StrikeMaster Solo

[harvey lee]

Been using a Solo for the past 3 plus years and have been very happy with it's performance.

The other day I thought I would change the air filter, plug and put new blades on. I has been cutting well but time for some maintaince.

Ifished 3 times this week and the auger was working fine.

Last night, I did my filter, plug and blades.

Went to the lake this am and the auger would not cut a bit, just spins.

Baffled thinking I put the blades on wrong. Went home, checked and there is only one way to put them on the cutting head.

So, I thought maybe the newe blades are bad so, I put the old ones back on and went to the lake, still would not cut even with the bladesd it would cut with.

Called Strikemaster to see what in the world I was doing wrong.

They asked if I had borrowed the auger out, dropped it or slammed it against anything, said no, I am so very careful with the auger.She sadi I had to have dropped it as the pitch must have changed. I said I have no idea how as it worked yesterday just fine and by just changing blades, I have a pitch issue. I know I did not bump the cutting head and it rides in a rack on my wheeler so there is no way I can see that it got bumped.

So, off to StrikeMaster on Monday so they can see what the issue is.

Anyone ever had a pitch issue with a Solo?

[gill man]

Fishsystem, the Honda is Strikemaster's 4 stroke auger. I'm pretty sure they are still using the SOLO engines in the 2 stroke line up.

[harvey lee]

Correct Gill, nothing wrong with the Solo, aweesome motor.

[FishSystem]

Fishsystem, the Honda is Strikemaster's 4 stroke auger. I'm pretty sure they are still using the SOLO engines in the 2 stroke line up.

Oh, okay. I thought that honda made the 2 and 4 strk for SM. Thank you for getting it straight for me. Isn't much that the Germans make that isn't top notch. (My Father was German) :-)