I just bought a LE260 edger saturday and have only used it for about 2 hours but Ive been experiencing some things that I think are a bit weird;
1) It dies if idle for more than about 20-30 seconds.
2) At low throttle the head makes a clicking noise that sounds like the blade is hitting the shield but there are no signs of any rubbing any where on the shield.
3) Occasional vibration, so bad that the shaft starts "jumping" or wobbling like rubber.
4) It has a strange smell after it gets warmed up. I dont know how to describe the scent other than kinda like something burning...
My only other experience with Shindaiwa is a T282 trimmer and a EB802 blower and neither of them have ever given me any problems and especially not the smell. Could the smell be because of the pre-epa style muffler? I just wanted to know if these sorts of things are normal during the break in on an edger or does this sound like a problem? Id appreciate any input!
1) It dies if idle for more than about 20-30 seconds.
2) At low throttle the head makes a clicking noise that sounds like the blade is hitting the shield but there are no signs of any rubbing any where on the shield.
3) Occasional vibration, so bad that the shaft starts "jumping" or wobbling like rubber.
4) It has a strange smell after it gets warmed up. I dont know how to describe the scent other than kinda like something burning...
My only other experience with Shindaiwa is a T282 trimmer and a EB802 blower and neither of them have ever given me any problems and especially not the smell. Could the smell be because of the pre-epa style muffler? I just wanted to know if these sorts of things are normal during the break in on an edger or does this sound like a problem? Id appreciate any input!