Thread: Weedwacker Gas Trimmer 4 cycle?

Originally Posted by jimp

I have had a 4 cycle weed eater for several years, no issues at all, change the oil at the end of the season, and all the other maintanence in the owners manual, good to go next year, starts on 1st or 2nd pull still. It is a bit heavier, but well worth it to me.

What I am waiting to try is the pole saw attachment that I purchased for it. We had a bad storm up at the farms a few weeks ago and I have alot of stuff to cut away from the fences and it will be getting a work out. Our son said the new Sears 2 cycle model we purchased for him was kind of loud. I just couldn't believe how darned quiet this 4 cycle was! And it cut so well! The darned thing don't even have a choke on it to start it with!

I bought a 4 cycle Troy Built trimmer with the little tiller attachment, metal straight shaft trimmer, curved shaft and a straight shaft string trimmer a while back. The trimmer is very dependable and I think it gets better gas "mileage" than my old 2 cycle that finally bit the dust.

The only thing I don't like about it is it seems to run out of string easily and I end up changing it out way too often. Oh well, it will be put up shortly for the winter and then I'll forget how aggravating it was by next spring.

Yeah I know what you mean about the line usage. My trimmer head uses 2 pieces of line about a foot long and I thought they didn't last very long. I used the normal red craftsman line and I had to replace it once yesterday. I got some heavy black colored line also that I didn't try yet. But with this trimmer head it gives me 4 lines to cut with instead of just one. I would say really compaired to the old single line trimmer I used alot less line. To me it was just a hassle to change it.

Originally Posted by sevenfiftynine

I bought a 4 cycle Troy Built trimmer with the little tiller attachment,

How do you like your tiller attachment? I've been thinking of getting one. Does it work in this CLAY?!