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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
On another note, that hot and humid weather has been playing havoc with my Husqvarna 525BX blower. It starts just fine on a cold start but struggles on a hot start in hot weather, bogging down, choking and even stalling unless left to idle for several minutes. That is not ideal for a tool that is earning a living.
The penny dropped today when it refused to start then flooded itself. I pulled the plug, cleared the combustion chamber and tried again, got a few quick fires but still would not run. This left me without a blower mid-way through a job...........I was NOT a pleased man by this stage! Hopefully no one was watching because I'm sure it would have been entertaining.
  
So I don't know what I will do now. I don't think this is a tuning issue that could be remedied at the dealer. A machine that lets me down like this is as good as useless. I will either sell it to a backyard gardener, one that wont demand as much as a professional, or even video myself taking to it with a sledge axe before posting it to Husqvarna themselves.
I'm a little disappointing to say the least, in both myself and Husqvarna. It's not often that I will choose a dud, I am usually very diligent with my research. I am also annoyed that this machine at $585 cost me $186 more than the Stihl I should have bought in the first place.
You win some, you loose some.  |
Sorry to hear this DFB FGXR6, I can relate to the frustration of tools not working when you rely on them!
My new 525BX blower has given me some trouble starting hot as we have discussed, but nothing as bad as you describe.
All next week is going to be hot and humid
So a good test to see if my blower is going to play up the same, I will let you know how it goes..