On Apr 27, 10:38*am, E Z Peaces wrote:
Steve Barker wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
Michael Dobony wrote:
My daughter's 4 cycle string trimmer seems to be locked up. *You
can't pull
the cord at all. *With the spark plug out it pulls okay. *My thought is
valves stuck closed. Any other ideas for excessive compression? *BTW,
its a
Troy-Bilt.

Mike D.
Hi,
4 cycle on a string trimmer? It must be pretty heavy one!

the stihl 4-mix units are about 13 ounces heavier than their smoker
counter parts in the same size. *but well worth it. *Either way, you're
going to be using a shoulder strap, so it doesn't really matter. *You
have a unit that will last forever, is quiet, and doesn't smoke like a
dodge truck.

s

I got my first string trimmer in 1976. *It was great for trimming 300
tombstones. *In 1982 I got one to keep clear half a mile of electric
fence less than a foot off the grass. *It wasn't easy.

So I got a 17-pound Hoffco from Troybuilt. *I think Hoffco claimed to
have invented the string trimmer, in the 1940s. *It had a shoulder strap
and handlebars nearly a yard wide. *It made trimming almost as quick and
easy as walking past.

Nowadays I use it for three yards, which have about half a mile of
trimming. *It's going strong after 25 years except the plastic spool.
If it fails, I'll need one to fit. *I wish I knew where to find the
dimensions of modern spools.

Over the years I've tried several other trimmers. *None has the wide
handlebars of the Hoffco. *Those handlebars mean precise control against
the pull of the line. *The Hoffco is also less fatiguing than anything
else I've tried.

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