I had a couple of Ryobi 2-stroke trimmers with the click-link attachments.
They were always hard to start and I'd get 1-2 years out of them before
something broke on the motor unit. I got tired of that so about three years
ago I bought the Troy-Built 4-stroke unit from Lowe's and I love it. It
always starts on either the first or second pull (provided I pumped the
primer bulb a few times). I've had zero issues with it, and I found that
almost all of my Ryobi click-link attachments work with the Troy-Built motor
unit. The only one that didn't was the edger -- the square drive shaft on
the edger seems to be shorter than the shaft on the other attachments, so it
doesn't quite engage the drive shaft on the motor unit.
Got rid of my Lawnboy recently so I'm done with breathing 2-stroke oil, and
I'm loving it!
Mike Frerichs
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Andy
>
> Howdy,
>
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> If I go with a gas motor, do I want to stick with 2 cycle or go to 4
> cycle? 4 cycle means I don't need to deal with mixing/keeping 2 stroke
> gas around (which I don't use for anything else), so that would be nice.
> Any issues with the 4 cycle engines?
>
> I also liked the attachments on some of them... I think Lowe's had the
> troybuilt stuff, and you could just plug in an edger or a limb cutter.
> That's nice. Any issues with this approach, or is it pretty
> straightforward?
>
> On the trimmer itself, straight shaft or bent shaft? Is one better than
> the other across the board?
>
> Finally, any recommendations here? If I go gas, I'd like to have one that
> can also be an edger & perhaps a shrub trimmer. I'd like one that handles
> neglect, particularly related to motor upkeep, well.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
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