ECHO, I have a trimmer and blower, they are great.
I have a 4 stroke Ryobi. I know laugh all you want but so far its working great. before that I had a 2 stroke ryobi that lasted 8 years. Dad has a 4 stroke Toro it think. I like the 4 stroke because the torque is good and you dont have wind them up like a 2 stroke. I wear hearing protection so the noise doesnt really matter too much to me.
Before you pitch it, look into replacing the ignition coil. Apparently, the coils on the low-end lawn care equipment are junk, and last about two years--and replacement coils cost ~$30. That's a lot cheaper than a $120 trimmer...
I've got a 10 year old Homelite that up until now I've done zero maintenance on. This year I finally replaced the fuel lines and primer bulb....for a whopping $10.
I almost gave up and bought a new one, but the cordless ones are stupid expensive, especially when you figure in eventually replacing a battery. A new gas one would just do what this one already does LOL.
I almost gave up and bought a new one, but the cordless ones are stupid expensive, especially when you figure in eventually replacing a battery. A new gas one would just do what this one already does LOL.
This! I've had mine for 12-13 yrs. Only had to replace the tank filter last year.
You guys fail to realize the products they made 15 years ago are not the same as 5 years ago or those 5 year olds are not the same as last years models.
My homelight from 20 years ago lasted over 15 years..Then i got an Echo new from home depot.
lasted 2 years..POS!
I used their oil and real gas...Seems there is a plate with some faulty check valves or something init..
I got another with a 5 year warranty and i use quicksilver oil in it no issues at all..except the primer bulbs dry and crack.
They must make them from biodegradable stuff as i have had some last 20 years.
Good luck with today's cheap built crap!...I know of a fridge i gave away that was built in the late 40's
No cooling fan on the motor..The thing has huge cooling fins and purrrrrs like a kitten..actually like a deak kitten as you can barely hear it running. Works great to this day.
They make the refrigerators today to have a life expectancy of about 10 years.. I have had some new ones die in 5-8 years.
Fix your old stuff if you can ...I hate new stuff, my last pair of shoes lasted 1 month, Nike's lasted 4 NB lasted 3 months I used to get a couple years out of shoes and had to actually replace strings in them.
1 year on a 1/2" milwaukee drill smoke came out of it..4-6 months on B&D 1/2" drills.
The old aluminum case tools lasted so much longer.
Hate the new crap they pawn off on us.
Rant over!
My homelight from 20 years ago lasted over 15 years..Then i got an Echo new from home depot.
lasted 2 years..POS!
I used their oil and real gas...Seems there is a plate with some faulty check valves or something init..
I got another with a 5 year warranty and i use quicksilver oil in it no issues at all..except the primer bulbs dry and crack.
They must make them from biodegradable stuff as i have had some last 20 years.
Good luck with today's cheap built crap!...I know of a fridge i gave away that was built in the late 40's
No cooling fan on the motor..The thing has huge cooling fins and purrrrrs like a kitten..actually like a deak kitten as you can barely hear it running. Works great to this day.
They make the refrigerators today to have a life expectancy of about 10 years.. I have had some new ones die in 5-8 years.
Fix your old stuff if you can ...I hate new stuff, my last pair of shoes lasted 1 month, Nike's lasted 4 NB lasted 3 months I used to get a couple years out of shoes and had to actually replace strings in them.
1 year on a 1/2" milwaukee drill smoke came out of it..4-6 months on B&D 1/2" drills.
The old aluminum case tools lasted so much longer.
Hate the new crap they pawn off on us.
Rant over!
I just read this whole thing and agree. Same. With gun and cars.
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