Weed Eater Line trimmer question

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Thomas Dekany

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Which trimmer do you guys recommend? Gas powered. I'd say up to $150.00 ( I don't have to spend that much though.) It will be a present and since I don't own a house, I have no clue. Any brand will do.



Thanks alot
 
We have a Ryobi 4-cycle. I think it was close to $300 though.



To stay around $150 though, try a 2-cycle gas. Electric yard equipment is for girls :p
 
Echo and Red Max are 2 cycles that are great products. If you live in a place that allows 2 cycles get one. The 4 strokes are a little top heavy and have more moving parts to go bad. Look for one that has the pull rope on the very back of the motor as opposed to the front or cable side of the motor. This simple difference makes a huge difference in overall durability. The trimmers that have the pull rope on the back have fully supported crank shafts where the ones that have the pull rope up front are cantilever. Craftsman for instance uses the up front more cheaply built style of trimmers. Weed Eater brand makes some really cheap junk of course you can buy them for $69 also. I pulled a sticker off of one of their blowers the other day. The sticker said 50 hours durability. I thought other customers would appreciate seeing how long the manufacturer expects their product to last.
 
tdekany said:
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What is the difference?
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Instead of the suck-squish- bang-blow of a normal 4 cycle engine (like in cars), a 2 cycle does it in 2 cycles. It's more of a suck/squish-bang/blow. You also have to mix the oil in with the gasoline instead of just pouring normal gas in.
 
I used to work in the lawncare industry, so heres a little insiders tip - switch the Echo out to the biggest line you can put in it. If you can get .95 or .105 line in there, do it. With an inexperienced user (and even with a pretty good one), you'll go through far less line and frustrations with big line. With .80 or so, it just breaks right off every time you hit anything. With .105, it tends to wear more than snap.



Also, the bump heads that most line trimmers come with work for a while, then break down inexplicably. Eventually, you'll notice it starting to not advance when you bump it. At this point, you're probably best off replacing it with a fixed-string head (Echo makes a good one, you can get it off of your local Echo dealer). You just cut 8 inch or so lengths of line, and slip em in as necessary. Its not as handy as a good bump head, but it sure beats the hell of out a bad one.



-Tim
 
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