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re: Weed eater won’t work after maintenance
Posted on 6/13/23 at 9:03 am to Korkstand
Posted on 6/13/23 at 9:03 am to Korkstand
quote:He did say he has had it for a while without doing anything to it which translates into zero dollars in maintenance.
Why not? OP has to buy more shite anyway. Might as well buy something that just works without having to baby it and continually put time and money into it.
Sooner, and I mean sooner rather than later, you'll have to pay more or less than $185 to maintain (which translates to buy a new one) that battery.
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Posted on 6/13/23 at 9:11 am to lnomm34
quote:Ugh. Of all standard yard work there is to do weedeating is by far the one I dislike most. And that is with gas and/or electric. I've used both.
Takes me about 30-50 minutes each time.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 10:14 am to Tigers4Lyfe
quote:EGO provides a 3y warranty on batteries so that's a pretty generous time to return something that is problematic.
Sooner, and I mean sooner rather than later, you'll have to pay more or less than $185 to maintain (which translates to buy a new one) that battery.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 10:18 am to Tigers4Lyfe
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Ugh. Of all standard yard work there is to do weedeating is by far the one I dislike most. And that is with gas and/or electric. I've used both.
same. i watch the hispanic dudes taking care of other people's yards and they're like a damn robot. they can get the tightest edges without destroying the line on the concrete and can 'mow' an area and make it look perfect.
meanwhile i'm out here catching my string on the metal fence, chewing up my wood posts and destroying the wooden swingset just trying to get the grass. i still need an edger too..i can't get decent lines without cutting a hole in my lawn or trashing my line on the sidewalk either.
kudos to anyone who can properly use a string trimmer because it aint me.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 10:25 am to CAD703X
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still need an edger too..i can't get decent lines without cutting a hole in my lawn or trashing my line on the sidewalk either.
Happens to me sometimes as well. Need a steady hand (or a lot of practice)
Posted on 6/13/23 at 10:40 am to CAD703X
quote:Not battery powered robots though, all gas. I've eaten their food.
i watch the hispanic dudes taking care of other people's yards and they're like a damn robot.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 11:18 am to Tigers4Lyfe
quote:He didn't say how long "a while" was. Also didn't specify how long it's been giving him trouble. I've spent zero dollars and zero time (that's the big one) on trimmer maintenance for over 5 years.
He did say he has had it for a while without doing anything to it which translates into zero dollars in maintenance.
quote:Everybody is a soothsayer when it comes to batteries. Here's the deal, I use one particular battery once per week for about 40 weeks out of the year. It's maybe 5 years old so I'm 200 charge cycles in. Ego rates their batteries for 800-1000 charge cycles to 60% original capacity. Even if that's marketing bullshite and they only manage half the cycles, I'm still only halfway to 60% meaning it has around 80% original capacity (which I believe is accurate given its performance at this point). It can easily last several more years, at which point it won't hold as much juice but will still be useful for small jobs. And if their life estimates are reasonably accurate it could last 10 more years before the capacity dwindles that much. I'm not counting on that, but I damn sure don't expect it to die anytime soon.
Sooner, and I mean sooner rather than later, you'll have to pay more or less than $185 to maintain (which translates to buy a new one) that battery.
Everybody talks like these things are going to die at any minute, but they just keep doing their thing.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 3:30 pm to Korkstand
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Ego rates their batteries for 800-1000 charge cycles to 60% original capacity.
Yeah, and my Stihl trimmer still has 100% fuel capacity after nearly 10 years. Batteries do go bad, I just sent off a Milwaukee M12 XC6.0 in for warranty replacement last week because it would not charge on any M12 charger I put it on. This battery was lightly used, never subjected to temperature extremes, it simply failed somewhere in the circuitry that handles how it charges. If it had waited a few more months it would have been about a $150 replacement out of warranty. Cost me little money and a bit of time since shipping lithium batteries takes special labeling and it's been over a week waiting on the replacement. The fact is these batteries can go bad without warning and there is almost nothing user serviceable about them. Everything about my gas lawn equipment I can fix with common hand tools and easily available parts.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 3:59 pm to Clames
quote:No doubt. And if you have only 1 then you might be in a bind sometimes. But as with my other cordless tools I always have multiple batteries.
Batteries do go bad
quote:Ego typically just ships you a new unit without waiting on a return. They tell you to just take it to lowes or wherever for disposal/recycling.
I just sent off a Milwaukee M12 XC6.0 in for warranty replacement last week because it would not charge on any M12 charger I put it on. This battery was lightly used, never subjected to temperature extremes, it simply failed somewhere in the circuitry that handles how it charges. If it had waited a few more months it would have been about a $150 replacement out of warranty. Cost me little money and a bit of time since shipping lithium batteries takes special labeling and it's been over a week waiting on the replacement.
quote:Look I am all about stuff being user-serviceable and right to repair and all that. I DIY absolutely everything that I can and I tend to prefer buying things with this in mind. That said, it's just a fact that there are a thousand things in my home that I just can't repair, and that's okay. Damn near everything has a circuit board in it, but I understand that without all that everything would be a hell of a lot less convenient. And that's my view on lawn equipment these days. I'm not going to buy something that I can fix when I can buy something that just doesn't ever need to be fixed. I've had battery packs go bad in the past (craftsman, dewalt, etc), but that was in the past and at least Ego batteries seem to be far better than what came before. Aside from that there is an electric motor which for the most part just run forever.
The fact is these batteries can go bad without warning and there is almost nothing user serviceable about them. Everything about my gas lawn equipment I can fix with common hand tools and easily available parts.
A big concern is always a company going out of business, but it looks like Ego's batteries have been reverse-engineered to an extent and there seems to be a healthy aftermarket for replacement batteries. Maybe they aren't as good as OEM, but as we see in this thread that can be true with any product.
So in my view the batteries are like gasoline. I can't make either one myself, but I can find them if I need them.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 4:37 pm to DeafJam73
Weedeaters are like a string of Christmas lights..onces they break it's over.. toss them.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 7:09 pm to Tony Rocky Horror
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Weedeaters are like a string of Christmas lights..onces they break it's over.. toss them.
Cheap ones, but good commercial grade units rarely break unless the user messes them up.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 7:25 pm to Korkstand
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I'm not going to buy something that I can fix when I can buy something that just doesn't ever need to be fixed.
You hope at least. I replaced the motor shaft bearings on an Echo 58V trimmer. Amazon has PGN 6200ZZ bearings in a 4 pack for $15 and it takes two. Your Ego might be similar.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 9:27 pm to thegreatboudini
I went with an ego blower for this exact reason. Fought my husqvarna backpack blower trying to get it to run right. Finally tossed it and got an ego that is more powerful. I honestly can’t wait for my weed eater to go out so I don’t have to mess with mixing gas again.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 9:55 pm to DeafJam73
Can’t hurt to check gap on spark plug. Make sure the plug wire is fully pressed down. Since it does run, it’s probably not spark related. On the old carb, I would tighten any adjustment screws and count the revolutions. I would make the new screws similar to the old. If that didn’t help, put the old carb back on.
Posted on 6/13/23 at 10:48 pm to DeafJam73
My Husky weedeater was running on half choke only. Cleaned every part of the original carb and it was worse after cleaning. I bought the $13 cheap carb on Amazon and it ran well but needed tuning. Try tuning using a YouTube video for a guide. 
Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:53 am to Tony Rocky Horror
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I’ve come to the conclusion that when those things start giving trouble you may as well toss them.
quote:
Weedeaters are like a string of Christmas lights..onces they break it's over.. toss them
Posted on 6/14/23 at 1:14 am to CAD703X
quote:It's just too tedious for me and makes the biggest frickin' mess...
Ugh. Of all standard yard work there is to do weedeating is by far the one I dislike most. And that is with gas and/or electric. I've used both.
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meanwhile i'm out here catching my string on the metal fence, chewing up my wood posts and destroying the wooden swingset just trying to get the grass. i still need an edger too..i can't get decent lines without cutting a hole in my lawn or trashing my line on the sidewalk either.
kudos to anyone who can properly use a string trimmer because it aint me.
Glad to know I'm not the only one...Had a customer of mine chew me out this week because my trimmer was being "too aggressive" to the bottom of his wooden shed 
...I told him I call it "the termite"...
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