gas are substantial.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I didn't realize that a lot of the standby generators are propane or natural gas. It makes sense, propane doesn't go bad.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The small engines burn up easily on the ethanol crap we have at the pumps now. They run too lean and without a computer, cannot adjust. Propane is a good idea.

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Maybe it would help drive the cost of those little cans down. The lowest I can get them is 2.49.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

You can buy a bulk refiller for a 20 lb tank and refill the little ones at the price of 20lb tank fuel. Just put the small tank in the freezer, attach to the refiller and open the valve on the 20 lb'er.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Why am I putting the small tank in the freezer?

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

So you can get more propane into it. Propane's emissions benefit will quickly evaporate if you develop a leak resulting in a fire/explosion that ruins your house.