recent weed eater buyers-- i need one

[JRHAWK9]

I also have my muffler opened up.

Drilled a hole and also opened up the baffle inside the muffler, which was about the same size as the pellet shooter outlet of the muffler.

The US version of the muffler does not have that round pea shooter outlet, but a hole like the one I drilled (but smaller) and a deflector like I have. I just drilled a hole where the US version has it, but larger and then opened up the baffle inside the muffler.


US version:

 

[UncleDave]

Tried and true HP extraction method 101 right there. ESPECIALLY small Na mills.

1. Let it breath and blow better

 

[JRHAWK9]

I really like the forrester chain saw blade.

I have Sugihara and/or TsuMura bars on my saws.

 

[jeepman3071]

Tried and true HP extraction method 101 right there. ESPECIALLY small Na mills.

1. Let it breath and blow better

Yup, it will definitely help with throttle response. My only caution is to not do it on engines with no carb adjustment screws. A lot of the newer 2-stroke engines have fixed carb settings for emissions, and opening the exhaust up can cause them to run funny and erratic.

 

[JRHAWK9]

Tried and true HP extraction method 101 right there. ESPECIALLY small Na mills.

1. Let it breath and blow better

yep! Both of my saws I mainly use have been woods ported by a guy called treemonkey on the forestry forums. He's been doing it for loggers for many, many years. He opens up the mufflers, increases the compression and changes both the intake/exhaust port timing and also ignition timing. He actually put finger ports in my 346XP and a slightly larger carb in it off a Husky 359. Both saws run fantastic and it makes so much difference over stock. Throttle response is insane. I've had them now for 10 years or so. 346XP NE and a 390XP.

https://www.youtube.com/user/floydnglenn/videos

 

[Pablo]

Seriously I think it would really struggle you will notice difference in .105 and that may struggle a bit.

Does not struggle with 0.105" but the spool holds so little, it's kind of nuts. No such larger spool.

Sticking with 0.095" from here out. Light whacking to use up 0.080"

 

[AutoMechanic]

I’m curious what the OP decided to go with. I went with a Stihl FS56-RC. It is amazing I used to hate weed eating now I love it. Starts up on the first pull every time. Best $200 some dollars I ever spent. I’m honestly surprised that it’s not considered a professional grade trimmer but it is considered the highest homeowner trimmer. And it’s not a joke like the Milwaukee one was. Plus it’s gas powered so I’ll have lots of fun doing maintenance and it’s not boring like batteries. Warranty is also great 4 years instead of 2 because I bought their fuel mix.

 

[otis24]

I strongly suggest a battery powered weed eater. I have an 18V Milwaukee. I would never go back to gas powered.

 

[NETWizz]

I have a Black and Decker GH3000 that spins one string of .080” at one speed fine but it is limited to where you can plug it on and has the power for basic trimming of grass.

I then got an 80v Brushless Greenworks because it has the most volts and it’s a bit heavy and doesn’t spin the head super fast, but it has granular power control and gets the job done. It swings .095l line fine.

Lastly I just got a free, used Honda HHT25SlTAT with low hours. It ran like poo, but changing the gas fixed it completely. It’s got the speed of the Greenworks at half to 3/4 power, and a LOT of torque at high throttle.

 

[spasm3]

I just bought an echo 2620 pas. Battery trimmer was not getting it done. This has plenty of power and run time.

I'm buying only commercial grade from here on out.

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

You won't regret it. Currently running a SRM 2100 and 230, 1996 and 2003 model years approximately. They run as good as new!

 

[BMW Dom]

My ol' SRM 210 is still purring

 

[MattPersman]

My ol' SRM 210 is still purring

Me too mine is from 2007 not as old as some but i literally haven’t done anything to it not even a spark plug

 

[spasm3]

You won't regret it. Currently running a SRM 2100 and 230, 1996 and 2003 model years approximately. They run as good as new!

My ol' SRM 210 is still purring

Me too mine is from 2007 not as old as some but i literally haven’t done anything to it not even a spark plug

So the commercial units really do last longer.

 

[LouC]

I have 3 Echo machines ranging in age from15-25 years old all have been reliable & those catalytic mufflers do make them smoke a lot less, meaning hardly at all! My Husky chain saw which is newer smokes a lot more even using the same 2 stroke mix,

Parts are easy to find which is a plus. I replaced the coil on the blower (25 yrs old) and the wacker (20 years old) and the carb on the blower.

 

[Soft Cars]

STIHL FS 91 R

 

[92saturnsl2]

STIHL FS 91 R

That model Stihl has a larger engine than the 25.4cc that Echo uses in all their mid-tier trimmers / blowers. I've noticed that Echo no longer publishes engine power in their specs. It used to be 1.35bhp in that engine vs. the Stihl's 1.27 in their 28.4cc engine.

I've owned both brands and don't think you can go wrong with either one.

 

[E150GT]

Recently bought these. Very happy with them. They do need to warm up though before you can give em full beans but that's ok. I'm not doing this for a living. I just want good stuff. I even installed hourmeters on them. I'm curious how much I use them and how long they'll last. If someone were to ask me how many hours are on anything I would have no idea.

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

I'd be very curious to know how many hours my antiques have. Probably fewer than I'd guess.

 

[Cruisin'n5thgear]

I have 3 Echo machines ranging in age from15-25 years old all have been reliable & those catalytic mufflers do make them smoke a lot less, meaning hardly at all! My Husky chain saw which is newer smokes a lot more even using the same 2 stroke mix,

Parts are easy to find which is a plus. I replaced the coil on the blower (25 yrs old) and the wacker (20 years old) and the carb on the blower.

Never knew the mufflers were catalytic. Can confirm that the smoke is minimal tho.