Jimmy Joe
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Shotgun has a good point, I remember hearing of this before.
troy built string trimmer DOA!
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EastTexFrank
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When my Poulan chainsaw died a friend told me exactly what you said. I replaced the spark plug and off she went. Unfortunately (or not
) in the interim I had bought a new Stihl. But hey, there's nothing wrong with having back up .... for back up .... for back up.
Jimmy Joe
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I wonder if he found the problem.
no I have not!
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Is it the one that calls the engine "Big Red" or something silly like that? I went out one day to buy a Stihl Combi-System (or whatever they are called) and just about defecated said brick when I priced the entire system along with a separate edger (with 3 wheels of it's own for the 2000' + I have to edge). Being disgusted with the Stihl setup going to cost more than my first car, I went and bought the comparable setup at Lowes which was the Troy -Bilt setup. Other than the string trimmer being a little beast to start, it's all worked well for me. I'm actually quite surprised what the little chain saw extension on the string trimmer will cut. Still, I get quite annoyed and frustrated pumping that little gas bulb dozens of times and getting a good workout yanking the starter rope a hundred times or so.
I have changed the 3 or 4 ounces of oil in the engines several times per season, cleaned the air filters about once a month and changed the spark plugs at the beginning of each season. Still, I get this ticked off feeling rising up in me before I even begin trying to start one of the little buggers because I know it's going to be another "man vs machine" war to get them started. It can't be good for them, but I've resorted to giving them a little shot of starting fluid this year to get 'em started. It seems to work so far. If I destroy one this way, oh well, it will probably save me some grief in the long run. Good luck!
I have changed the 3 or 4 ounces of oil in the engines several times per season, cleaned the air filters about once a month and changed the spark plugs at the beginning of each season. Still, I get this ticked off feeling rising up in me before I even begin trying to start one of the little buggers because I know it's going to be another "man vs machine" war to get them started. It can't be good for them, but I've resorted to giving them a little shot of starting fluid this year to get 'em started. It seems to work so far. If I destroy one this way, oh well, it will probably save me some grief in the long run. Good luck!
I went and bought a $24 corded Weed Eater brand. It is a single line, and thin line at that but it works fine for what I will do with it. I am not going to clear hill sides with it. Just light trimming. I also bought a quart of brush killer and am going to edge everything.
I guess my attachments [which are like new] will sit and collect dust.
The worst thing about this is that the $24 one will probably out last me.
I knew better. More $$ doesn't mean a better product! I have proven that again.
I guess my attachments [which are like new] will sit and collect dust.
The worst thing about this is that the $24 one will probably out last me.
I knew better. More $$ doesn't mean a better product! I have proven that again.
I went and bought a $24 corded Weed Eater brand. It is a single line, and thin line at that but it works fine for what I will do with it. I am not going to clear hill sides with it. Just light trimming. I also bought a quart of brush killer and am going to edge everything.
I guess my attachments [which are like new] will sit and collect dust.
The worst thing about this is that the $24 one will probably out last me.
I knew better. More $$ doesn't mean a better product! I have proven that again.
I guess my attachments [which are like new] will sit and collect dust.
The worst thing about this is that the $24 one will probably out last me.
I knew better. More $$ doesn't mean a better product! I have proven that again.
Blackhammer
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I had the same trimmer and had the exace same problems. I was actually switching attachments when I shut it off and I couldn't get it restarted. I wound up tossing it and got a Husqvarna and havent looked back. I never really liked the troy-built 4-stroke. It always bogged down and had poor power. I love the Husqvarna, 10 pumps, starts the second pull the first is the choke.
TigerfaninAR
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Can't believe this thread is going because my Troybilt did the same exact thing last weekend. Worked great for 3 years, ran out of string, put new in and went to start and nada. Just thought I had it flooded it somehow with the way it was laying but never did start. Had a friend look at it who tinkers with these things and he said it was over his head. He tried a new plug and nothing. I had a Troy bilt "horse" riding mower and it was a piece of you know what, made the mistake of buying the weedeater during the only year the mower worked fine.
So that leaves the question what trimmer do I get now? Don't mind paying for a good one.