That is definitely not normal judging from my Troy-bilt 4-stroke. Mine
always starts by the second pull, and occasionally on the first pull. After
starting it takes approximately two or three seconds before I can give it
full throttle (no, I'm not kidding). Then it runs without a hiccup until
the tank runs dry.
However, it sounds like they've made some changes in the three years or so
since I bought mine, as mine doesn't even have a choke. It has a primer
bulb on the back of the carb that you push until you don't see any more air
in the fuel line - usually about six to eight pumps.
Anyway, it sounds like your carb needs some adjusting, but of course that
shouldn't be the case on a brand new trimmer. I would talk to the place
where you bought it to see if they have anyone who does that sort of thing
(my local Lowe's told me that they have someone who runs and adjusts some of
their powered lawn & garden equipment before it goes on the floor) or e-mail
troy-bilt and see what they say. It should run a lot better than that right
out of the box.
Mike Frerichs
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Andy
>
> Howdy,
>
> Ok, so mostly because it was easy, I picked up a Troy-bilt 4 cycle trimmer
> today.
>
> I like it ergonomically and everything, but I'm not too impressed with how
> it runs. You put the choke on 3 for 5 pulls, then on 2 for 1-4 until it
> starts, then wait 30 seconds and turn off the choke.
>
> Supposedly.
>
> On mine, it'll fire and die on two a few times, then eventually fire and
> idle for a moment until it dies, then possibly eventually fire and stay
> idling, then a # of times after that it'll die as soon as you touch the
> throttle, then eventually, maybe, it'll allow you to use the throttle.
>
> On full throttle after that, it'll sputter and miss occasionally, never
> really ever sounding like its really banging on all cylinders (:-) for any
> length of time.
>
> So how normal is that for these 4 cycle trimmers? I'll mix gas if this is
> normal.
>
> Fresh gas, btw. And yes I put the oil in the motor. :-)
>
> I bought a new trimmer so I wouldn't have to deal with this crap. I've
> already got one that doesn't run the way I like... Though to be fair the
> old one doesn't run _at all_. :-)
>
> Mark
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