Just a little documentary thread. Forgot to take *before pictures. It has been cleaned up from it's stagnant state. First time I've seen a filter disintegrating in a tank. It was the Echo style OEM filter with the metal clips. It was about half dissolved. Did not get a pic of it in my moment of amazement. The Trimmer is circa 1995. Has been sitting in a barn for at least 5 years. The patient. Nice! Current state and parts pile. New rubber & carb parts on order. I did delete the spark arrestor screen and did a quick 3/8" hole muffler mod.
I suppose so? I was puzzled to be honest. I hadn't noticed initially, but saw some solid material on the bottom of the tank when I drained it.
Those are good units, I had extensive amounts of trigger time on that series as a teenager. My dad did not believe in bushhogs.
This one used to belong to my dad. It got too heavy for him so he mothballed it. It's in excellent shape for its vintage. There are a couple areas I can't get the tractor on, so I'll use this instead...oh joy.
I guess time to update this thread. Everything went back together fine. It now fires on the first pull after sitting for days. Located the old original guard for it today so I can move forward with the new brushcutter blade I am ordering. Will post up some pics once I get it installed. I'm honestly staggered with how well it runs and how easily it fires up. Gray Echo products are awesome! Their current 25cc orange model with steel drive shaft runs $339.00 at home depot. I had all of about $20 in parts to get mine going again!
Some accessories arrived yesterday for this trimmer. I suspect the incoming cutter head will have more vibration than a standard blade due to the moving parts. Looking to extend the comfortable amount of time I can operate before my hands start to give out. Will report on these items' performance once I get to try them. Initial impression is good, the harness seems well built. It may be a little too short, but I am 6'3. Another tall user said he added another caribeaner for more length. The green things mount to shaft of trimmer, the other two items are rubber wraps for handles. Got all this stuff off of Amazon for reasonable money.
Update: Took about two weeks for the cutter to arrive from Australia. Putting it on is straight forward, just like any other blade. I tried it briefly yesterday and am impressed. Wasn't in real heavy stuff, just some briars and small brush. There is for sure a technique to be used with it when cutting larger stems. Able to slice and dice most small stems with very little throttle letting the flywheel effect of the head do the work. It does make the nose of the trimmer a bit heavier. Will post a follow up once I use it in some tougher conditions. I plan to put a whoopin on some privit and barberry this summer.
