Whats the deal with an engine (26ss) that, once started, craps out with a second or two? How should I fix it? I mixed the gas 50:1....its like 1 yr old and already broke.
you have to adjust the low/high speed adjustment screws on the carb so it runs a bit richer. These homelites are set WAY too lean from the factory...that's why it craps out all the time.
Well, I wanted to and judging by how many views this got in 2 years, I'll keep doing it. I guess you're the one of many people who love cold starts from your recent comments.
Why did it make it?. Simple Its my channel and I decide what videos I want to make. I didn't ask you to watch it. You did it yourself. Also I'm a youtube partner that makes income from the videos. People love cold starting trimmers.
The old style tank on these wackers was about twice as big. Homelite sales brochure claimed they had had a 50 minute endurance. These new ones have what appear to be half as big a tank & from my experience with mine, 20 to 30 minutes running time at best before it's time to fill 'er up again. And again. And again.
My first 1994 Homelite curved shaft 26cc weed wacker lasted 11 years. Only my frustration with the recoil spring (trying to put it back together) after the pull cord broke made me buy a second one which was replaced again, same thing. I have an '11 now, with a low emission, Chinese, 26cc engine. So far, it has ran fine (to be expected), but I've read that the newer engines have skimped on the bottom end, with a bushing instead of bearing. Also, I find the newer smaller gas tanks to be too small.
First was returned becuaase 3 people at Home Depot could not get it to start. Never started nicely, never fed line. Total nightmare and made all lawn suck life, given long enought this substandard product will eat at your soul. Sucks. My latest one is in three parts in the back of my truck, how many time can you return the same product before admitting it is not worth while....?
Marko, think of the many people that have no clue how to start a gas trimmer, there's probably a few things that you don't know what to do. If you know how to start one, then more power to you. I was simply sharing my trimmer
i thought you would know by now that homelite is the worst brand you can buy and if you use it comercially it is even more bad those things will only last one year get an echo srm 225 or 230 that will last you 5 years
I know its not a good brand and I agree with you. This trimmer did quit last year, and I just recently found out the plug went bad. It works. People say worst brands don't last very long, but I have a Weed Eater XT600 and Ryobi 700r that are more than 10 years old and they still run.
Personally I don't like Echo trimmers, I primarily own STIHL models, mainly the 38, 70 and 90r
just got one of these for 10 bucks, except its the cs, not the ss. it had a broken cable in the shaft and it needed a diaphram kit for the carb. oh and a new primer bulb
Homelite was good brand back in the late 80s to the early 2000s until they started building stuff very cheaply, which is why people are starting to hate them now. I'm frankly slightly frustrated with Homelite myself since parts are not even available and not any of my dealers will take them in for repair.
@Jon3800 I order parts myself and fix my stuff, I try not to deal with the idiot's at repair shops, I find it fun and easy to work on them at home. If you treat them right there a good brand
That's good to hear. I find working on those on the lawnboys to be fun. Trimmers are bit complicated because they're a lot smaller. Where are parts available. In Canada, they don't even exist. There's tons of parts in US, but they won't ship here :(
Sad because this trimmer broke down last fall, it won't even fire....and I treat the trimmers in good condition.
@Jon3800 I get parts ordered from a lawn mower shop down the street from me, Not sure about Canada though. If I were you I would clean the carburetor, put a new plug in and spray some carburetor cleaner into the intake and set the choke to full and full throttle it and see if it tries to run. If it doesn't that means you have bigger problems like no spark, If it has no spark the ignition coil might need replaced, but then that would be hard to do since parts are hard to find, best of luck
I bought 2 Homelites in '07, within a year they both failed. On the leaf blower the fuel line completely disintegrated and turned into debris; on the Mightylite 26ss trimmer the fuel line was made of a better material which didn't fail, but the engine never ran reliably and dies whenever it is throttled up. I brought my 10-year-old Weedeater out of retirement (it just needed a new fuel tank and fuel line), and will get rid of the Homelite. They're junk, in my experience.
I bought 2 of these brand new from HH ReStore for $35ea. because they would not start.
I added some oil, gas, and a small bit of 99% Isopropanol to them and they run perfectly. The "extra" oil keeps it well lubricated and the isopropanol keeps the carbon away and lowers emissions.
I use one at home and am now selling the other mint condition one for $70 on Kijiji Kitchener (Craigslist in U.S).
I bought one of these a year ago and so far it's been great! I had to return THREE different brands before I found this one and It gives me no problems at all..
only thing I have trouble with it is the cold start, but just like other homelite engine because of the mis-adjusted factory carb and the half crank mechanism, other than that I have no other problems. I use it commercially. I'm sorry if yours doesnt work
@SuperKONR its not hard you pull the head off and take the piston off then you pull of the fly wheel and hit the shaft with a hammer it sounds bad on them but its not all you got to worry about is the seal on the crank shaft
@kawasakibayou220 Thats for the full crank engines. This is a half crank without a removable head. I removed the two cips on the haf crank and hit both ends with a very large hammer but it won't budge. :(
Invest in a Shindaiwa T272X, STIHL FS55R, or the Echo SRM 225. I know I've seen these manufactuers evolve and improve over the years. These models are all straight shaft models and have proven themselves in the field. They average in price around $225.00 usd with an excellent warranty. I have over 20 years experience servicing and repairing everymake and model ever built.
I never used any Echos before so my opinion may be biased towards STIHL or Husky. I have 2 STIHL trimmers, the FS-38 and the commercial FS-70RC, both startup quick and very dependable
I got one free from a abandoned house in my neighborhood, homelite makes the Ryobie trimmers too there practically the same. I like Echo the best though
i just bought one today i got the straight shaft one and im quite happy with it. i have used it twice so far. the first time it took about 20 pulls. and second time it started on its first pull.
Oh please, are you some type of racist? Communism Honestly dude, why do you even care, it's my money I do what I want it. Reality check, pretty much anything will soon be made is China. Get over it!!
Because at the time, I needed a straight shaft trimmer, of which my dealers did not have straight shaft models. I fixed my XT600 so, I hardly use this one
I realize that, I've been working with lawn equipment of over 14 years. I had no major problems with this particular trimmer other than taking a little while to start when cold. It's as good as my stihl
i have the 2010 model, which is the mightylite, but a little different. it still is 26cc. i have noticed after running it for about an hour, since i just got, it conks out if i try to throttle it quick. is this just because it needs to be broken in, or is it a flaw?
Worship John. I also have the mower Stihl. Congratulations !! :)). Homelite is the largest shit but. She broke down me often. I gave only 400 zloty and the dick. Take her throw out on the skip because feel sorry
Nice Video! About the Homelite trimmer hanging in your garage, have you taken the muffler off and cleaned out the exhaust port and screen? Because a two stroke engine has no valves, a small amount of fresh charge will escape the cylinder before it is trapped and burned. This unburned fuel will stick to the hot metal of the exhaust port causing blockage. Same thing with the Lawnboys. Clean it out and see what you think. If you have questions, let me know.
never heard of a Mitsubishi, maybe that's why it's pricey. The more expensive ones tend to be better built. It doesn't matter how much power you have. The larger the engine, the more gas it consumes and it becomes heavier.
I used to have a 33cc trimmer. So heavy (15lbs) to use so I returned it for that FS-38 (9lbs), best decision ever
Dude homelite has to be one of the shittiest machines ever invented they r like throw aways u buy them then a year later they break cuz they r pure crap
I wouldn't go as far to say homelites are the shittiest. I had one that lasted 12 years. Since I bought this one, I already put about 100 hours into her and is problem free minus the occassional hard starting. My Stihl FS-38 has around the same hours, and already needs servicing
Did it give you any problems yet? Cause i wanted to buy one from Home Depot and it has a different type of Choke System. It has only 2 settings. START and RUN. and im still confused whether i should buy it or not. $90
after buying 2 weed eaters in a garage sale... for $5 (each) both in working condition, i'd never waste any money on a brand new one. i just got an old homelite today, i love it.
i took my bolens that i got for $5 and mounted it on the bike... pretty cool, i'm probably going to mount my homelite on it since the bolens got screwed up. do you do lawn care? that's alot of trimmers.
The Homelite 26SS is the worst piece of junk I have ever bought. Hard to start. EXTREMELY loud, and the trimmer head is useless (jams, tangles, etc) out of the box. Replacing it with a good trim head is hearly impossible as the hardware is nonstandard.
what weed wacker should i buy that is reliable cheap doesnt have problems and i can buy at local stores becuz im not allow to buy stuff on the internet so please replay to me
Echos, homelites, ryobi can be bought at Home depot.
Stihl and Shindaiwa are exclusive to dealers. You might want to check if there are any Stihl dealers in your area, or you can visit lawnmower repair shops
I'd rather spend the couple of extra bucks to get something good than to get something not so good.
The homelite in this video I Bought it at Home Depot. What I like about this trimmer is that it's light-weight and easy to use, but it's also a pain to start on cold starts, once it gets going, its a nice good trimmer
have you ever heard of a place called Agri shop?? it's a few miles from my house that's where I get my mower parts about 5 years ago they only sold Echo but now when you go in there, STIHL STIHL EVERY THING IS STIHL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Honda and some Briggs engines
the homelite will run a lot better with 32:1 in it because i have the same one and it will get rid of the bog when you first feed it throttle some people think its harder on them but ive run mine with 32:1 in it for about 2 or 3 months and it hasent hurt it at all
cause its a little silver circle with a gap and u put the 1 cm wide wire in wrapped in circles to keep tension and it hooks right in but its hard to put in with spring piece with 2 blacks its hard to explain :P
I have the same trimmer i pulled to hard and when i let go of cord it didn't go back in what should i do i tried all day taking it apart and the spring for recoil isn't catching to bring in pullcord what i do?? I checked website for homelite and it wasn't there and wasn't in manual it doesn't go into that much detail thanks:D
You'll have to check either your starter pulley and see if there's damage that's been done, it happened to me on my weedeater, or tour recoil spring needs tensioning. Its a bitch to put the spring back. Make sure you make a diagram on which way the recoil spring goes
what the hell a homelite better than a stihl what??? does your stihl backfire when it's running?? I think it needs a new sparkplug and a carb adjustment
backfires on start up if you saw my stihl video when I was mowing the lawn with it, in action, it backfires at 00:50.
I was pointing out to him that a trimmer is a trimmer no matter what brand name it is. I love how people start brand wars on trimmers when they haven't even used one, in the end they all do the same thing. Sure homelites are difficult to start because they're half crank engines.
Whats the deal with an engine (26ss) that, once started, craps out with a second or two? How should I fix it? I mixed the gas 50:1....its like 1 yr old and already broke.
jwal81435 3 months ago
@jwal81435
you have to adjust the low/high speed adjustment screws on the carb so it runs a bit richer. These homelites are set WAY too lean from the factory...that's why it craps out all the time.
Jon3800 3 months ago
@fishingman636 suck on that... LOSER
irockjamie 4 months ago
Why would u make this video nobody wants to see you start your trimmer
fishingman636 4 months ago
@fishingman636
Well, I wanted to and judging by how many views this got in 2 years, I'll keep doing it. I guess you're the one of many people who love cold starts from your recent comments.
Why did it make it?. Simple Its my channel and I decide what videos I want to make. I didn't ask you to watch it. You did it yourself. Also I'm a youtube partner that makes income from the videos. People love cold starting trimmers.
Jon3800 4 months ago
can you revew this trmmer
traxxastmax1 5 months ago
The old style tank on these wackers was about twice as big. Homelite sales brochure claimed they had had a 50 minute endurance. These new ones have what appear to be half as big a tank & from my experience with mine, 20 to 30 minutes running time at best before it's time to fill 'er up again. And again. And again.
kolbpilot 6 months ago
My first 1994 Homelite curved shaft 26cc weed wacker lasted 11 years. Only my frustration with the recoil spring (trying to put it back together) after the pull cord broke made me buy a second one which was replaced again, same thing. I have an '11 now, with a low emission, Chinese, 26cc engine. So far, it has ran fine (to be expected), but I've read that the newer engines have skimped on the bottom end, with a bushing instead of bearing. Also, I find the newer smaller gas tanks to be too small.
kolbpilot 6 months ago
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kolbpilot 6 months ago
@kolbpilot
the gas tank isn't all that small. I can go through 7 average sized lawns before it completely empties
Jon3800 6 months ago
i think everybody should just say fuck it, and go pick up a stihl fs110 or km110, had one fo these lasted 3 hours, got the stihl, changed my life
hondarider272 6 months ago
@hondarider272
I am now a STIHL owner,. Just bought the fs90r and puts a smile on my face
Jon3800 6 months ago
@Jon3800 my fs110r, almost gives me wood listening it thunder to life, never thought i would love weedeating as much as i do now
hondarider272 6 months ago
i have a 1998 homelite and it runs perfect
chewman98 6 months ago
First was returned becuaase 3 people at Home Depot could not get it to start. Never started nicely, never fed line. Total nightmare and made all lawn suck life, given long enought this substandard product will eat at your soul. Sucks. My latest one is in three parts in the back of my truck, how many time can you return the same product before admitting it is not worth while....?
electrodes1300 7 months ago
@electrodes1300
Mine's still working fine after 2 years of use.,
Jon3800 7 months ago
dude we are not dumb ass i know how to start one
marko9880 7 months ago
@marko9880
Marko, think of the many people that have no clue how to start a gas trimmer, there's probably a few things that you don't know what to do. If you know how to start one, then more power to you. I was simply sharing my trimmer
Jon3800 7 months ago
i thought you would know by now that homelite is the worst brand you can buy and if you use it comercially it is even more bad those things will only last one year get an echo srm 225 or 230 that will last you 5 years
Hjdstudios 7 months ago
@Hjdstudios
I know its not a good brand and I agree with you. This trimmer did quit last year, and I just recently found out the plug went bad. It works. People say worst brands don't last very long, but I have a Weed Eater XT600 and Ryobi 700r that are more than 10 years old and they still run.
Personally I don't like Echo trimmers, I primarily own STIHL models, mainly the 38, 70 and 90r
Jon3800 7 months ago
sad because big box companies build junk so you can buy a new one every year or more.
shihtalker 7 months ago
post more videos
duncan33984 7 months ago
@duncan33984
I will have a repair video of a shindaiwa coming up
Jon3800 7 months ago
@Jon3800 ok.
duncan33984 7 months ago
you should give me one of your weedwackers.
Mac8teen 8 months ago
ur saying stihl wrong, its pronounced "steel"
portuguesekid77 9 months ago
@portuguesekid77
same way tho. It's like people saying tomatoe and to-ma-to
Jon3800 9 months ago
Damn! This video was posted almost 2 years ago?!?!?!?!?! WOW! It feels like 6 months ago I saw this!
wheely132 9 months ago
just got one of these for 10 bucks, except its the cs, not the ss. it had a broken cable in the shaft and it needed a diaphram kit for the carb. oh and a new primer bulb
pivotboy63 1 year ago
Homelite is actually a really good brand it's sad how much people hate the company.
Rarrin9378 1 year ago
@Rarrin9378
Homelite was good brand back in the late 80s to the early 2000s until they started building stuff very cheaply, which is why people are starting to hate them now. I'm frankly slightly frustrated with Homelite myself since parts are not even available and not any of my dealers will take them in for repair.
Jon3800 8 months ago
@Jon3800 I order parts myself and fix my stuff, I try not to deal with the idiot's at repair shops, I find it fun and easy to work on them at home. If you treat them right there a good brand
Rarrin9378 8 months ago
@Rarrin9378
That's good to hear. I find working on those on the lawnboys to be fun. Trimmers are bit complicated because they're a lot smaller. Where are parts available. In Canada, they don't even exist. There's tons of parts in US, but they won't ship here :(
Sad because this trimmer broke down last fall, it won't even fire....and I treat the trimmers in good condition.
Jon3800 8 months ago
@Jon3800 I get parts ordered from a lawn mower shop down the street from me, Not sure about Canada though. If I were you I would clean the carburetor, put a new plug in and spray some carburetor cleaner into the intake and set the choke to full and full throttle it and see if it tries to run. If it doesn't that means you have bigger problems like no spark, If it has no spark the ignition coil might need replaced, but then that would be hard to do since parts are hard to find, best of luck
Rarrin9378 8 months ago
id hope you think the stihl works good! oh and its pronounced "steel"
SuperBigEv 1 year ago
@SuperBigEv
stihl works fine
Jon3800 1 year ago
@SuperBigEv no, its the guy who designed it's last name
outdoorsman310 9 months ago
check out my weed wack video love yours
12345678910yu 1 year ago
these would be the ultimate trimmer if they have a clutch. i have the exact same one except mines a cs
pimpinpenz 1 year ago
@pimpinpenz
My friend has the newer CS model and it has drive clutch. I prefer direct drive myself, you don't have to rev too much
Jon3800 1 year ago
I bought 2 Homelites in '07, within a year they both failed. On the leaf blower the fuel line completely disintegrated and turned into debris; on the Mightylite 26ss trimmer the fuel line was made of a better material which didn't fail, but the engine never ran reliably and dies whenever it is throttled up. I brought my 10-year-old Weedeater out of retirement (it just needed a new fuel tank and fuel line), and will get rid of the Homelite. They're junk, in my experience.
vjp333 1 year ago
I bought 2 of these brand new from HH ReStore for $35ea. because they would not start.
I added some oil, gas, and a small bit of 99% Isopropanol to them and they run perfectly. The "extra" oil keeps it well lubricated and the isopropanol keeps the carbon away and lowers emissions.
I use one at home and am now selling the other mint condition one for $70 on Kijiji Kitchener (Craigslist in U.S).
Great Stuff!
MilesPrower88 1 year ago
I bought one of these a year ago and so far it's been great! I had to return THREE different brands before I found this one and It gives me no problems at all..
Bamazrollin 1 year ago
@Bamazrollin
right on
Jon3800 1 year ago
peice of shit
flynnlandscaping 1 year ago
@flynnlandscaping
Its not a piece of shit.. I've owned it over a year and my Stihl breaks down more often than this one
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 my grandpa has one and when i mow the lawn there i always bring my redmax because his never starts and always breaks down
flynnlandscaping 1 year ago
@flynnlandscaping
only thing I have trouble with it is the cold start, but just like other homelite engine because of the mis-adjusted factory carb and the half crank mechanism, other than that I have no other problems. I use it commercially. I'm sorry if yours doesnt work
Jon3800 1 year ago
HOW DO YOU GET THE CRANKSHAFT OUT OF THOSE?!
SuperKONR 1 year ago
@SuperKONR
don't know, never took one out
Jon3800 1 year ago
@SuperKONR its not hard you pull the head off and take the piston off then you pull of the fly wheel and hit the shaft with a hammer it sounds bad on them but its not all you got to worry about is the seal on the crank shaft
kawasakibayou220 1 year ago
@kawasakibayou220 Thats for the full crank engines. This is a half crank without a removable head. I removed the two cips on the haf crank and hit both ends with a very large hammer but it won't budge. :(
SuperKONR 1 year ago
Oh, u could have got a good lightly used one off craigslist for the price of the curved one
th19940305 1 year ago
@th19940305
I could have but I didn't think at the time. It's a solid and balanced trimmer, a lot lighter than the FS-38, and performs as good
Jon3800 1 year ago
U should have just originally got a stihl straight shaft trimmer?
th19940305 1 year ago
@th19940305
I didn't have enough money to blow on a Stihl straight shaft...now I have one a stihl FS-70RC-E
Jon3800 1 year ago
If you have a stihl why did you buy a homelite?
th19940305 1 year ago
@th19940305
did not have a good working straight shaft
Jon3800 1 year ago
ALSO GOOD CHOICE, ENJOY.
bigoen 1 year ago
Invest in a Shindaiwa T272X, STIHL FS55R, or the Echo SRM 225. I know I've seen these manufactuers evolve and improve over the years. These models are all straight shaft models and have proven themselves in the field. They average in price around $225.00 usd with an excellent warranty. I have over 20 years experience servicing and repairing everymake and model ever built.
bigoen 1 year ago
@bigoen
I invested in a STIHL FS70RC, one of their newest commercial grade models
Jon3800 1 year ago
One of the employees at home depot said that Homelite trimmers have plastic carbs. Is this true?
Vinagain94 1 year ago
@Vinagain94
Most low end gas trimmers do
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 Ok, thanks for the info. Do you know if Echo trimmers are overall better than STIHL or Husky? Or is it the other way around?
Vinagain94 1 year ago
@Vinagain94
I never used any Echos before so my opinion may be biased towards STIHL or Husky. I have 2 STIHL trimmers, the FS-38 and the commercial FS-70RC, both startup quick and very dependable
Jon3800 1 year ago
bro hurry up and start the damn trimmer.
handfoolalaffs 1 year ago 2
@handfoolalaffs
This is a review along with a startup. Patience is a virtue my friend
Jon3800 1 year ago
I got one free from a abandoned house in my neighborhood, homelite makes the Ryobie trimmers too there practically the same. I like Echo the best though
th19940305 1 year ago
can you make a edgeing video??
MrKunsherman 1 year ago
@MrKunsherman
in due time i will
Jon3800 1 year ago
nice vid! i got one of these today reconditioned at factory direct for $59.99. i hope it works good, but i don't like the throttle design :(
mystiqueman366 1 year ago
@mystiqueman366
ya, its a bad design
Jon3800 1 year ago
i just bought one today i got the straight shaft one and im quite happy with it. i have used it twice so far. the first time it took about 20 pulls. and second time it started on its first pull.
mikemike390 1 year ago
try carborator gum cutter they sell it at car part stores it will do the trick
caterpilar665 1 year ago
that thing is built look at that cast aluminum crankcase cover
spitzification14 1 year ago
hey jon, can u do a video on ALL of your blowers/weedwackers. Like a review on them please.
Mightylite94 1 year ago
@oRaptorJesusII
Oh please, are you some type of racist? Communism Honestly dude, why do you even care, it's my money I do what I want it. Reality check, pretty much anything will soon be made is China. Get over it!!
Jon3800 1 year ago
ok thanks Jon. Hope your lawn business is doing great!
Mightylite94 1 year ago
@Mightylite94
thanks, it started to boom...until we are getting a slight snowfall
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 man why did u git a homelite when u hav a stihl?
wheely132 1 year ago
@wheely132
Because at the time, I needed a straight shaft trimmer, of which my dealers did not have straight shaft models. I fixed my XT600 so, I hardly use this one
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 ohh ok. at our homedepot they sell cubcadets, mcullochs, homelites, stihl, etc. do you have a homedepot by u?
wheely132 1 year ago
@wheely132
yes I do, thats where I got the trimmer. Unfortunately, they do not sell Stihl at our Home depot
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 ohh that sucks! is there echos over there?
wheely132 1 year ago
@wheely132
there is, but they're over $400
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 ohh shit! they are $250 out here
wheely132 1 year ago
@wheely132
canada is expensive :(
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 that is a nonsense price echo's over here in california sell for 170 bucks
Rarrin9378 1 year ago
@Rarrin9378
that's because in your in US and you don't have to pay near 15% sales tax on them
Jon3800 1 year ago
@Jon3800 sales tax is 11 percent i believe it's ridiculous i had to pay 80 bucks for tax when i bought a 100 dollar mower
Rarrin9378 1 year ago
@Rarrin9378 ummm 11% sales tax on a 100 dollar mower is 11 dollars, so how can it be 80 bucks tax on that...
Mightylite94 1 year ago
@Mightylite94 that is a very good question and i honestly have no idea but they charged me 80 bucks
Rarrin9378 1 year ago
@Rarrin9378 oh, in my state it seems taxes change cevery year
Mightylite94 1 year ago
@Rarrin9378 no ryan its 8.75 % in california and 80 bucks for tax on a 100 dollar no way not possible
jamco300 1 year ago
@jamco300 Go tell walmart that that's how much they charged me. haha
Rarrin9378 1 year ago
@Jon3800 because they are the most high quality and they dont cut corners like most every other brand
lanepotter5101 1 year ago
@lanepotter5101
I realize that, I've been working with lawn equipment of over 14 years. I had no major problems with this particular trimmer other than taking a little while to start when cold. It's as good as my stihl
Jon3800 1 year ago
Jon3800
i have the 2010 model, which is the mightylite, but a little different. it still is 26cc. i have noticed after running it for about an hour, since i just got, it conks out if i try to throttle it quick. is this just because it needs to be broken in, or is it a flaw?
Mightylite94 1 year ago
@Mightylite94
I think it needs to be broken in, I still have that issue with this one.
Jon3800 1 year ago
I was always told when your run it the first time to run it a little rich. lol nice vad and nice homelite. love em thay sound great.
popomonstor 1 year ago
can u tune these?
manout234 1 year ago
@manout234
Yes, you can tune them
Jon3800 1 year ago
Nice machines!! -TX
Faztlan 1 year ago
hay dude same thing happened to me, i think the engine wore out. well i had a feather lite.
wheely132 1 year ago
Worship John. I also have the mower Stihl. Congratulations !! :)). Homelite is the largest shit but. She broke down me often. I gave only 400 zloty and the dick. Take her throw out on the skip because feel sorry
konrado123445 2 years ago
Hi Jon,
Nice Video! About the Homelite trimmer hanging in your garage, have you taken the muffler off and cleaned out the exhaust port and screen? Because a two stroke engine has no valves, a small amount of fresh charge will escape the cylinder before it is trapped and burned. This unburned fuel will stick to the hot metal of the exhaust port causing blockage. Same thing with the Lawnboys. Clean it out and see what you think. If you have questions, let me know.
Best wishes,
Bob
MrRmh3481 2 years ago
havent tried that, but I'll do it in spring
Jon3800 2 years ago
What are they like? Because I might get one since they are supposedly so light.
MrMoterKid 2 years ago
hard starting but extremely light
Jon3800 2 years ago
Ok I might get one, I can put up with hard starting
MrMoterKid 2 years ago
OMG WOW, thats AAWESOME PRICE! is it 38 cc?
my father got his for 300 around. its only 26 cc =.=
Naturepheonix 2 years ago
The homelite is a 26cc, the FS-38 is a 27cc
Jon3800 2 years ago
I GOT SO RIPPED OFF!
too bad, I'm living in a sort of rural country. So home equipment like this might cost a bit more.
Naturepheonix 2 years ago
the same one?
Jon3800 2 years ago
its not the same brand.
Mine is a Mitsubishi Weedwacker.
Naturepheonix 2 years ago
never heard of a Mitsubishi, maybe that's why it's pricey. The more expensive ones tend to be better built. It doesn't matter how much power you have. The larger the engine, the more gas it consumes and it becomes heavier.
I used to have a 33cc trimmer. So heavy (15lbs) to use so I returned it for that FS-38 (9lbs), best decision ever
Jon3800 2 years ago
ooooooo
Thanks for the Info man. ;)
Take Care~ =)
Naturepheonix 2 years ago
And plus some stihls start up in 1 pull and homelites start up in what 6 pulls on a cold start
TheNaynay352 2 years ago
thats because homelites are half crank engines
Jon3800 2 years ago
Ya well the fs38 isn't even a commercial unit and homelite is cheap stihl is one of the most popular brand on the market
TheNaynay352 2 years ago
true, but you have to go to specified dealers
Jon3800 2 years ago
Dude homelite has to be one of the shittiest machines ever invented they r like throw aways u buy them then a year later they break cuz they r pure crap
TheNaynay352 2 years ago
I wouldn't go as far to say homelites are the shittiest. I had one that lasted 12 years. Since I bought this one, I already put about 100 hours into her and is problem free minus the occassional hard starting. My Stihl FS-38 has around the same hours, and already needs servicing
Jon3800 2 years ago
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i have the same engine only older check out my videos
jack9102 2 years ago
i have the new homelite curved bumpengo model
kylerit5 2 years ago
yeah i also have a back up weed wacker which is a troybuilt 4 cycle 35 cc lots of power
rockjockey94 2 years ago
i know how stuff is expensive with taxes but why not wait and get something nicer like an echo or stihl instead of a cheaply made homelite.
noob4u1010 2 years ago
they still have the same purpose. i already have a stihl FS38.
Jon3800 2 years ago
I would Stick With Mi Stihl 110 Lots A Power..
DRUTLAND3 2 years ago
i have this same weed wacker but with a curved shaft and the only problem i had was replacing the starter spring and the gas cap gasket
rockjockey94 2 years ago
dang dude u have 3 lawn mowers and like 5 weed eaters
snowbanditz 2 years ago
correction, 14 lawnmowers and a good dozen trimmers
Jon3800 2 years ago
Did it give you any problems yet? Cause i wanted to buy one from Home Depot and it has a different type of Choke System. It has only 2 settings. START and RUN. and im still confused whether i should buy it or not. $90
thanks
lloydlim996 2 years ago
its a little hard starting but no problems with it so far. That choke system is used on my Stihl and Shindaiwa, it's pretty effective
Jon3800 2 years ago
after buying 2 weed eaters in a garage sale... for $5 (each) both in working condition, i'd never waste any money on a brand new one. i just got an old homelite today, i love it.
GSRGOPEDRIDER247 2 years ago
great job :)
I dislike newer trimmers, I proudly like to use the older ones
Jon3800 2 years ago
i took my bolens that i got for $5 and mounted it on the bike... pretty cool, i'm probably going to mount my homelite on it since the bolens got screwed up. do you do lawn care? that's alot of trimmers.
GSRGOPEDRIDER247 2 years ago
yes I do, I have about 75 clients
Jon3800 2 years ago
The Homelite 26SS is the worst piece of junk I have ever bought. Hard to start. EXTREMELY loud, and the trimmer head is useless (jams, tangles, etc) out of the box. Replacing it with a good trim head is hearly impossible as the hardware is nonstandard.
bearpathmagic 2 years ago
ya I agree its hard to start, I've heard louder trimmers than that
Jon3800 2 years ago
but as u see im just a kid starting off so i need something a ok price to start off and reliable
snowbanditz 2 years ago
what weed wacker should i buy that is reliable cheap doesnt have problems and i can buy at local stores becuz im not allow to buy stuff on the internet so please replay to me
snowbanditz 2 years ago
well unfortunately cheap trimmers will eventually give you problems. I recommend either Homelite , Ryobi, or Echo
Better quality trimmers but more expensive are ones made by Husqvarna, some higher end Echos, shindaiwa or Stihl
Jon3800 2 years ago
where can i buy homelite , ryobi , echo , shindaiwa , and stihl any local stores? cuz i dotn wanna buy stuff from the internet
snowbanditz 2 years ago
Echos, homelites, ryobi can be bought at Home depot.
Stihl and Shindaiwa are exclusive to dealers. You might want to check if there are any Stihl dealers in your area, or you can visit lawnmower repair shops
Jon3800 2 years ago
ok thanks alot
snowbanditz 2 years ago
is echo, homelite , or ryobi a duriable brand like doesnt break down?
snowbanditz 2 years ago
echo is the most reliable of the three
Jon3800 2 years ago
but they also run into $200-300 price range.
I'd rather spend the couple of extra bucks to get something good than to get something not so good.
The homelite in this video I Bought it at Home Depot. What I like about this trimmer is that it's light-weight and easy to use, but it's also a pain to start on cold starts, once it gets going, its a nice good trimmer
Jon3800 2 years ago
can u list the three weed eaters that is most reliable from 1-3
snowbanditz 2 years ago
echo 1, homelite 2 ryobi 3
Jon3800 2 years ago
alright man you been great help thx alot
snowbanditz 2 years ago
have you ever heard of a place called Agri shop?? it's a few miles from my house that's where I get my mower parts about 5 years ago they only sold Echo but now when you go in there, STIHL STIHL EVERY THING IS STIHL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and Honda and some Briggs engines
1972FordF150 2 years ago
sorry dude, I don't live in the states so I dont know what they sell there
Jon3800 2 years ago
yea I know but I was wondering if they had agri shop, some are ace hardware and agrishop combined
1972FordF150 2 years ago
lmfao shorts and no shoes hmm i tried that once and it didnt go to well
MrCeall 2 years ago
the homelite will run a lot better with 32:1 in it because i have the same one and it will get rid of the bog when you first feed it throttle some people think its harder on them but ive run mine with 32:1 in it for about 2 or 3 months and it hasent hurt it at all
kawasakibayou220 2 years ago
I tried that on my Homelite Zip Start, smokes too much, and it doesn't resolve the bogging
Jon3800 2 years ago
it did on mine it starts easier to
kawasakibayou220 2 years ago
ok I'll try it
Jon3800 2 years ago
cause its a little silver circle with a gap and u put the 1 cm wide wire in wrapped in circles to keep tension and it hooks right in but its hard to put in with spring piece with 2 blacks its hard to explain :P
Mrjordangraham 2 years ago
I think something happened to the recoil spring. Check to see if there's kinks, that's the only thing I can possibly think of
Jon3800 2 years ago
I have the same trimmer i pulled to hard and when i let go of cord it didn't go back in what should i do i tried all day taking it apart and the spring for recoil isn't catching to bring in pullcord what i do?? I checked website for homelite and it wasn't there and wasn't in manual it doesn't go into that much detail thanks:D
Mrjordangraham 2 years ago
hmm,
You'll have to check either your starter pulley and see if there's damage that's been done, it happened to me on my weedeater, or tour recoil spring needs tensioning. Its a bitch to put the spring back. Make sure you make a diagram on which way the recoil spring goes
Jon3800 2 years ago
129.00?? few more bucks u coulda got an echo or a stihl that will outlast that pile of junk 10 fold
backwoodsctryboy 2 years ago
More like $100-200 more. We'll see about that. That homelite is lighter and runs better than my FS38, which backfires constantly.
Jon3800 2 years ago
what the hell a homelite better than a stihl what??? does your stihl backfire when it's running?? I think it needs a new sparkplug and a carb adjustment
1972FordF150 2 years ago
backfires on start up if you saw my stihl video when I was mowing the lawn with it, in action, it backfires at 00:50.
I was pointing out to him that a trimmer is a trimmer no matter what brand name it is. I love how people start brand wars on trimmers when they haven't even used one, in the end they all do the same thing. Sure homelites are difficult to start because they're half crank engines.
Already, not even 3 months of use on the stihl
Jon3800 2 years ago
huh what the hell is rong with the stihl??? maby a carb adjustment
1972FordF150 2 years ago
it backfires on startup if it you constantly stop it and run it. Wow, it needs a carb adjustment already.
Jon3800 2 years ago
what brand of carb is it walbro or shitty zama??
1972FordF150 2 years ago
i dont know
Jon3800 2 years ago
it's probobly some new no name carb. you never know these days
1972FordF150 2 years ago