Anybody have a weed-wacker I can borrow?

[askmrjesus]

I, uh...sorta broke mine.

JC

[Rangerscott]

Damn. Was it a butt pucker moment?

[askmrjesus]

Damn. Was it a butt pucker moment?

It was for the weed-wacker. :lol:

Cocksucker pissed me off for the last time.

JC

[Papa_Complex]

Dude, you really need to stop shooting things.


.... unless you post the videos.

[Rangerscott]

What type is it?

I have a Ryobi one and it sucks gonads. The engine is weak and it has an auto stopping end but the damn engine will bog completely down or kill itself when trying to spin it back up.

[Rangerscott]

Two strong/fast ones I've used before is a Craftsman and Troy. I think they were 80cc or something. They'd cut down a small tree.

[askmrjesus]

Dude, you really need to stop shooting things.


.... unless you post the videos.

I didn't shoot it.

I threw it.

Then I hit it.

With a hammer.

A big hammer...

What type is it?

I have a Ryobi one and it sucks gonads. The engine is weak and it has an auto stopping end but the damn engine will bog completely down or kill itself when trying to spin it back up.

It was a Ryobi, and you're right, it was the biggest piece of shit I ever owned.

Two strong/fast ones I've used before is a Craftsman and Troy. I think they were 80cc or something. They'd cut down a small tree.

Thanks, I'll check those out.

JC

[Fleck750]

Deities with anger management issues. Who knew. :lol:

[KSGregman]

Get the 4 stroke Craftsman....last weed whacker / edger you'll evah buy.

It's bullet proof (with decent care) and works like a beast.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/KSGregman/260874651_photobucket_41388_.jpg

[KSGregman]

Deities with anger management issues. Who knew. :lol:

Nevah heard of the "great flood", eh? Sodom? Gomorrah?

Yeah....piss off his old man and things go to hell in a basket quick. (Pun intended) :lmao:

['73 H1 Triple]

I didn't shoot it.

I threw it.

Then I hit it.

With a hammer.

A big hammer...



It was a Ryobi, and you're right, it was the biggest piece of shit I ever owned.



Thanks, I'll check those out.

JC

You got annoyed with yours so you want to borrow somebody else's to fatally abuse? :wtfru:

Sure, stop on over and you can use my Echo that's been working perfectly for years :gofurslf:

[Gas Man]

I knew a guy that did the same with his.

Buy a stihl or echo.

[tommymac]

what happened to being all forgiving :lol:

[Particle Man]

what happened to being all forgiving :lol:

Read the fine print... The all forgiving thing has limits :lol:

[askmrjesus]

You got annoyed with yours so you want to borrow somebody else's to fatally abuse? :wtfru:

Sure, stop on over and you can use my Echo that's been working perfectly for years :gofurslf:

I didn't fatally abuse it.

I put it out of my misery.

JC

[askmrjesus]

Read the fine print... The all forgiving thing has limits :lol:

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.

JC

[jtemple]

Echo. Accept no substitutes.

[shmike]

Echo. Accept no substitutes.

You can say that again.

In fact, you should.

[jtemple]

You can say that again.

In fact, you should.
Echo
Echo

Echo
Echo

[LeeNetworX]

I'm on my second Ryobi. Never again. When this one finally pisses me off beyond the point of no return I'll be getting a Stihl or Echo.

[RedRider2k2]

My father recently got a 4 stroke Honda. He had a 2 stroke Stihl that was not running well at all. He said if I could fix it, I could have it. So I took a screw driver and smashed it through the spark arrestor with an old Brake Rotor he had laying there.

I've got myself a nice Stihl Trimmer now:D

[Particle Man]

My father recently got a 4 stroke Honda. He had a 2 stroke Stihl that was not running well at all. He said if I could fix it, I could have it. So I took a screw driver and smashed it through the spark arrestor with an old Brake Rotor he had laying there.

I've got myself a nice Stihl Trimmer now:D
Dried grass... Sparks... What could possibly go wrong? :lol:

I kid of course. With 2-strokes, simple is better.

I'm taking all of this in as I will be needing bigger and better lawn equipment soon. It'll need to take care of a crapload of tall grass and the thick stuff that grows in swampy areas.

[caveman]

I knew a guy that did the same with his.

Buy a stihl or echo.

Hmmmm, wonder who that guy could be????? LOL

Yeah, I hated my Ryobi with a passion and it pissed me off for the last time about two summers ago and last year I bought the Stihl. That thing is great. Little rough to start every now and then but mostly a three puller.

[KSGregman]

I swore off 2 strokes forever as a lawn tool.

I have the 4 stroke Craftsman now and haven't looked back...I love the fact that it doesn't feed line too. Much more convenient to just cut 2 or 3 pieces from the roll....put a couple in my pocket...and go to work. If/when the one in the machine wears out, take one from my pocket it and thread it into the head...takes 2 or 3 seconds and you don't even have to shut down to do it.

[askmrjesus]

I swore off 2 strokes forever as a lawn tool.

I have the 4 stroke Craftsman now and haven't looked back...I love the fact that it doesn't feed line too. Much more convenient to just cut 2 or 3 pieces from the roll....put a couple in my pocket...and go to work. If/when the one in the machine wears out, take one from my pocket it and thread it into the head...takes 2 or 3 seconds and you don't even have to shut down to do it.

Now that I like.

The feed head thing is a major pain in the ass. The fucking things never work right.

Last year I bolted up a used 10" chop saw blade, which worked great, but was a tad..... hazardous. :lol:

JC

[Particle Man]

They make blade heads specifically for weed eaters...

[Papa_Complex]

They make blade heads specifically for weed eaters...

Yes, they work much better for that little "Saw" scene that you might want to act out.

['73 H1 Triple]

Now that I like.

The feed head thing is a major pain in the ass. The fucking things never work right.

Last year I bolted up a used 10" chop saw blade, which worked great, but was a tad..... hazardous. :lol:

JC

You want to talk dangerous that works great? Try a piece of brake or clutch cable.

Nothing stops it ( not even skin )

[Gas Man]

They make blade heads specifically for weed eaters...
They do... they're are called chain saws. LOL

Hmmmm, wonder who that guy could be????? LOL

Yeah, I hated my Ryobi with a passion and it pissed me off for the last time about two summers ago and last year I bought the Stihl. That thing is great. Little rough to start every now and then but mostly a three puller.
Ding Ding Ding

Winner Winner
Chicken Dinner

Oh and for the record, don't get in Cave's way either, if you're a trampoline. LOLOL

[dubbs]

I bought a nice Echo 2 stroke, has diff attachments for blowers, limb cutters, n stuff like that, weed whacker works great, I barely need to get it passed idle.

For those that have 4 strokes.. How do you edge with them? I typically hold it upside down, wouldn't it be like doing a wheelie for your weed whacker's motor? lol

[LeeNetworX]

Friend next door just bought one of these about a month ago and loves it. While it's tempting, I just don't think it would cut it for my lawn; we have too much grass/weeds at the bottom that I can't use the mower to reach. I think it would take 2 battery changes.

http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Outdoor-Power-Equipment-Trimmers-Edgers-String-Trimmers/Ryobi/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbx8iZ1aw/R-202545353/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

[OneSickPsycho]

Friend next door just bought one of these about a month ago and loves it. While it's tempting, I just don't think it would cut it for my lawn; we have too much grass/weeds at the bottom that I can't use the mower to reach. I think it would take 2 battery changes.

http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Outdoor-Power-Equipment-Trimmers-Edgers-String-Trimmers/Ryobi/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbx8iZ1aw/R-202545353/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Yeah, but could you REALLY edge with that thing?

[Trip]

I hate edging weedeaters, the guard for edging usually just gets in my way all the damn time. I am not anal enough to have a perfectly edged yard anyway. Just give me a standard weedeater.

[OneSickPsycho]

I hate edging weedeaters, the guard for edging usually just gets in my way all the damn time. I am not anal enough to have a perfectly edged yard anyway. Just give me a standard weedeater.

My old man has one with swappable heads... one for edging, one for regular weed whackin'...

[LeeNetworX]

Yeah, but could you REALLY edge with that thing?

He's used it and it works. :shrug:

[Papa_Complex]

Still have your premix? Napalm the grass. Works wonders on tent caterpillars and makes a rather satisfying little mushroom cloud.

[Particle Man]

Still have your premix? Napalm the grass. Works wonders on tent caterpillars and makes a rather satisfying little mushroom cloud.
The man has a point...

[Cutty72]

I bought a nice Echo 2 stroke, has diff attachments for blowers, limb cutters, n stuff like that, weed whacker works great, I barely need to get it passed idle.

For those that have 4 strokes.. How do you edge with them? I typically hold it upside down, wouldn't it be like doing a wheelie for your weed whacker's motor? lol

A lot of them now have rotating ends, so you just turn it 90* to edge. I don't edge, so I don't care.

Friend next door just bought one of these about a month ago and loves it. While it's tempting, I just don't think it would cut it for my lawn; we have too much grass/weeds at the bottom that I can't use the mower to reach. I think it would take 2 battery changes.

http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Outdoor-Power-Equipment-Trimmers-Edgers-String-Trimmers/Ryobi/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbx8iZ1aw/R-202545353/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

I had a 2 stroke ryobi, lasted 3 years working great, then started pissing gas everywhere. I bought it for $90, would cost me $60 to get the parts to fix it. So, I spent $80 on a battery one. Came with 2 batteries, takes me 3 to do my lawn. It's nice cause it starts every time, but it's not real powerful and is slow. For someone in town with 2 trees to trim around, it would be fine. On my acre lot, it's lacking.

[LeeNetworX]

I had a 2 stroke ryobi, lasted 3 years working great, then started pissing gas everywhere. I bought it for $90, would cost me $60 to get the parts to fix it. So, I spent $80 on a battery one. Came with 2 batteries, takes me 3 to do my lawn. It's nice cause it starts every time, but it's not real powerful and is slow. For someone in town with 2 trees to trim around, it would be fine. On my acre lot, it's lacking.

That definitely wouldn't work for me, then.

[OneSickPsycho]

That definitely wouldn't work for me, then.

I don't have a lot to trim, but the grass/weeds here are so damn thick I'd worry about the lack of power.... especially when edging.