4-stroke weedeater

[jw33]

Are they worth a shit, or no? I had an $80 2-stroke curved shaft Homelite that just bit the dust after 12 years of service. It would be nice to have something that didn't rattle your teeth loose and smoke you out when you use it every weekend.

[DieselSmoke]

I have a split shaft Club Cadet 4 stroke. Been working great for 6 years now.

[Country cracker]

4 strokes are heavier, but seemed to run pretty good after they warm up. They are very cold natured .

[Txstang1]

Just bought an Echo curved shaft 2-stroke after about 12 years with my homelite. Runs great, but the way you put those little short pieces of trimmer line in sucks ball.

I just bought it today and if I cant find and old school bump feeder for it, I'm taking it back.

[Blackpony]

I have a Troy built 4 stroke straight shaft with replaceable heads. Tons of torque really helps when you are edging around the driveway and sidewalk, it just blows right through.

[ceyko]

I destroyed my old 4 stroke (had it over 10 years, weedeater, edger attach, blower attach...etc) and had to make this choice.

They are really nice to have and do work well. I bought another, same model.

The newer craftsman (stuck with that brand since the push mower is indestructible and so was the weedeater for awhile) are uber easy to start (were not hard before), even have a drill attachment to start them and a little more power.

I will say it's almost too easy to start. I'm accustom to cranking hard and have strained a muscle a couple of times now yanking so hard and it pulls too easy.

Anyway, I'd go 4 stroke over and over. The weight does suck, but it motivates me to not dilly dally and that one 2 acres of weed eating and quite a bit of it. Plus, I'm a pussy and not in good shape.

[fordracing19]

I have a Stihl 4mix. It's a 4 stroke but you still mix the oil and gas. 4 years or so and zero issues.

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[GeorgeG.]

I bought a Ryobi 4 stroke about 2 years ago and it's been ok. I have to take it in cause I think a gasket must have dry rotted or something cause the primer sucks in air from somewhere.

[mstng86]

Just bought an Echo curved shaft 2-stroke after about 12 years with my homelite. Runs great, but the way you put those little short pieces of trimmer line in sucks ball.

I just bought it today and if I cant find and old school bump feeder for it, I'm taking it back.

You should go with this. Easy to install string. String doesn't fly off and when they get short, you can extend it and keep going with the two strings.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_126132-42694-14547_0__?productId=3381658&Ntt=weedeater+heads&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dweedeater%2Bheads&facetInfo=

I have a 2 stroke homelite that is probably 8 years old and works great. I mow some lawns around the neighborhood plus mine and it hasn't failed me once.

[Droppedlime]

Stihl 2 stroke, no complaints here.

[Randy]

Echo 2 stroke straight shaft for me... its a 10+ year old model i got for free from a lady i bought shelves off of from Craigslist, said it was going to cost her 75 to fix it so she bought another one instead. took it home, sonic cleaned the carb... not a problem since

[Quadforce]

I like my 4 stroke troy built been running good for 6 years about time to clean carb out for first time getting harder to start

[joezgarage]

I have a Stihl 4mix. It's a 4 stroke but you still mix the oil and gas. 4 years or so and zero issues.

Stihl gets my vote as well. I dealt with inexpensive trimmers for the first few years of being a homeowner. Toro, Ryobi, Weedeater, and such. Two years ago I decided it was time to get something more reliable and easier to use. I purchased a Stihl FS90R for around $300. Bought it new from a turf equipment dealer in town. They mentioned that if I bought a case of Stihl synthetic oil, it would double the manufacturers standard warranty. And so I did.

I bought this one for a few reasons: most importantly, it has a one piece straight shaft. Vibration is minimal compared to anything I have ever owned. The gearbox on the end also allows me to bolt on a pole saw attachment when I need it. You don't get the shake like you do with center-split trimmers. And I knew it would be serviceable down the street at my dealer.

What surprises me after two years of weekly operation is that it hasn't had one slight hiccup. Prime the bulb once, then choke off and it starts. EVERY time. I only use 93 octane mixed with their synthetic oil which may help. But it has been a trooper.