I think it was worth it. Especially since these things only have one ring, it seems fairly easy and fairly inexpensive as well. Just my opinion.

Have a Weedeater brand Featherlite straight shaft for many years-over 15-only had to change fuel lines and a carb once, great little trimmer, I fix these when I get them, so much better and lighter than other brands, especially for an old man like me. Thanks for the vids.

Finally 🙏a compression tester that works now we can see some real numbers! Thanks 😊 😇💪

Yes great job. Your video quality keeps getting better and bertr

I have fixed many of these trimmers , but never gone as far as replacing the ring . Now that I have seen your success I will try this .I have no trouble selling them . Thanks for the video .

I have the exact same trimmer. Wore it out after a few years and broke the ring. Replaced the carburetor and did the exact same fix in the video and I’m still using it today. It has more power than when it was new. They’re definitely NOT throw away trimmers IF you’re willing to work on them yourself. But don’t pay a shop to rebuild it, if you can even find one willing to do the job.

Hi keep doing the videos you help us all work things out excellent job.

It was worth because you have made an interesting video, which very possible will attack a lot of viewers. Thanks.

Def worth it. Satisfaction if nothing else. You got a working strimmer from the bin and enjoyed repairing it 👍👍

Yes because it’s fun to learn new things

Nothing really lost, hope it works fine for ya.

Yea I think it was worth it, since you knew what you were doing. Gives me hope for when I come across something like it. Thanks!

I would of repaired it because the more you learn the more you know keep them videos coming Thanks

I think you did a great job! Yes for 6 bucks, I think it was worth it !

I think you are doing the right thing and like the way you beat the challenge. Good Stuff HG !!

I think that it was worth fixing,I installed a new cylinder rebuild kit on a Stihl hedge trimmer for someone because a new piston ring wouldn't raise the compression but I also think that it was because I was being sold the wrong ignition coils which also failed. Once the new kit was fitted,the compression was up to 105 PSI from 75 PSI with the old cylinder and piston assembly,once I broke the engine in,it went up to 120 PSI

I have had a inexpensive Weed Eater trimmer for over 10 years. I have always enjoyed it because of it’s light weight. It currently does not run" will follow your video and try to fix it. Thank you.

Here’s an old school tip: take the old ring and snap it in two. Use the factory end of either piece to scrape the carbon from the ring grooves in the piston. Always check your rings before installing them. Some are directional and have a dot on the side that should face up.

Yeah definitely.. I flip them all the time.. stay safe mate

I think they are a good trimmer to work on no you did not waste your time and money's worth on it at all cheers from Australia and i think Poulan make the same trimmer brand too according to Donyboy73

That’s the problem too day we throw everything away

I have a weed eater brand featherlight that I purchased in 1996. I am still using it today. I have cleaned and serviced when needed and it still works fine. It is a curved shaft unit that I can use one handed for most trimming. I replaced it's single line head with a dual line head, use 0.050" string in it, and work through three yards weekly. The line wears pretty quickly, but I like how the unit performs in this configuration. I bought a newer version of this unit approximately ten years ago and didn't like it. The curved shaft is longer, and less controllable. I went back to the old unit and keep the newer unit as a back up.

Not really worth it to me as a flipper but it made a great video. I didn't know those have uncoated cylinders . You should go on Mick's live. It would be cool to have you on there.

We had 2, one for a spare, both freebies and used them for years. very little trouble and still going. The son-in-law deals with them now. Thanks and Blessings

You did great man👍.

I think it was worth it. Plus you added a new tool

This was an experiment on several levels so the money spent is well worth it along with the time invested. I have two Weed Eater brand trimmers that I have had for 15 years or so and they work fine as long as I keep the fuel lines and bulbs in good condition. Not real powerful but light weight for an old guy. Thanks for showing how to take apart the machine. Thanks for the video.

If it won't take too much time or send you to the poor house, I think it's always worth a shot. May actually learn something in the process. Thanks for sharing.

A great video. Would like to see more rebuilds like this

Clicked as soon as the notification showed. And yes, it's a runner thanks to you. Needs fuel system work and a re-tune. Not worth the time for most people. And probably not worth letting your wife know what you did.

This taught us something new. Good build. It was worth the trouble of rebuild.

Nicely done video. I am hoping that you will do a Stihl rebuild in the near future.

Good video . Always worth a try.

Great job. Thanks for the vid.

I think you made a great point here,personally this brand is not my preference, however, for the time and money you put into it I believe it was worth it. Nice to see you got a new compression tester,lol. Great vid again!

I used to use curved shaft trimmers all the time then i started having trouble with back pain and switched to a straight shaft a couple years ago and haven't had much back pain since

I really enjoyed this vidio! hope to see more

I noticed that magics on fly wheel had some rust on it and I’m sure the coil does to. So cleaning them up would give more fire 🔥. Two cycle engines need at least 90 compression to run. So I think you great on that. I think if you put new fuel lines and carburetor kit on it. That this weed eater would be like new. Just saying

Yes!!! These are great trimmers

Definitely worth it just for the learning aspect! 🙂

Great video have a guestion for you got an mad snowblower from a friend it wasn’t used onll

I'm looking forward to part 2. When you sprayed the lubricant down the side of the skirt you actually did a trick that unsavoury guys do when taking worn out machines to the pawn shop. Increase the oil/fuel mix to 24:1, spray wd 40 in the spark plug hole and it will run. Best way to describe it is it now is using hydraulics to boost the compression. As long as it starts at the pawn shop, they will accept it . Shady, I know but I've seen it done. Killer video by the way. "Friends don't let friends buy weed eaters" just kidding, take care.

Thanks for these awesome videos!

Yeah I do it isn’t always what it’s worth but having fun doing it and enjoying what you do. Mine lasted long time then 3 years ago I got the $69 Hyper tuff Walmart one and still using it now I only weed eat about 2 times a month tho

It’s fair, you can get faster and faster the more you do that repair.

When I saw the absence of an air filter I was like "yep, that's what happened".

Worth it! You can always resell it or use it. Still cheaper than new. Besides, keeping stuff out of landfills.

Good fix. Yes it is worth it. Only issue is that good quality (Italian made)aftermarket cylinders have a coating on them(NiSiC Nikasil Ceramic ) that helps stop wear. But for a very good cheap fix, you did a great job. Will last a long time if used with proper oil mix or even a little heavier with oil. I use the pre-mix engineered fuel unless I am doing lots of work for two cycle engines. It says good and is in sealed cans, worth it for me on repairs that I know the customers are not mixing well. Thanks for the video, Honing is o.k. with the cylinder in good condition like that one. Only needed a little honing.

The two hone kit you bought, the small ones a wheel cylinder hone and the bigger one is a caliper hone (disc brake caliper) You can always use them for that etc so you didn't waste that purchase !!! The problem you have is this the alluminum cylinder bore is very soft compared to steel and the stones on most hones are 280-320 grit, actually ruff finish for steel, alluminum requires a 1000 + grit stone that's the reason they don't recommend honing an alluminum cylinder !!! Very fine wet body work finishing paper by hand would have been better choice !!! I had a feather lite that worked great until it just pooped out. It started spewing back thru the carb, most likely a flapper (if equipped) in the crankcase or week, worn or broken ring !!! But being me and it was 15+ years old and had been submerged in floodwater twice I put it out of it's misery (I smashed it son) Save it for parts, connecting rod, carb, head, magneto, body etc for free out of the garbage you got free spare parts !!!

Myt husband purchased the same make/model in 2006. He still has it but it will not start. The carb. was replaced and the exhaust cleaned out and it will not start. That string trimmer was used/abused like no other, and it still held up. It was replaced last year with a similiar make and model, May God have mercy on the new one,if it gets ran like the Weedeater brand. Three thunmbs up for Weedeater brands

Awesome experiment. Good job.

Your work and effort was worth it all and honing the cylinder is a good idea too we got a honing tool at home which we haven't tried yet but we need it to hone the husqvarna 252rx trimmer's cylinder and norlett mower's cylinder which are in a poor condition plus if you hone the cylinder it will look way better than previously so i suggest to always hone a engine cylinder whenever it is looking bad inside 😄

My favorite channel , really nice job

I would say this fix only cost you $6.00 for the piston ring, the cylinder hone, and compression tester, are tools you can use on future small engines, good tip about taking the piston off the crank,to make fitting it in the cylinder easier , good job.

I think it is worth it. You can use it for yourself or just flip it for a little profit. If you can do this with a number of them then you"re not really out a lot of monies... LOL Great video, thanks for these videos also!

The reason that I called the homelight bx90 bandit junk is because it runs but after a few minutes it stop’s running when it gets hot

I wished you lived up in the north lol, then I could see how to fix a snowblower. We have a old MTD snowblower and its okay, I throws snow, but you have to go really slow with it and it doesn’t throw snow that far, its got great compression and it works great, I do feel I should put a new belt on , but I don’t know, could you maybe give me a guess at what I should do, its cool if you don’t, bu if you do I will greatly accept your information.

It's certainly worth the money if the Weedeater lasts a season or more. As far as the time and effort, that depends on the person and their circumstances, I like to tinker so it's enjoyable to try and satisfying when it works out.

Probably shouldn't ask me. I will fix things just to buy the proper tools required to fix it. It's how I have a shop full of tools I hardly use. NEED MORE!! If the wife asks you, you didn't hear that from me. Lol👍 Good video, man! Appreciate it.

It was worth it since it's a straight shaft

I honed aluminium cilinder on my scooter on drill press with sand paper after my piston cracked :D It still runs today just fine. (Sorry for bad english)

Great video

Il would be nice to add links for tools an replacement parts. Good video anyhow, thanks.

Thank you for sharing this video. Great to see you go a little further with the repairs. I think I’ve seen a compression test around 50psi in your videos before and they’ve stared ok. Cheers 🇦🇺

Hello there Home garage how are you doing where do you find all these machines

nice

My 68 dollar walmart Murray trimmer lasted 6 years with zero issues

If you spent $6 on parts (I don’t count the cost of non specialty tools that I can see a need to used in future projects) and at least $20 worth of fun, it was worth it!

Good work, i just don't like trimmers without clutch, i cannot control them like i want when trimming around fence and so

I didn't see an issue. 2 cycles have to warm up. Squirting fuel into it doesn't make it start until it's at the right rate. Sometimes an exhaust screen is clogged.

My dad had thus exact same trimmer for 10 years. He would dump the left over fuel back in the gas can and run the rest out the trimmer.

Worth the fun of the job if your a armature like me. I don't know how a pro would feel about it.

personally I call it a $6.00 Repair as tool's are a cost for Job and can be used for multiple job's. The experience and knowledge was priceless. If everyone did there part in learning and keeping things going we would save much more then we waist

Yes I definitely think it was worth it

Do more weedeter trimmers please. Ps that’s what mine is.

Of course it's worth it, it's KZfaq content!

I e got an old homelite thwts got only 65psi of compression. Starts first pull and feels like it works good. But knowing about the compression im just waiting for it to stop one day and ill have ti rebuild it

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Subbed! You should consider being the voice for books on tape, seriously. Great walk-thru on this fix too.

Why all of those cheap trimmers have the same design? I got a Partner Colibri 2, completly the same. When i first got it it did not start at all, cleaned the carb. Now it starts, if i pull realy hard, but dies after about a minute. If i tilt it to its side it stays running. What is wrong with it? Love your videos, greatings from Latvia!

Worth it

I have a question if someone could help me. I have a 1960s 2 hp Briggs and Stratton engine on a sidewalk edger. The engine runs and runs decent at idle but dies if I put a load on the engine with engaging the edger blade. I tried a few things and can't figure it out. It has roughly 50psi of compresson which I assume is quit low. Anyone have any ideas?

Taking the hone out of the equation, $6.00 for the ring isn’t bad. But, it’s a no for me.

I had a ryobi an it was in a pine tree 🌲 outside for years now it’s not going to run I threw in the dump

Being a Weed Eater brand trimmer, I do believe you wasted your time and money on it. Weed Eater trimmers are throw away products, but I do take my hat off to you for giving it a try.

It was worth it

nice job making this video..thumbs up !

Weed eater brand is never worth it but made for a great and informative vid.

is the carb missing the primer bulb???

The primer bulb is missing or left off.

And that one is lighter especially the curved shaft and for some reason it survived many thrashings and provided consistent line feed this was a run on sentence ok

Been sub for like a year now and I notice sometimes you use really nice tools. Do you fix stuff professionally? And do you still have that supra?

I first thought it was missing a primer bulb.

Most of us that work on these things wouldn't waste our time with all that however it sure is nice to be able to ! And the end result well lets just say hey !!! 😎

Man you are lucky to get these free trimmers! Where are you looking online to find them nearby?

I'm curious.... do you know why oversized pistons exist?

Hi im 13 and im trying to fix my trimmer it has nice spark good compression i rebuild the carb with new parts change fuel line fuel filter primer bulb work but its start only when i put gas in the carb what it could be

Unrelated brand, but I have a Stihl trimmer (FS45) that I found in the trash. The primer bulb is gone (completely removed), but the engine starts and doesn’t stall out or die once it’s started. However, when I engage the throttle, the area near the weed eater head makes a weird noise, something along the sound of a grind or aggressive rattle. Just curious if you’ve ever encountered the same, if it’s something I should be concerned about and try to fix or is it because it has no trimmer head?

It was worth it buddy, you have a trimmer for less than $30 and you have the satisfaction of fixing it yourself. Can't put a price on that IMO.

I mis it because it gave me a good memory and it’s in the dump