I found one of these from the mid 2000s for free. New speed feed head, new trigger, carb idle adjustment and diaphragm, new fuel grommet and lines and bulb. Runs great I use it every mowing. Love echo.

I am impressed with your patience cleaning machine. I cover the carb and use a pressure washer, gets the job done but you have to avoid the assorted labels and stickers if you want to keep them.

I always brushed or blew the loose stuff off and used 409 to really clean sometimes. The air compressor and a stiff brush with some gas was usually the main ingredient to my cleaning because I dodge water if I can because all my stuff used to be outside before I got my enclosed shed, and I had to wring the water out of everything before I could use it. Now it'll usually get a good going over once a year but oil changes and general cleaning when it needs it, maybe every mowing. Thanks and More Blessings!

Just pulled the trigger on buying a gray echo weed eater for 60 bucks runs perfectly it’s my first lawn equipment I’ve actually bought everything else I’ve gotten for free but I’ve started to mow other peoples lawns around the neighborhood and yesterday all of my free equipment failed on me was at the persons house for 2 hours when it should of took me 45 minutes finally got everything to run and finished the job so after that I bought a brand new electric blower because I don’t use those to much and I bought the echo weed eater

for me as a Australian Bloke i keep my stuff clean and tidy very much season to season yearly as best as possible and well i find the clean it is the better it will work plus making it easier to do minor repairs or simply find out where a problem is for example a gasket clean etc.

Hoping you have a wonderful holiday season and thank you for all the great videos!

Something satisfying about these cleaning videos. Nice job, IHG.

Regardless of if "cleaning is really necessary, or not," keeping your equipment in good shape really says something about the person using it. To each their own, but my stuff is clean!

I need to get some of that degreaser.

It’s looks so much better after cleaning. I think cleaning is a must. Thanks for these entertaining videos

Looks clean.

Great video. I always enjoy these

Cool

Thanks for these helpful videos. Using your tips, I cleaned up my chainsaws, stihl 251,391, and 661. They feel so much better being clean! And a use for my old toothbrushes 😂

Cleaning it certainly dos not hurt anything. Free insurance.

Wow that looks so much better. If it were mine is definitely have to give it some fresh new paint. That Echo I told you about? The paint on it is surprisingly in great condition. You just can't beat a good ol back in the day Echo. Hope you have a great Christmas and an even better New year's.

I like these older echo weed eaters but still prefer my older Stihl FS 55R

Hey mate, Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Thanx for all the tips it's been a huge learning curve of trouble shooting and repair of a variety of equipment. Cheers. C Ya in 23.

I have Saw that on some of the cleaners do not use on aluminum because of it being caustic to the aluminum

Some people, like me, are simply anal about cleaning. I enjoy cleaning my equipment and I enjoy clean equipment. May I ask one question please? I looked on your home page but didn’t find what I was looking for. I’d like to ask the state where you live and #2 what is your trade/profession? I’m not a spook just curious because you often make mention of your coworkers. FWIW I live outside a tiny little town in south central Nebraska. I enjoy your videos which are very well done.I REALLY appreciate your choice of no background music! Thank you.

When you're cleaning a piece of equipment it really makes you focus on it and you'll discover things that you'd normally over look. When I buy a used vehicle I always like to take it to a car wash before purchasing it.

After seeing the cleaning of this echo trimmer, especially around the engine and the engine covering, would it make the engine cooler when using it at wide open throttle or does it even make a difference if the engine and the engine covering isn’t cleaned?

Looks really nice after the clean. I have a Toro 98cc snowblower that I have done everything to stop it from surging. New carburetor new fuel filter and spark plug and governor spring I also took the muffler off to look for blockage and nothing. Would you have any input in what could it be? I would appreciate your input. This one have really made me work. 😂🤣😂🤣

There is an old saying, "God made dirt and dirt won't hurt ". Well that is a damn lie. Dirt will absolutely accelerate the Destruction of your power equipment. It's good that you took the time to clean this trimmer thoroughly. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷🏿‍♂️

I got one in pieces good brands

Awesome video what products are you using please?

What’s the best way to clean the scuff marks and tarnished plastic that the degreaser and a toothbrush won’t take off?

Do you know where I can search for a free push mower

I only clean the trimmer head lol…I don’t clean the engine cause of the fear of spraying water on a component that I shouldn’t off done it, and breaks down.

Echo did look alot better cleaned

I much rather work on a clean project than a dirty one...

I have a echo string trimmer that looks like the one in your video. I need to replace the carburetor on it. Do you know what the part number is? Or a link for it?

What is a good number for compression on weed eaters

Can you tell us the brand of the degreaser and how much it was?

Can I use simple green to clean it?

I’m a complete noob, so please forgive me. I’d like to clean my echo, but you mentioned how you had to be careful around the engine with the water, yet it looked like you rinsed off the entire engine… what am I missing? What do I need to watch out for?

What did you use

I can't stand working on nasty equipment and encourage folks to keep their stuff clean by giving them discounts when bringing in relatively clean equipment. On the other hand, if it's nasty, I either refuse the job or charge extra for a good cleaning. I already spend a good bit on Spray & Wash to get the grunge out of my work clothes. I might as well let them help pay for some of it. I'm not even really a mechanic but came from the Integrated Avionics world in the Air Force. Not much of my areas of expertise apply to the civilian world. (Unless you know someone that needs a Heads-Up Display Calibrated. I can make a 30MM round from an A-10 hit a gnat's behind at 4000 yards at 300 knots.) From the Air Force I got the "A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place" and "A Clean Shop is a Happy Shop" and a few other things burned in. And from the Army I got the "Take Good Care of Your Equipment and Your Equipment Will Take Good Care of You" pretty much permanently etched in my brain. So, I can't stand nasty equipment. Or tools. (My Garage doesn't show it. I've been trying to get it together for 14 years now and, though not as bad, it's still a mess.) I saw another one of your videos and was wondering what type of soap you were using. Some are good for dirt where others are great for grease and oil. Whatever you were using seemed to be doing a fairly good job on both. Thanks for posting and take care.

Can you literally put water on a weed eater?