On Fri, 14 May 2004 10:40:07 GMT, "Bob"
wrote:

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| "Shooter Dude" wrote in message
| I have a Homelite string trimmer I bought at Home Depot.
| First of all - next time you by a trimmer, stay away from the cheapos like
| Homelite, Weed Eater, etc. Don't buy one with a curved shaft.
|
| Reason: On the cheapos, the engine is a piece of junk. Actually the crank
| shaft has a bearing on only one end. The engines rarely last even the
| 200 hours for which they are rated.

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Although I generally agree with you about cheap tools, my Homelite
trimmer is nearly 20 years old. Other than an occasional change of
spark plug, I have had no problems with it whatsoever. Today I started
it for the first time this season and it started on the second pull,
as usual. But the string does break frequently. I also had a small
Homelite chainsaw that lasted more than 20 years, although I did not
use it frequently.