That’s great! Glad this helped!

Great to here you enjoyed the video. It sounds like you definitely should upgrade your trimmer. Straight shaft trimmers don’t lose power like in the bend of a curved shaft trimmer. So there’s a start. I would highly recommend the Stihl Fs 90r. It’s a straight shaft trimmer that is legendary for its reliability and power. It takes 2 stroke gas but it’s 4 stroke. A really cool design. I am getting off track. If you want a cheaper trimmer I would recommend a Stihl Fs 56r. I personally use that myself but I would get the Fs 90r any day for more serious work. (I have had a lot of experience with both trimmers) And for the fuel, Trufuel is extremely good and is much better long term if the trimmer doesn’t run a lot. So I would buy a good synthetic 2 stroke oil and mix up with pump gas. Regular gas is perfect. That at the end of the season put Trufuel gas in it. (Fill it up) And make sure your trimmer gets ran once a month during storage. Sorry for the long message. I have a lot to say about this stuff. Thanks -Jake

@@jakesgarage3300 great info, I'll take all I can get! I saw this reply too late (maybe). I bought a Ryobi 30cc 4 stroke straight shaft as I was trying to keep it under $300. Leaking oil right away! Checked screws around gasket & oil plug O-ring but still leaked. Returned to Home Depot with no problems. Hopefully just a lemon...haven't cranked the new one. Great performance from what I saw. A little heavy but no big deal. Fingers crossed and thanks again.

I was thinking the same 😂

Check if your gas lines are in good condition. If they are in good condition the carburetor will need cleaned and rebuild. The diaphragm pumps might be stiff, have a pin hole or cracked. A carburetor rebuild kit installed correctly will most likely solve your fuel delivery problem. If it still doesn't run like it should afterwards a carburetor tune up/adjustment is needed. This video is the best guide to get it back to how it should be. Remember when turning a carburetor a small adjustment will make a big difference. I wish you the best of luck and a blessed life.

Hey Jeremy, New equipment is supposed to be pretuned but on a assembly line stuff doesn’t always get done to the highest standards. I would make sure you have ran about 2-3 tanks of gas through the engine before retuning to let the engine break in. Hopefully this helps. And remember watch out for those silly limiter caps.

Manual says 8-10 tanks then tune it. It comes rich for break in.

It’s been a long time since I had my hands on that trimmer. But I believe that was full throttle. This is a little unit that’s a bit under powered so it doesn’t sound too beefy. It’s also possible I was only doing half throttle. Thanks for watching!

In my experience I have never seen a kill switch break or go bad beyond easy repair. Usually it’s not really common we’re I live. But if the problem is isolated to just the switch then usually I find the contacts need cleaning. That can be done with electrical safe cleaners.

Kill switch is usually wired so it will stay stuck closed. It will start just won’t kill the engine. So if the switch won’t kill it, check connections.

Ed, sorry this wasn’t the video for you. Or the way I describe stuff doesn’t fit your timeframe. Sometimes slowing down and explaining things is better. Just look at all the people I helped in the comments. But clearly I couldn’t help you. Again, I am so sorry. Good day