I had a troybuilt string trimmer,years ago,it was hard as hell to start and the bump head never worked right,I gave it away,and that was back when I was just doing my own lawn

 

Stay away from Troybilt mower. I have the then top of the line mower for home owner use, It is less than 3 years old with once a week mowing. One wheel is dangling, the deck bend out of shape from hitting something. It clogged all the time until I increase the rpm quite a bit. The bag opening is very small that it is hard to empty the bag...........Need I continue??

I think the mower is made by MTD that makes Crapsman also. The engine is the bottom of the line B&S Quantum crap.

If you are looking for a cheap mower, look at Husky 7021.

I have the Troybilt 4 cycle 25cc trimmer. The head is not good, but the motor works great. If you can change to a speed feed head, I think it works.

 

Their tillers are even crap now. The ones made before MTD bought them out are great. But I wouldn't trust their mowers as far as I could throw them.

 

i have the largest troy built edger there is to buy at lowes its like 156cc 4 cycle its the big one around 300 well i have not took it out of the box yet should i? or should i take it back get in store credit and get a smaller edger and a good hedge trimer to? its very large has 4 or 5 wheels. what do ya think?
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i have the largest troy built edger there is to buy at lowes its like 156cc 4 cycle its the big one around 300 well i have not took it out of the box yet should i? or should i take it back get in store credit and get a smaller edger and a good hedge trimer to? its very large has 4 or 5 wheels. what do ya think?
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I think you'll be better serve if you pay a little more to get a commercial brand. Troybilt is not cheap like Ryobi ( might be the same with different name only) or Homelite etc. The price is between the el cheapo and the commercial with quality more on the el cheapo side.

I can't say too many negative things about my 4 cycle Troybilt trimmer but I did pay close to $200 for that. I think I'd be better serve buying an Echo SRM210 at the time. The mower was a joke.....even for home owner use.

I looked at the Troybilt hedge trimmers, they are the cheap type of blades, not even the true blades. It is like those paper scissors that is not a knife edge. I don't think you can sharpen it. YOu want to get commercial equipments, get on ebay and look at Kawasaki hand held new for really cheap.

For mower, check out Husky 7021, they are in $270 to $330 range depend on specific. They are have ball bearing wheels and the deck seems thicker with Either Honda GCV160 or Kohlor XT-7 engine. Much better than the B&S Quantum engine on Troybilt/Crapsman!!!

Far as I know, Troybilt biggest bp is only 32cc. That is peewee!!!! You the Husky 125 hand held, it would be stronger for $149 or Echo PB265 hand held for $169 or Stihl BG55. These are low end commercial stuff that you can't go wrong. You can step up with the Husky 150Bt for $299 bp that can blow all Troybilt out of the water.

 

Everything with the Troybilt name on it is total crap now, and I mean everything. I was a dealer for Cub and Troybilt for one year. Never want to have to deal with that junk again. Stay away from that brand, far away.

 

I live in the original Troy-Bilt town,Troy NY.It was a shame what happened to the company.The CEO ran it into the ground with his on private jet,buying stairmaster,etc.Their tillers were top notch and most everybody in the area had one.My familiy has 5.They just keep running and running.
MTD cheapened up the entire line.It will never be the same.

 

They suck...their product has chinese motors now....it's sad..troy built used to be quality and now they're junk! Buy Stihl!

 

Do a google search on "the man to said no to walmart" and that will show you what happend to trybuilt in a nutshell. Its a great article.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapper.html Here you go Il post it up for ya.

 

Does a bear crap in your house?

 

i have the largest troy built edger there is to buy at lowes its like 156cc 4 cycle its the big one around 300 well i have not took it out of the box yet should i? or should i take it back get in store credit and get a smaller edger and a good hedge trimer to? its very large has 4 or 5 wheels. what do ya think?
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The problem is, you cannot buy anything good at Lowes, so you will just end up with another brand of junk. Take it back for a cash refund and go to a regular dealer. Tanaka makes great hedge trimmers btw.

 

sthil is junk to?
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Thanks for the info guys

 

sthil is junk to?
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No, Troybuilt is junk and not meant to be used heavily. They may be OK for homeowners, but if you're using the machine to make a living with, buy commercial.

 

Wow i read that post the man who told wal mart no wow that had to be hard but a Hell of a devotion to quality.
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im not positive on this but i think lowes sells sthil here in Indy im trying to argue but i don't have the recipt for this 300 dollar peace of crap i now have so i can only get in store credit.
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im not positive on this but i think lowes sells sthil here in Indy im trying to argue but i don't have the recipt for this 300 dollar peace of crap i now have so i can only get in store credit.
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Go to Home Cheapo, they sell ECHO now, makes me wonder if the Retail equipment is all going to be crap. No way I would buy a hand held unless it was a commercial piece of equipment and from a dealer.

 

NO big box store sells Stihl, they only sell thru independent dealers, and they say they will never allow their products to be sold in big box stores. But I wouldnt be surprised if they did sometime in the future. Dealers around here were pissed when Husqvarna started selling at Lowes, but I think there is a quality difference in trimmers bought at lowes and the huskys sold at dealers. Husqvarna used to be considered a great brand, but when they sold out and dealt with lowes, their standing went way down with many people.

 

I am heading to lowes in about a half hour i post threw my cell phone is there a way to take a picture and post it to i know i seen stihl there they had the chainsaws and a back pack blower this sucks i don't know if the home depot sales troy bilt or this big ass edger so i could take it back there and get ehco
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NO big box store sells Stihl, they only sell thru independent dealers, and they say they will never allow their products to be sold in big box stores. But I wouldnt be surprised if they did sometime in the future. Dealers around here were pissed when Husqvarna started selling at Lowes, but I think there is a quality difference in trimmers bought at lowes and the huskys sold at dealers. Husqvarna used to be considered a great brand, but when they sold out and dealt with lowes, their standing went way down with many people.

This isnt true anymore... I just went to Ace Hardware and they are carrying a full line of stihl blowers, trimmers, chain saws... I couldnt believe my eyes! The prices are actually HIGHER then my local dealer for stihl products, what is up with that?!!?

Lowes sells Husq, toro, and Deeres too...the quality is NOT there at all, MTD made equipment stamped out different names and colors... Way to screw the consumers!!

 

its bothering me now so im heading to lowes soon i know they are there now
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This isnt true anymore... I just went to Ace Hardware and they are carrying a full line of stihl blowers, trimmers, chain saws... I couldnt believe my eyes! The prices are actually HIGHER then my local dealer for stihl products, what is up with that?!!?

Lowes sells Husq, toro, and Deeres too...the quality is NOT there at all, MTD made equipment stamped out different names and colors... Way to screw the consumers!!

Remember that all Ace hardware stores are independently owned. The owner of that particular Ace is the one that became a Stihl dealer.

 

Lowes sells Husq, toro, and Deeres too...the quality is NOT there at all, MTD made equipment stamped out different names and colors... Way to screw the consumers!!

He's right, Toy-bilt is just another MTD generic firm.

Get something else.

 

Remember that all Ace hardware stores are independently owned. The owner of that particular Ace is the one that became a Stihl dealer.

He is right, Ace is independently owned and operated. The one up the road from me has been a stihl, shindy, echo, and redmax dealer. Reps eyes light up when they set up one, and they are not loyal to anyone. So they are told to come get thier stuff when they have product they cant move.

And as for them selling them higher. Just like home depot and echo. When you put one on a homedepot card, at 0% intrest for 1 year. They are going to make that money up somewhere. And they do it by raising thier prices over us the dealers.

I wish all customers knew to come to dealers and save money up front, and be ahead of all the "Home Cheapo" cutsomers in line for service.

 

if your looking to use any thing for commercial use it should be commercial grade. troybilt does not make commercial grade equipment to my knowledge. so i would not recommend using it.