Originally Posted By: afoulk
I have a Husky 128LD that I got at Lowes the beginning of this summer, and I'm pretty sure the manual says that it has a cat. built into the muffler. I don't know if this has any effect on the 50hrs. epa rating.
That's correct. This series has catalytic mufflers installed. My ~4yr/old 125D has this.
50hrs is how long the catalyst is expected to remain working to EPA exhaust specs.
If I was paying 3-4x as much for a trimmer, it darn well better have a 250+ hr rating sticker on it!
Joel
I have a Husky 128LD that I got at Lowes the beginning of this summer, and I'm pretty sure the manual says that it has a cat. built into the muffler. I don't know if this has any effect on the 50hrs. epa rating.
That's correct. This series has catalytic mufflers installed. My ~4yr/old 125D has this.
50hrs is how long the catalyst is expected to remain working to EPA exhaust specs.
If I was paying 3-4x as much for a trimmer, it darn well better have a 250+ hr rating sticker on it!
Joel