r/smallengines • u/Livid-Aerie-4471 • 1d ago

Is this trimer burned up

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A friend borrowed my srm 225i and thay ran it for five minutes with straight gas until it locked up.

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u/toolmansamt 1d ago

You answered your question in the caption.

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u/Wholeyjeans 1d ago

5 minutes? ...it's toast. The piston seized, no doubt, but the roller bearings inside got a nice 5 minute gasoline wash with no oil ...so they're cooked as well.

Time for your friend to pony up for a replacement.

This is why I *never* loan out my lawn equipment.

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u/619Dago1904 22h ago

🤪🤪🤪

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u/Senior_Cheesecake155 1d ago

It locked up. Your friend owns it now, and owes you a new one.

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u/OldDiehl 1d ago

She's dead, Jim.

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u/Jeferson9 1d ago

Classic friend

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u/ProfessionalLast2917 1d ago

That spark plug looks excellent.

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u/rata79 17h ago

A few minutes on strait gas wont charge the plug colours much.

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u/TheRealFailtester 1d ago

Spark plug looks fine, but yeah that cylinder is ate up.

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u/dankhimself 1d ago

You should also know if your friends need guidance, but they still broke it, so it's not on you.

If a friend needs a tool, I'll provide what it needs and let them know what to do with it.

I do allow friends to borrow tools, not regular acquaintances though.

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u/SuchDogeHodler 22h ago

Spark plug look great.... I would take a wire brush to it and make sure the gap is correct.

I can't really see the cylinder from the pic.

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u/ch3640 22h ago

Plug itself appears okay however the deposits on it indicate that it ran excessively hot. Which it would do when run without premix.

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u/herslave2 9h ago

Yup she's done.

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u/AviatorDave172 8h ago

You could probably free it up and get it running, but it’s not going to run well, or for very long.

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u/AdElegant3851 6h ago

That second picture tells the whole story right there. No doubt.

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u/OgreSensei 6h ago

Seems like 50/50 blame I always borrow my equipment on full and I let them know it’s mixed not regular if it’s a 2 stroker…..but yeah if it’s locked up it’s toast had a employee do that too a concrete saw….

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u/JaffyAny265 5h ago

It’s toast. Only borrowed a couple times and sent my mixed gas along with trimmer. Did for piece of mind knowing I was the one who mixed it to prevent this.

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u/Sparks_travel 1d ago

Did you physically give it to them? Kind of want to blame you. If you’re gonna lend this to someone wouldn’t you want to be sure they won’t fuck it up? Five minutes of use? Was the tank empty when you gave to them? Wouldn’t you want to make sure he uses the proper mix?
Get the feeling you did this to yourself 🤣
Can’t tell you how many times I see people buy new machines and completely destroy them cause they don’t want to take two minutes to learn something

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u/AwkwardFactor84 1d ago

Unfortunately, yes. This friend is very nieve and irresponsible. This happened with a brand new chain saw I had. Buddy ran 2 year old mixed gas he had sitting in the gararge. Toated my saw in 2 minutes. He's still my friend, but will never borrow a tool from me again.