Last one to post in this thread wins!
I can see why u are on the fence. I agree electronics have a limited lifespan. We have 10 acres that used to be farmland a couple decades ago so most of our trees aren't that big except for the older growth on the treeline. My Stihl has a neat choke mechanism where you push in a knob and turn it and it runs the choke for about a minute and you are good to go.
Yeah, I'm not an early adopter on anything. I think this "C" carb thing has been out for 10 years or so, but still...what's the Long Term life expectancy of it?
Our property backs-up to an 18 acre horse ranch on one side, and a 10 acre field that used to be a llama ranch only 5-6 years ago on the other, from what we've been told. Our property must have been fenced-off many years ago, as we've found barbed wire on the ground around the perimeter, as well as buried in the middle of 18" trees that an old farmer/rancher must have used to keep his livestock inside Back in The Day. We've managed to find most of the barbed wire on the ground, thanks to our dogs punctured paws(!), and a metal detector I bought for my wife last year, but the wire buried in the trees has startled me a few times, as trees shouldn't spark when you cut them, right?
We have a tree service coming out sometime soon (next month or so) to fell 4 more dead trees that are uncomfortably close to, and even hanging over, the house, and we saved money by telling them we would do the clean-up and/or removal, thus not only giving both of us a good workout, but also justifying the purchase of my new saw! A "win-win", as far as I'm concerned!