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This is based on what we did for ours, and may not be specific to your model (but should hold true)
Take off the prop and grease every season
When storing drain all fluids
I actually find that mine works better if the first tank of the season is premium, good quality gas.
Take out the spark plug and store separately. I apply a tad of oil to the plug ...
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You can easily* make two strand cord out of a variety of materials - I have done it with long grasses, but any relatively long fibrous material can work, including the fibres from inside woody stemmed plants, strips torn from a t-shirt, even plastic bags. Where you have flattish grasses, you can roll them between the palms to flatten them slightly and split ...
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Mr. Wizard has the jist of it but I thought I might add in what I have done. I cut a plastic straw (I use gas station straws that are pretty thick but McDonald's would work as well) to go from just below the head to about an inch past the first loop. then I wrapped the straw to the webbing with athletic tape. I then used a sharpie to color the tape the same ...
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From Simple Mechanics: Why Tricams Still Rule (PDF):
Stiffen the Sling
One way to help make Tricams easier to place and remove is to stiffen
the upper part the slings. Over the course of the Tricam’s history,
we have seen many solutions for this, but one remains superior. It is
important to consider that while stiffening can help, it can also
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