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 Don't Buy A Homelite August 3, 2008
Don't buy a Homelite. You are wasting your money. My last string timmer, a different brand, lasted 12 years before it went. This one didn't make it 15 months. I bought a Homelite because a major consumer magazine (CR)gave the Homelite string trimmer a best buy rating. For a few weeks, it seemed to start easily and ran smoothly. Then, I started having problems with the string not coming out of the reel. Here I was having to continuously shut the unit off and run the string back through...a major pain. So I bought an adaption kit at Home Depot which replaced the reel with one that holds two precut pieces (this is great and I thoroughly recommend it). Now, after 14 months of owning the trimmer, I am having trouble with the engine. It runs fast, then slow, overheats and shuts off after 5-10 minutes. I have to be careful not to burn myself. I took good care of the unit....used the right gas/oil ratio, changed the spark plug, cleaned the filter, and even removed the gas during the winter months. It didn't really matter. Why bother fixing it...its a piece of junk.
Whimpy, awkward July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used an older homelite model for 11 years, thought I would by another. This model is very light weight, but VERY poorly designed. Single string head is useless, had to swap with my dual string head from previous trimmer. Where they placed the trigger is HORRIBLE, and is the main reason I got rid of this trimmer after owning for 4 months. Trigger is positioned behind your hand, so you're using your pinky and/or your ring finger to operate. I HATED that. PROS: Inexpensive, runs great, light weight.
 Factory reconditioned Homelite 17 inch gas powered Mighty Lite curved shaft string trimmer July 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This trimmer is fine for home use, great bargin. I wouldn't reccomend it for like a lawn mowing business though, but it came looking brand new,it fired rite up & runs fine.I'm happy with it
 Nice looking, nonfunctioning junk July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Out of the box, this easy-to-assemble refurbished trimmer looks shiny and new. Though hard to start initially, it works quite well for a relatively lightweight string trimmer, that is, for a few hours. I used this useless piece of junk a grand total of five times over 2 weeks. Only twice did it actually work as advertised. After that, it became increasingly nonfunctional, until it no longer starts at all. It would run a few minutes, then gasp and die. Searching the internet for solutions, I discovered this to be a common, non-fixable problem with this particular brand and model. The supposed solution: "contact a servicing dealer." Oh, sure, spend $100 to fix a $60 refurbished out-of-the-box trimmer. A piece of junk. I previously owned 2 Weedeater Featherlites (new), each of which lasted about 2 years, and tomorrow I'm going to the local discount store to buy another one... right after I drop the Homelite off at the dump. Ripped off again.
Reconditioned Homelite Trimmer July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Looked like new out of the box and with a little easy assembly it started right up. The starting instructions require using the choke first on full, then half before it will run properly (done with the gas lever depressed) but they put the instructions right on the handle for people like me (grin). I've used it to trim the yard three times since purchasing and it starts easily each time. It is light easy to handle. I've already recommended it to friends.
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