Poulan string trimmer

[Theswampthing 8]

Never again. Anyone have any luck with Echo, or should I just buy a Stihl?

[Digger 66 3,488]

I bought a Ryobi straight shaft when I bought my house thinking... I'll just throw it away in a couple years when it dies & then buy a GOOD one .

Well it's going on 16 years now & i haven't thrown it away yet 

I still have my old Homelite just in case ....

Edited July 22, 2013 by Digger 66

[sscotsman 194]

I have been using an Echo for five summers now..

I give it a new air and fuel filter each spring..

still running great! haven't had any problems with it..

even the "bump" string advance still works fine!

so yeah, im happy with it..

 

Scot

[Theswampthing 8]

I'm going to fix it and give it another shot. Its hardly used and its falling apart. We'll see.

[chesbaycruiser 83]

I recently bought a Stihl FS 90 R Trimmer and I love it!

http://www.stihlusa.com/products/trimmers-and-brushcutters/professional-trimmers/fs90r/

[massey 119]

I bought a Stihl FS 45 about 12 years ago and it's still going strong.

[Ken B 3,202]

I bought a Stihl FS 45 about 12 years ago and it's still going strong.

I have the same trimmer as you do. I bought it at a tractor show last yr. thinking it was only a yr or two old for 40 bucks. Man does it run awesome, great deal. Echo string trimmers aren't bad either. Before the Stihl string trimmer I had a 10 yr old Craftsman trimmer i bought new. Now, I take good care of all of my equipment but for some reason I never showed this Craftsman trimmer a single ounce of love. In the ten yrs. I owned it I never changed the plug or replaced the air filter. One winter I found that it fell over from where I left it(outside of course) and was now entombed in a solid block of ice. I thought, oh well that thing don't owe me a dime. Well, spring came around and there was that Craftsman trimmer all thawed out. I walk over and pick it up and shake all of the water out of it. I grabbed the pull cord just for ha ha's and give it a yank. Wow, it pulls over! Still fuel left over in the tank so I choke it and hit the primer bulb twice and give it another yank and she's off and runnin! I used that Craftsman string trimmer for another two yrs.....

[shallowwatersailor 3,216]

I have a Stihl FS 110 R for the past three years. No problems other than the Auto-Cut head being a pain at times. Anyone use the fixed-length manual head or Polycut head? My neighbor has a lawn service running two crews and uses Echo products for what it's worth.

 

Bottom line is how good is the support after purchase. One thing that I like about Stihl is that they have the manuals on-line.

[DoctorHfuhruhurr 137]

What price range were you looking to spend?  

[KATO 115]

Bought a stihl FS74 18 years ago... still running strong and it gets used HEAVY at the hunt camp for

trail clearing some years ..... :handgestures-thumbupright: spend the money and do it right !!

[Don1977 605]

I have been using a Echo trimmer that I bought in 1988. I have changed the head 2 or 3 times. Replaced the spark plug once or twice. Last year I had to get a new gas line assembly. It's an old 1500 not the biggest available when I bought it. I always dump the unused gas back on the can and let it run dry each time I use it. I looked at the new ones at Home Depot a couple of months ago they looked cheaper made than the older Echos. The engine cover looked to be plastic where the older ones had metal. I did buy some new Echo trim line and it's as good or better then any I have used.

[rick 258]

i think most engine covers are plastic now. I have an older Echo 30cc straight shaft for "heavy" trimming, up to an 1 1/2" sapling with the blade. Also a smaller curved shaft Echo for the "house grass". I prefer Echo trimmers and Stihl power saws. I worked many years for a dealer repairing power equipment at night, and my opinions are based on that experience.....not to say things don't ever change. Stihl is a premium product, it just takes longer to uncover the important stuff on the trimmers.I like the engine on a stick concept- you can see it all right there.

[Forest Road 594]

I stick with Stihl for a few simple reasons.

I personally know my dealer. And I can easily get parts!

Ok and they just happen to make a phenomenal product!