tried stihl, never again.

[exotion]

Still happy with echo will keep the stihl for fall

 

[jekjr]

Still happy with echo will keep the stihl for fall

We have several pieces of Echo and like them also.

 

[TaskForceLawnCare]

Since this whole stihl bashing thread and my response about using echo, we had 2 string trimmers and an echo edger go down. String trimmer 1 wont run unless held wide open, string trimmer 2 feed head busted, and edger only runs half choked. I'm positive it's all easy fixes but i feel the irony right now for just saying how reliable all my echo stuff has been.

 

[exotion]

Since this whole stihl bashing thread and my response about using echo, we had 2 string trimmers and an echo edger go down. String trimmer 1 wont run unless held wide open, string trimmer 2 feed head busted, and edger only runs half choked. I'm positive it's all easy fixes but i feel the irony right now for just saying how reliable all my echo stuff has been.

Lol yup

 

[LoCo86]

Since this whole stihl bashing thread and my response about using echo, we had 2 string trimmers and an echo edger go down. String trimmer 1 wont run unless held wide open, string trimmer 2 feed head busted, and edger only runs half choked. I'm positive it's all easy fixes but i feel the irony right now for just saying how reliable all my echo stuff has been.

Another reason I stay with Stihl. Echo handheld products seem to be plagued with carb issues. My dad is having the same trouble with his trimmer as you're having with your edger.

 

[exotion]

Yes I've had issues with carbs but I keep a couple on hand usually buy them refurbished at 20$ each sell the cores to a local store. For 3-5 ea I keep one in my tool box on trailer and 2 at the shop

 

[TaskForceLawnCare]

Replaced the air filters, and sprayed the 2 running fishy with some carb cleaner and good to go.

 

[exotion]

Replaced the air filters, and sprayed the 2 running fishy with some carb cleaner and good to go.

I find every other month or so I run 3oz of seafoam per gallon in my 2 cycle petrol avoids the small issues like that. And the carb replace is about once every two years ive run my echo for about 4.5 years. I also replace air filter, fuel filter, lines, breather, grommet, primer bulb, gas tank gasket, spark plug and anything that looks worn annually

Before that the company I worked for ran 3 crews fully echo and he did about the same.

 

[LoCo86]

I find every other month or so I run 3oz of seafoam per gallon in my 2 cycle petrol avoids the small issues like that. And the carb replace is about once every two years ive run my echo for about 4.5 years. I also replace air filter, fuel filter, lines, breather, grommet, primer bulb, gas tank gasket, spark plug and anything that looks worn annually Before that the company I worked for ran 3 crews fully echo and he did about the same.

That's a lot of work. I just clean my Stihls up and service them at the end of the year. My oldest is 12 years old and all I've don't major to it was put a new carb on it after 10 years.