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Old 06-02-2005, 5:31 PM   #1
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my weedwacker purchasing experience

so we wanted to buy a weedwacker to add to the collection of lawn equipment. so i went to lowes and picked out a 4 cycle 159.99 troy-bilt. took it home assembled it and gased it up.

it has one of those damn automatic spindles on the bottom(whatever you call it) where the line comes out.
it takes me just a few min to get familiar with the controls and to get the end to spin to cut the grass.


success!! i start to cut my 1st few blades of weeds and then the lione sucks itself back into the spindle.
this happens about 4 more times and it takes me quite a while to figure it out. eventually after the 5th time i threw the spindle across the yard at the fence.
luckily nothing broke but i lost the spring and i said fawk it.


so i returned it and got my $$$ back. i went to sears and checked out their selection. the only 4 cycle they had was 219.99 craftsman, a little more than i wanted to spend but i wanted a better product.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...=Line+Trimmers

the spool(now i know what it is called) uses a single peice of line that is easy to replace.

those spools that contain 20 feet of line that are supposed to be automatic are a pain and this craftsman is sweet.

it is a little heavier but cuts like hell and i would recommend it
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:36 PM   #2
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4-cycle weed wackers own!
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:36 PM   #3
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$220 for a weed-wacker?

we got an electric weedwacker with automatic spool

85.99 with two free spool refills
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:36 PM   #4
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you must be doing some serious whacking.

mine was like $75 and it takes down everything. gas and i think 25cc?

my yards only about 30 feet wide though.
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:39 PM   #5
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Mine's similar to the one you got (but it's in JD green)...

Did you get any of the attachments ?? I need to buy the tiller/cultivator attachment 'cause my step-dad took back the one I was "borrowing" from him )
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:40 PM   #6
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I got a Ryobi 4 cycle a few years ago...it's great...paid about $120.00 for it...you can attach all sorts of attachments to it. Works great.
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:44 PM   #7
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I got a Ryobi 4 cycle a few years ago...it's great...paid about $120.00 for it...you can attach all sorts of attachments to it. Works great.
Yeah, the ryobi/sears/jd/homelite are pretty much the same and can accept the same attachments...

My step dad bought a kawi top of the line trimmer last year 'cause it was the quietest one on the market

http://www.kawpowr.com/stringtrimmers.asp
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:44 PM   #8
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i picked up a cheap homelite gas powered one last year for like $70 at home depot
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:47 PM   #9
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i picked up a cheap homelite gas powered one last year for like $70 at home depot
4-cycle for 70 bucks?!?!? What a deal!...unless it's 2-cycle
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:50 PM   #10
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4-cycle for 70 bucks?!?!? What a deal!...unless it's 2-cycle
2-cycle but i only use it for about 10-15 min per cut, the push mower gets into most places, just around trees, shrubs, sidewalk etc.
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:51 PM   #11
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Mine's similar to the one you got (but it's in JD green)...

Did you get any of the attachments ?? I need to buy the tiller/cultivator attachment 'cause my step-dad took back the one I was "borrowing" from him )

damn, i never thought about the tiller attachment, i may have to take another trip back.

the auto spool was a pain in the butt
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4-cycle weed wackers own!
you said it, i didnt want to mix oil and gas
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you said it, i didnt want to mix oil and gas
it not to hard, considering i only have to mix 1 tank per summer, and i have a 1 gal tank just for it.
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you said it, i didnt want to mix oil and gas
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Old 06-02-2005, 5:58 PM   #15
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I am having the same experience with a Lowes weed wacker I thought it was just my inexperience at weed wacking, but their automatic line shit is a PAIN IN THE ASS! I went through the WHOLE line in ONE CUTTING SESSION!

It will be going back THIS WEEKEND!

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Old 06-02-2005, 6:00 PM   #16
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I am having the same experience with a Lowes weed wacker I thought it was just my inexperience at weed wacking, but their automatic line shit is a PAIN IN THE ASS! I went through the WHOLE line in ONE CUTTING SESSION!
i had mine less than an hour
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you said it, i didnt want to mix oil and gas
Yeah, the next one I buy is gonna be a 4 cycle...
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Old 06-02-2005, 6:02 PM   #18
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Got a 2 cycle Toro...best I've ever owned, no smell, no smoke, no mess $150 at Homer D Poes.
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Yeah, the next one I buy is gonna be a 4 cycle...
i figured if i was going to be using it i might as well enjoy it
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Got a 2 cycle Toro...best I've ever owned, no smell, no smoke, no mess $150 at Homer D Poes.
Mine's the same way... I've got to have another gas can for my 2 cycle chainsaw, so I figured, I might as well just go with the 2 stroke...
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Old 06-02-2005, 6:10 PM   #21
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B&D Cordless elecric here. It was a gift. I hate it. No balls and it just sucks, This weekend a new 2-cycle Weed Wacker. I like teh 2 strokes.
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Old 06-02-2005, 6:11 PM   #22
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We just pay the Messicans

Seems to work pretty well
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We just pay the Messicans
My friend has "lawn fairies"... He'll come home and the lawn will be cut...

"Damn, the lawn fairies must have been here"
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My friend has "lawn fairies"... He'll come home and the lawn will be cut...

"Damn, the lawn fairies must have been here"
THats what we call them as well.

Thats just because we can't pronounce they're names
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it is a little heavier but cuts like hell and i would recommend it
Mine's heavy, but it came with a shoulder stap. I never used it 'cause I didn't want to look like a girlie man, but decided to give it a try when I used the tiller attachment. Using a tiller attachment on a weedwacker is like holding the tail on a tasmanian devil

I use the shoulder strap all the time now...
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Damn, someone else trying to put the Mexicans out of work! I actually have a Japanese gardener as most Mexicans around here are known as "mow & blow" gardeners.
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