You get it right at the point, the rpm increase with solid run, then you stop , doesnt take alot of movement. Its been so long since I did mine, my memory not perfect.
The vid in the thread, there are better ones that id look for
Just Ordered A New Weed Whacker
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The vid in the thread, there are better ones that id look for
First of all thanks everyone for the help with my new Echo. I got the tool from Amazon but I couldn't get it to bite on the limiting plug so I did what the guy did in the video and heated up a drill bit with my lighter (I think it was the next size down from 1/8" in my set). After the bit cooled, the cap pulled straight out exposing the slot in the screw head. I was able to get it to run better by turning the screw out a little further than where it was set from the factory. I'll use it in the next week or so and will post back to let you all know how it's doing.
I had a Homelite gas weed whacker for the last 15 years. It finally bit it... and I made a bad decision. I paid $150 for a Dewalt whacker that took the same batteries as my screw guns, saws, etc.... So it is a good little machine, but it is nice for very light work and the wife likes it. I live in the country and I have serious weed whacking to do.... So last weekend, I drive in to Lowes and they had a $180 Craftsman on sale for $130.... I snagged it. I used it around the property 3 days ago and there is nothing like 2-stroke power and a full tank of gas... instead of multiple batteries and an anemic electric whacker.
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Next time try pulling the air filter off and soak up the fuel from the air cleaner. Then pull the rope with the air filter off and the choke off.
make sure you remove the exhaust screen on your new echo after it gets broken in
I have the Echo SRM 410X trimmer, and am very happy with it. My only complaint is the weight of it, the harness is almost a requirement for any use over say 15-20 minutes. It’s the only trimmer I have ever owned that isn’t underpowered. Of course my trimming needs are very different than most people’s have a lot of brush and heavy vegetation to clear on my property and brush blades are not practical due to lots of rocks, metal and other debris hidden in that stuff that quickly destroys them. I run .130 line in a bump head and it has no problem clearing anything thats not wood, even 8-10 foot high cattails don’t bog it down much. Bought the X (loop handle) vs the U (bike handle) because I had visions of also using it to edge and weed in between bricks and pavers, and stuff 
. Well knowing what I now do I’d go with the U (bike handle) and get a smaller lighter trimmer for edging as that 20 plus lb trimmer will wear you out quick without the harness especially upside down where the harness isn’t really useful.
Echo is definitely the way to go these days as far as trimmers and blowers goes also have an echo 9010 blower and it’s been a great machine as well. They both start on the first or second pull and have been completely trouble free for the few seasons I’ve owned them so far.
While I like Stihl for saws I absolutely hated my last trimmer a Stihl FS 131. While it was super lightweight it was an absolute dog in the power department. It was always harder to start generally taking 4 or 5 pulls vs 1-2. It was always having problems seems like I had to spend as much time fixing the thing as I did using it. Things were always breaking, from broken drive shafts, to burned up clutches, to stripped out gear heads, to stripped plastic camshaft gears. Not a fan of that trimmer whatsoever, or the 4 mix engines. Maybe I just got a lemon but I wasn’t about to buy another one to find out.
. Well knowing what I now do I’d go with the U (bike handle) and get a smaller lighter trimmer for edging as that 20 plus lb trimmer will wear you out quick without the harness especially upside down where the harness isn’t really useful. Echo is definitely the way to go these days as far as trimmers and blowers goes also have an echo 9010 blower and it’s been a great machine as well. They both start on the first or second pull and have been completely trouble free for the few seasons I’ve owned them so far.
While I like Stihl for saws I absolutely hated my last trimmer a Stihl FS 131. While it was super lightweight it was an absolute dog in the power department. It was always harder to start generally taking 4 or 5 pulls vs 1-2. It was always having problems seems like I had to spend as much time fixing the thing as I did using it. Things were always breaking, from broken drive shafts, to burned up clutches, to stripped out gear heads, to stripped plastic camshaft gears. Not a fan of that trimmer whatsoever, or the 4 mix engines. Maybe I just got a lemon but I wasn’t about to buy another one to find out.
I don't like to fiddle with my own equipment since my side business is fixing other people's machines. It takes me 2 hours to weed wack my property, and when I actually have time to do so I want to pick up a machine and have it do the job, then move on to something else. My Echo PAS-225 has been a dream, and all of my Echo stuff has been dead reliable. Echo tune-up kits and parts are easy to find, and they don't require much maintenance.
I used to be a Stihl fanboy, but all of my Stihl stuff has slowly been phased out for Echo with the occasional Husqvarna sprinkled in. I also rarely work on Stihl equipment now unless it is a 2-stroke trimmer since those are fairly simple. With Echo you can easily buy entire OEM tune-up kits online for the fuel system, and it comes with everything you need. With Stihl, I have to go to a dealer to buy OEM, or only find China parts online. The dealers in my area at least only want to sell new equipment, not help you find parts, and they cater to the people buying $1000+ saws who are more concerned about productivity than repairability. Don't get me wrong, some of their saws like the 500i are the best out there, but they are aimed at production, not the homeowner who uses it a couple times a year and tries to fix it themselves.
I used to be a Stihl fanboy, but all of my Stihl stuff has slowly been phased out for Echo with the occasional Husqvarna sprinkled in. I also rarely work on Stihl equipment now unless it is a 2-stroke trimmer since those are fairly simple. With Echo you can easily buy entire OEM tune-up kits online for the fuel system, and it comes with everything you need. With Stihl, I have to go to a dealer to buy OEM, or only find China parts online. The dealers in my area at least only want to sell new equipment, not help you find parts, and they cater to the people buying $1000+ saws who are more concerned about productivity than repairability. Don't get me wrong, some of their saws like the 500i are the best out there, but they are aimed at production, not the homeowner who uses it a couple times a year and tries to fix it themselves.
So far so good with the SRM-225 after I adjusted the high speed screw. I get a little smoother high end rpm out of it and it trims very nicely.