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OH YEA, This is purely a Tecumseh problem so those who feel I was slamming SM and those who think I should junk this auger and go for a jiffy should probably take a look at who made the engine on your auger!!!!!!!I think they will come up with a replacment tank that will fit and that this is an isolated problem most likely caused by the vendor of the plastic tanks.
I have to go back to this question, How does Strike Master or any manufacturer know the parts they are buying are not right if we don't tell them???
Posted on: Today at 04:47 PMPosted by: izzyfender Insert Quotethis is why you should never buy a strikemaster. i have meet tons of people on the ice that have problems with their 2 year old strike masters and i end up drilling them holes with my 12 year old 3hp jiffy. Jiffy makes the best power augers hands down.
It's SM's responsibility to deal with the engine manufacturer not your's. It's still SM's product. Firestone corrected the problem because Ford put the heat on them!
This is interesting and I'm glad I read it. I have a Strike Master and had it for 8 years. It has a vibration in it now an dthe gas tank is cracking but not leaking so I will get a new one this year. I had two problems with the SM and that was the gas cap vent leaking and the throttle not working correctly. Of course gas caps cost $17 or more and I could not fix the throttle problem. After reading this I will get a Jiffy or Eskimo but haven't decided which one.
After 20 years of wishing, I finally got my first auger two years as a X-mas gift. The wife bought me a Strikemaster, and I had nothing but horror stories with it the first month. Had to bring the first one back and get a replacement, which promptly crashed and burned the very next day on the ice. Walked in and put it on the counter and bought the biggest, baddest Jiffy they had and I've been in heaven ever since. There was WAY to much plastic on the SM, and it hated the cold. I'm sure there are a bunch of you that have them and are happy with them, but that.......Is just MHO.
"Walked in and put it on the counter and bought the biggest, baddest Jiffy they had and I've been in heaven ever since."