Ratattack smoker

[Tyla 3,179]

Im sick of trying to keep chainsaw engines running and fancy an alternative. I have heard mixed reports of these things so I would like some first hand advice, are they worth it?

 

Cheers

[dillan 19]

Im sick of trying to keep chainsaw engines running and fancy an alternative. I have heard mixed reports of these things so I would like some first hand advice, are they worth it?

 

Cheers

 

 

 

 

Ratattacks, oil an gas not cheap, go out at slightest breeze, suffer blowbacks, you stink like a chipshop, no noise or vibration which helps rats to bolt. All I can suggest is to buy a brand new motor either a chain saw or strimmer, The trouble is with second hand motors they can be tempremental and unreliable.

ATB

[tillylamp 1,830]

hi mate,

i havent heard many good reports on the ratatack smoker,if i was you i would stick with the chainsaw/strimmer route,find a good reliable engine and you will be fine.i used to use a strimmer engine which worked just as good as a proper smoker.

hope this helps.

tillylamp

[pritchy 2]

dont waste your money mate they are very tempramental to the weather conditions

[Tyla 3,179]

Well, thats an emphatic NO then! lol

 

The problem we've had with the chainsaws is that the newer ones we've been using have a slot exhaust which is a pain to fix a pipe to just dont seem to smoke properly, the old ones used to have just a pipe and seemed to work alot better.

 

Any chance of some pictures so i can see what works and what dosent without all the trial and error?

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

The new chainsaws are built so they DONT smoke, a mate traded a brandnew one in at donny carboot for an older model.

[Tyla 3,179]

The new chainsaws are built so they DONT smoke, a mate traded a brandnew one in at donny carboot for an older model.

 

Exactly, what I want is a smokey old pioneer or similar but all I end up with are super efficient smoke free new ones. Guess its just a case of wait and see what turns up. Pictures would still be handy though

[torchey 1,328]

Im sick of trying to keep chainsaw engines running and fancy an alternative. I have heard mixed reports of these things so I would like some first hand advice, are they worth it?

 

Cheers

whats wrong with the petrol leaf blower with the exhaust running through the blower

[Tyla 3,179]

Im sick of trying to keep chainsaw engines running and fancy an alternative. I have heard mixed reports of these things so I would like some first hand advice, are they worth it?

 

Cheers

whats wrong with the petrol leaf blower with the exhaust running through the blower

 

Sounds like a blinding idea, is that what you use? I actually have one of them in the shed somewhere? Sounds like the beginnings of a plan How do you get around the multibaffle exhaust? Do you have to make a whole new manifold?

 

Also what ratio mixture do you use? I always seem to be either not getting enough smoke or having loads of smoke but the plug getting oiled up? I even asked my mate to get some two stroke oil for me and he came back with "smokeless" 2 stroke oil Needless to say, it wasnt very good.

 

Sorry for the 20 questions but i've got a fair bit of ratting lined up and im determined not to be let down by the smoker yet again!

Edited January 28, 2010 by Tyla