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I have a 2012 husqvarna 223L string trimmer that i've modified a bit by adding a 326 heatshield and a anti-vibe throttle from the 525LS. Pics attached below. Works great but I wanted to try bike handlebars so I could have an easier time trimming my property while using my husq balance xt...

I'm looking for someone who can give me some advice on a trimmer. My experience is primarily with ECHO equipment, but due to recent dealer experience I'm considering switching over to STIHL. In particular, I was looking to buy a few new SRM-3020 trimmers. It's not their high torque model, but...

I was able to take ECHO's new SRM-3020 into some real nasty brush and compare how it performed against Stihl's closest trimmer, the FS-111! Hope it helps!

I know anything is repairable, but is this too much damage to consider self-repair. I know it would be too expensive to have someone else do it. Trimmer: TB675EC I have a Troy Bilt TB675EC Gas String trimmer. The other day, I heard a screeching sound and parts started falling out. Turned out to...

Trimmer starts easy, runs good but only at high speed. Trigger does not seem to work. Can not get to idle down. Trimmer was unused for about three years, but started right up without any effort. Any suggestions?

Ok, so hi, I'm pretty new here, I came here for one question really and I hope y'all can answer it. So today at my schools little garage sale they have, I found a husqvarna 128LD straight shaft string trimmer for 15 USD, I took it home, tore it apart and found that the fuel lines were...

First, I want to say I am not a business owner. I am not sure if that violate the rules of this forum? I have been having a heck of time getting the information I need on purchasing the correct string trimmer (I have been to 3 box stores, purchased a membership to Consumer Reports, reading...

1999 Ford F-350 V-10 $8000 2004 Chevy 1500 Ext Cab w/ Plow $4800 2007 Chevy 1500 (Engine Knocks a bit) $1500 2005 Chevy 1500 $4000 Chevy Box Truck $5500 2004 F650 Stake Bed $18000 1995...

Okay, I am thinking about these two weedeaters: http://www.lowes.com/pd_372989-65481-TB6042+XP_0__?Ntt=372989&productId=3606322&rpp=24 http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=100663438&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&MERCH= I know Echo is one of the...

I'm pretty good at edging with a string trimmer/weed eater, but now trying to edge with a stick edger and find it not as easy as a string trimmer. How do you keep the blade from hitting the concrete? Do you walk backwards when using a stick edger, or forward? When you make tree rings(or...

Hey mechanics, I need a dash of help. I have a Stihl FS55R string trimmer that i won at a landscaping show a couple years ago and hardly ever used it until rescently. It just never compared to the larger echos I have. Thats another story. This trimmer has been nothing but trouble from the...

I have a 4 or 5 yr old Ryobi SS30 string trimmer. The pull cord broke on it and have replaced it. Now, putting it back together, I have a problem! On the throttle cable, there is an "L" shaped bracket that I have not been able to attach to the engine, at least in the correct place. What I...

I would like to know what manufacture and model string trimmer you like to use and for what reasons. Things to consider… -Weight -engine power -the ease of string replacement -reliability In the past I have used Shindaiwa 231 and the 242. I like the reliability of the 231’s but it lacks the...

Although most of us lawn & garden power tool historians can credit the Houston, TX entrepreneur George C. Ballas, Sr. for the invention of the Weed Eater string trimmer, which he'd invented in 1971, something contradicts this claim: Black & Decker made its first electric grass trimmer in 1970...