so, having a functional weed eater is very important to me in the summer because I have a big lawn. There also aren't very many landscaping businesses around where I live, and that can be extremely expensive anyways. So, I have to keep doing this myself.
I thought that STIHL was a great brand, but every single piece of STIHL equipment has broken so far this summer. The local repair shop said it was the carbuerator/dirty gas the first time with both my chainsaw and brushwhacker, and I got that fixed, but I've still been having problems with it. I have a small weedeater from a few years ago, and that has broken as well, I asked the shop about the symptoms and they said it was likely the shaft that was causing the blade to spin very slowly. I just took in my honda push mower to them because it was having so much trouble, and they said it was the spark plug but now that it's back at home it still isn't starting. My brushwhacker also is no longer starting despite the fact that it's filled with premixed gas and I've started it many times.
I accept that with machinery there will be repairs, but it seems like neither the equipment I've been using in this summer, NOR THE REPAIR PEOPLE, are adequate for getting anything done. What are some brands that you have used that aren't constantly plagued with mechanical issues? Are there any equipment repair manuals that succinctly describe all the problems you encounter with lawn equipment and what needs to be replaced/fixed?
I thought that STIHL was a great brand, but every single piece of STIHL equipment has broken so far this summer. The local repair shop said it was the carbuerator/dirty gas the first time with both my chainsaw and brushwhacker, and I got that fixed, but I've still been having problems with it. I have a small weedeater from a few years ago, and that has broken as well, I asked the shop about the symptoms and they said it was likely the shaft that was causing the blade to spin very slowly. I just took in my honda push mower to them because it was having so much trouble, and they said it was the spark plug but now that it's back at home it still isn't starting. My brushwhacker also is no longer starting despite the fact that it's filled with premixed gas and I've started it many times.
I accept that with machinery there will be repairs, but it seems like neither the equipment I've been using in this summer, NOR THE REPAIR PEOPLE, are adequate for getting anything done. What are some brands that you have used that aren't constantly plagued with mechanical issues? Are there any equipment repair manuals that succinctly describe all the problems you encounter with lawn equipment and what needs to be replaced/fixed?