Used 129 with trailer, moved soil, broke down in the woods
Last week I used our #129 to move a bunch of soil into this relocated planter. The planter holds about 600 lbs, so I do 300 twice. I was given this trailer by my friends at the dump, and its much better than my last one which was rusty, paper thin and with tire tubes pressing right through cracks in the wheels! This trailer might be an IH brand, but I'm not sure. It has no makers marks I can find. I would like to scrape that college sticker off it and paint it one day.
Then I moved a bunch of brush into the woods to dump it. The Kohler 301 would NOT start. I had noticed that choke position had gone weird that week, and that I did not have a lot of power. I determined that no fuel was rising UP from the carb bowl. So for the first time ever- and in the woods- I took apart the carb to examine its tubular needle. It LOOKED okay. After cleaning out its holes with a tiny copper wire and spraying cleaner through it, I hoped that was the problem.
It fired up with cheer, and now I think it runs better than it has in months! Maybe soon I should change the aging fuel filter... I also read that I can buy fuel nearby with no ethanol in it. I HAVE been adding a little stabilizer in winter months.
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