Call around to the home depots in the austin area and ask the gardening
people if they have any straight shaft echo weed eaters that have been
returned. I purchased the echo 2100 trimmer 3 years ago and it still starts
on first pull. People buy them and use them for a few days then return
them. Home depot marks them down usually $75.00 and sells them for $125.00.
Its a $200.00 trimmer new and well worth the 200, but home depot gives you a
2 year warranty from the date of purchase on the returned ones.

Don

"Doug Lassiter" wrote in message
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I need a new gas string trimmer for home landscaping. The Ryobi 31cc I
got about four years ago is a piece of junk. Would never go that route
again. Hard to start, poor string feed, etc. (And I get along well
with other 1-cycle engines ...) Looking for something reasonably
inexpensive, but durable, functional, reliable etc. Something good out
there?