Found 2 free weed whackers at my dump. Let's see if we can fix them! Amazing the things people throw away....
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@wildefox14785 жыл бұрын
It's pretty amazing all of the lawn equipment people either throw away or give away for free when a lot of the time it's a simple fix or there might not even be anything wrong with it at all like the Echo trimmer you pulled out of the scrap bin, wasn't anything wrong with it and it runs great. Echo is a good brand and that trimmer is in excellent shape. I get lots of lawn equipment given to me that people just want to get rid of like in the spring someone gave me a Stihl FS66 trimmer/brushcutter which has the bicycle bar handle setup, it wasn't getting spark which was an easy fix as it just had a loose connection and it runs great.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
yeah i can't believe what people throw away
@Dave-ty2qp5 жыл бұрын
The thing that destroys most 2-cycle engines is improper fuel-oil mix ratio. The premix is great, and the fuel doesn't seem to evaporate from the mixture and leave just oil in the carb as bad as the stuff you mix yourself. Most people including myself just don't like the aggravation of messing with them. That's why you find them so easily lol
@ongeiad12512 жыл бұрын
Found 2 leaf blowers and a weed eater all 2 stokes along the road I replaced the fuel hoses and they all fired right up already made 40$ selling one
@b3nnyfi3lds275 жыл бұрын
Just the inter day I found a 2014 toro recycler personal pace self propelled lawn mower with out the bag, I rolled it home and put a new plug in and clean the carb and sold it for $200!!! Just goes to show what rich people throw away!!
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
i know it's crazy! you got yourself a great find
@jdflyershorts63243 жыл бұрын
You should do more videos like this. People throw away so much great stuff its actually amazing. I've found a Stihl FS-40C Trimmer, a Homelite Gas Blower, a Black and Decker mower, a Troy-Bilt backpack blower and much more. They all work fine too. I also own an ECHO SRM225 trimmer. That thing has never let me down
@ericwilliams25742 жыл бұрын
I snagged two older Craftsman and one Homelite trimmers and a John Deere leaf blower for $40. One craftsman needs a trigger, the other vibrates. The homelite needed a head and muffler, the JD leaf blower needed a carb rebuild. Sold the leaf blower with backpack for $200. Keeping the trimmers, each with different heads for different purposes. I am currently working on a Toro S-200 snow blower that I got for free from the neighbor.
@busterschannel47943 жыл бұрын
I found a weed whacker in a dumpster years ago. I changed out the gas and fuel lines. 10 years later still running. Green weedeater featherlite.
@999thenewman5 жыл бұрын
The Weed Wacker one I would've not bothered because those are made to be disposable. They are sub-$50 trimmers new. I haven't had any luck with those, ever.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Yeah, weed eaters are junk
@999thenewman5 жыл бұрын
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 Say, did you make good use of that $100 Amazon card? Supplies aren't cheap.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
@@999thenewman yep I am actually going to buy a better camera because I won that card because of you guys so I figure you should also be rewarded
@999thenewman5 жыл бұрын
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 We're grateful unconditionally. :) Hey, if you like winding down on your day off, I'll have another video soon.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Cool I'll check it out
@wildfox64695 жыл бұрын
I like channels that work on mowers and lawn equipment
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
well this is a perfect fit then!
@thecatcamguy41945 жыл бұрын
I love how if you put on captions at 2:30 it says music
@gyorgygabornefopalfi54983 жыл бұрын
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@David-sw3on3 жыл бұрын
"go off?" lol.. Anyways, thanks for the vid my man, I did learn a couple of things.👍😉
@mikeross585 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, I have that same weed eater brand weed eater and I just fired it up last week for its 20th mowing season, it’s like the weed eater that won’t die only thing I’ve done to it it put new fuel lines in it
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
glad you had good luck with it!
@jonathankuhn20733 жыл бұрын
I wish I could find free stuff like that. Any ideas where I could?
@rjkosheba77113 жыл бұрын
Facebook or people who work on stuff like that will usually give some to you
@korbendallas93173 жыл бұрын
Craigslist free section
@TylersNeighborhoodGarage5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your first failure. I despise those small Walbro-type carbs. Once they stuff up they are nearly impossible to clean. Good job on the Echo though. I have a minor request: Try to minimize swinging your camera around when you aren't using a tripod. It gives us older folks a headache, lol. Thanks.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks. And I'll try to calm my swinging of the camera, hopefully I'll actually buy a new camera soon!
@tooolboxx5 жыл бұрын
I chuckled when you thought something might be wrong with the Echo trimmer head. Nope, nothing missing; you just push in pre-cut lengths of line. When they break or get too short, you use a needle nose to pull them through from the middle. Of course you have to make certain to push the cut line far enough to begin with.
@wheelsandanengine.68665 жыл бұрын
Great video!!
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@GuitarVampire935 жыл бұрын
The weed eater looks like one of our old ones we had years ago.it's probably good for parts, ours ran but we were CONSTANTLY adjusting the carburetor.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
yeah those carbs are hassles
@matthewanderson77665 жыл бұрын
Great pick
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@js_1995x4 жыл бұрын
The echo head is fine. There are 4 screws on top, take them out then you put precut string in it then put them back in
@derekdavis65083 жыл бұрын
My uncle just gave me an echo similar to that one, I was looking up carb clean video, may just run some fuel through, I think the previous owner said it might of got water in the gas.
@metallicsonorlars3 жыл бұрын
Did you try changing the fuel filter or spark plug?
@HalfBakedBeatz5 жыл бұрын
well job done 👍🏻
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@scootertuningfl21745 жыл бұрын
My first motor that I repaired was a echo srm-210 there great trimmers
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
they are
@Pyridox5 жыл бұрын
Nice find. The Echo is definitely a better machine. I had a similar Weed Eater someone gave me years back, but I think mine had 2 strings. I think Weedeater was made by the same company that made a lot of the cheaper Craftsman stuff, I think Poulan. The carburetors are pretty cheap for most mall engines, you can get Chinese knockoffs on Amazon or ebay that work good.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
yeah. this weed eater was made by mtd which owns most yard things
@jonnysnipes3123 Жыл бұрын
Echo sounds like it just needs a tuning. I’ve had to tune mine. You’ll need a double d tune driver
@lucaskimball72635 жыл бұрын
I like the echo alot and I thought you would get the weed eater running but good job doing your best and I have another white outdoor riding mower for sale
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Thanks and good luck selling the white
@lucaskimball72635 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Patrick49594 жыл бұрын
the Echo sounds like it has a clogged spark aresstor screen in the muffler and as for the weed eater try putting a thick rich mixture and let it to soak and then carefully pull on the cord and another option you could try is seeing if the pull cord got caught on the flywheel from the pulley rotor
@ethank80845 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@ShadowStrike_2.0Ай бұрын
Where is this place
@tractormatt43015 жыл бұрын
The head is supposed to be like that. It’s supposed to have 1 really thick piece of string pushed through the two holes
@ThatBlueHoe2 жыл бұрын
The weed eater is the kind I never mess with... I only mess with homelites and stihls
@philtowle46839 ай бұрын
I got given a Flymo one which is a rebranded poulan. The person I got it from sells the engines on without the shaft for people to get rabbits out of burrows using the exhaust and wouldn't sell it as the carbs are a nightmare. It starts up every year but always needs tweaking and never runs perfect.
@reidmiller46265 жыл бұрын
Yes so glad got posted!
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Me too lol
@maynardreed40365 жыл бұрын
Scored one good trimmer can't complain.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
yep
@Jonahs_Trucks_And_More2 жыл бұрын
You sell em at least? If so, how much?
@royphelps63773 жыл бұрын
You must use a richer oil mixture (25:1) in the older Weed Eaters. The reason it seized is improper lubrication in the cylinder. It actually ran until it quit as the fuel to oil mixture appeared incorrect.
@jonnysnipes3123 Жыл бұрын
25:1 is too oil heavy. 32:1 is the proper mix in those older machines if you’re using todays 2 cycle synthetic blend or even 40:1 is good enough. Back in the day you used regular engine oil to mix with the gas which is why it was heavier ratio. There wasn’t oils specifically designed for 2 strokes
@sebtjalsma5 жыл бұрын
The green one looks like a McCulloch 210 trim mac.
@alastair_the_lyon4 жыл бұрын
Well me being a a 12 year old mini mechanic I need to know a good place to get these? Any tips? Btw where do you go dumpster diving?
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1824 жыл бұрын
Just look at any scrapyard. I go to my local transfer stations
@braydendenlinger94285 жыл бұрын
The head on the echo is supposed to be that way the strings are held in and can only be pulled out from inside
@derekdavis65083 жыл бұрын
Clean plug, and filter on it, and throw some good fuel in.
@qwertykeyboard5901 Жыл бұрын
The original owner removed the guard off the weed eater branded one. It did NOT come from the factory like that.
@tooolboxx5 жыл бұрын
Not a cheap Echo. They sell it the way you had it for people who prefer that method (me) and they offer an optional spool head. I bought the head at a discount and have never even opened it.
@algalanos765 жыл бұрын
I saw a weed eater at a flee market and I didn’t even bother with it cause it looked junk and the front was snapped off
@Michael-ho2yl4 жыл бұрын
i have that exact design weed eater and it uses a 40:1 mix not 50:1 which is why it may have seized
@jonnysnipes3123 Жыл бұрын
Na it siezed because some moron either tuned it too lean or just put straight gas in it. 50:1 wouldn’t make a 2 stroke swell up due to the fact because it’s still got oil in the gas
@jamesaydelott37085 жыл бұрын
Nice find! Echo is most favorite weed eater! Did you sell the Sabre yet or not!
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks! Sold the sabre for $80
@neuzqrosa89143 жыл бұрын
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@yoboi57755 жыл бұрын
That's a nice echo
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Jae_9725 жыл бұрын
your lucky you can take things from the bins. The dump guys near me hate when we take things out of the bins.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Luckily this dump is way undermanned, so they don't care what you do as long as it's not murder
@steviebboy695 жыл бұрын
The Tip where I come from Downunder you are not allowed to salvage stuff. Probably to do with OH&S stuff??. one time though someone was throwing out a mower and gave it to me, at that time it was still HIS property. all that was wrong was the recoil starter was broken and it wasnt even 2 years old.
@agustusjobe50613 жыл бұрын
I have the gray weed wacker
@jimrerko34155 жыл бұрын
Hope your feeling well. It's been a while. From the last video.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
feeling good, just very busy!
@noahandrewsandrews78305 жыл бұрын
Notificationsquad who you at
@wildfox64695 жыл бұрын
Like this channel
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@scootertuningfl21745 жыл бұрын
It may of seized because it uses 40:1 not 50:1
@drphil70245 жыл бұрын
Echo problay the owner couldn't start it or they had medical problem and had to get rid of it
@derekdavis65083 жыл бұрын
I have a homelite brand new and carb leaks gas everywhere, old weed eater brand, and echo, if I get echo going I'll sell others.
@dfields95115 жыл бұрын
First, glad you got one going Weedeater (Poulan) which is under AYP, which also makes husqvarna MTD makes Troybilt, some craftsman, Bolens , Remington, Murray, yardman, yard machine, hyper tough and many others I can say yes I have a Murray string m2510 trimmer so far so good 12 months later It’s been working great . I always use ethanol free gas with synthetic 2. Cycle oil at. 40:1 or 50:1 I did trash pick a Weedeater similar to that one recently and got it going with fuel lines , carb cleaning and carb adjustment to high and low jets screws. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWK1naCIq9dkpMU
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
thanks
@boondocker79645 жыл бұрын
That Echo looks like the nearly $200 (GT225 $191, May 2012) (21 CC) unit, I've got out in my shed. No, cut off strips of line about 10" long, poke them thru the holes in the round head, the jaws in the small holes sometimes (get rusty) need to be oiled to work properly to grab the line, use an ice pick to gently poke them open to work again. Beetle supervising? That Echo is probably worth to someone who knows prices, $100, just sayin. Nice score. You win some, some you lose.
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the info, that would be the easiest $100 ever if I could sell it for that! Beetles always keeping me in line, she's a strict boss
@boondocker79645 жыл бұрын
She knows best.
@js_1995x4 жыл бұрын
Weed Eater is owned by Poulan, not MTD
@trollyguacamole33083 жыл бұрын
So can you just pick up stuff from scrap yards or do they charge you lol
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1823 жыл бұрын
Free
@jeremythiel25505 жыл бұрын
Should of pull the plug and it hydro locked it
@richname62565 жыл бұрын
you have green feet lol
@emilioitisgreatoralls12045 жыл бұрын
I have 2 wed eaters and dar engines dount run
@algalanos765 жыл бұрын
Hi
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
hi
@mattk99075 жыл бұрын
Try some Coca-Cola
@yolandagonzalez7034 жыл бұрын
My weed whacker was dead I scrap it
5 жыл бұрын
Great. I'm second. >:(
@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb1825 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
>:(
@qwertykeyboard5901 Жыл бұрын
Well DUH! The Echo one is better because it's a higher end product! Thats like saying an iphone 13 is better then a Stratus C5 "Elite". Like, no shit sherlock!
@wandajames6234 Жыл бұрын
probably not a good idea to speed thru the fixing part on a how to fix video. Too bad.