From: fos@sdf.org   
      
   On 2021-12-15, Michael Trew  wrote:   
   > On 12/15/2021 8:14, fos wrote:   
      
   >> i have a 1985 Ford snow blower. and just picked up a late 70's Sears   
   >> chipper shredder off craigslist that needed a carb rebuild and now runs   
   >> great. both still have many years left in them.   
      
   > Yes, the old stuff just goes on and on.  I have a 70's JcPenney brand   
   > (Penncraft?) 1100 watt generator that I paid $40 for from Craigslist,   
   > and it works well to keep the fridge, DSL modem, and a light on if the   
   > power goes out.   
      
   > I picked up a Gilson late 60's front tine tiller from the original owner   
   > (with original manual) last spring for a similar price to turn over a   
   > small plot of soil.  I had to pick the soil first, but that's a really   
   > nice little machine.   
      
   Ha. We can do this all week it seems. I forgot the 1980 Ariens front   
   tine tiller I picked up a couple years ago from a retired guy who bought   
   it new. Came with the manuals and original sales receipt. I've worked   
   the hell out it tearing up several hundred square feet of sod and dug   
   down at least a foot, in rocky soil, for garden beds and it doesn't skip   
   a beat. Local power equipment dealer told me Ariens is great at keeping   
   track of parts for old equipment like that and getting any common wear   
   components for it are available.   
      
   Everything else is much newer. Generator, Briggs, bought new in 2006.   
   Rarely use it but don't want to be without it. Change the oil, and drain   
   & replace the fuel annually, and it always starts on the first or second   
   pull. Push mower, Exmark commercial mower, Kawasaki engine, 2010. Weed   
   eater, sidewalk edger, leaf blower, and chainsaw, Stihl, all the lower   
   end models of the pro series, not the homeowner series, 1 per year for   
   the last 4 years.   
      
   When I'm done with it all in 10 or so years after I retire to a hut on a   
   beach somewhere in the Caribbean, I'll give it to my son who will easily   
   get several more decades out of it.   
      
   People, don't piss away good money on department or big box store power   
   equipment. That deal you think you're getting is 5 year recycle bin scrap,   
   if even that long. Invest in quality products from knowledgeable and   
   reputable dealers, maintain them well, and they'll last you nearly a   
   lifetime.   
   	   
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