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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.


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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.


Desirable features to be sure-- but what will make/break your happiness with
the machine is how reliably if feeds the string... and I've yet to find one
that does that well!

Doc

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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.


Desirable features to be sure-- but what will make/break your happiness
with the machine is how reliably if feeds the string... and I've yet to
find one that does that well!

Doc


That was actually something I'd been meaning to look into. I inherited
a 2 cycle weed whacker, the string breaks constantly though and I
have to keep stopping and manually feeding out more strings. ARRGHH!!!

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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.

Echo SRM-210 satisfies all of these.
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That was actually something I'd been meaning to look into. I inherited
a 2 cycle weed whacker, the string breaks constantly though and I
have to keep stopping and manually feeding out more strings. ARRGHH!!!

Have you looked at those heads (Home Depot) that you just insert cut lengths
of line in? I haven't tried one "yet" but the idea sure sounds better than
fighting a spool. RM~

Bo Williams wrote:
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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.


Echo SRM-210 satisfies all of these.


I have a Echo SRM-2200, and it has been working great for over 15 years.
Seventeen years, I think.

I believe I replaced the sparkplug on it once.

The bump-feed string head on it works good too (.095 line.)

Bob

That was actually something I'd been meaning to look into. I inherited
a 2 cycle weed whacker, the string breaks constantly though and I
have to keep stopping and manually feeding out more strings. ARRGHH!!!

Have you looked at those heads (Home Depot) that you just insert cut lengths
of line in? I haven't tried one "yet" but the idea sure sounds better than
fighting a spool. RM~


Forget about the string-feed trimmers. Get one of those
gasoline-powered amputators with a skilsaw blade on the
end.

Goedjn wrote:

That was actually something I'd been meaning to look into. I inherited
a 2 cycle weed whacker, the string breaks constantly though and I
have to keep stopping and manually feeding out more strings. ARRGHH!!!

Have you looked at those heads (Home Depot) that you just insert cut lengths
of line in? I haven't tried one "yet" but the idea sure sounds better than
fighting a spool. RM~



Forget about the string-feed trimmers. Get one of those
gasoline-powered amputators with a skilsaw blade on the
end.


I actually put a small lawnmower blade on my Echo trimmer. It looks
wicked. It works great for cutting wet overgrown grass that would clog
a lawnmower.

-Bob

Really? Is there even such a thing? (I'm too lazy to google it right
now). I am just envisioning my lawnmower engine on the end of a trimmer
shaft. Way too heavy. Plus, don't 4 cyl engines need to stay relatively
horizontal? How would that work with a string trimmer?

OK - I did google it and found a surprising number of 4cyl options.
'Huh...wat do ya know'

Whats the best gas 2 cycle weedeater
 

Whats the best gas 2 cycle weedeater
 

I also have the Stihl, and it is a high quality tool--no problems.

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Whats the best 2 cycle gas weedater? I want a light weight. Also a quick
start on startups. And a straightcut.



I bought a Stihl KM-110R its a kombi system. Basically you can
interchange the extensions to 20+ different extensions (hedger, edger,
broom, tines, trimmer, etc.)

I paid $329 US for the 4-mix engine and $109 for the trimmer, $159
edger. It works wonders.

I had a roybi 31cc multi function ($199 US) worked well but the stihl
by far is superior..

Buy a higher end trimmer and be happy.. I have a friend that works in
Florida for a landscaping business they use a rs-230 or so. They use
a tri-blade and 12" saw blade. No Trees, Muss, or fuss. However it will
drink fuel..

Stihl uses 1:50 mix, NGK Plugs.. Good stuff buy it from a dealer
not from a HD/Lowes vendor...