12/29/2023 0 Comments Ryobi 4 cycle weed eater![]() All of their 40V weed eaters (along with their other Lithium-ion battery power tools) are backed by up to a 5 year warranty – just make sure to register your purchase within 30 days to get the extra 2 years of coverage. Ryobi’s warranty matches their tradition of expertise. ![]() While even cheap Chinese brands will claim to have a 90-day or 1-year warranty, higher-reputation companies will put their name on the line and provide more comprehensive warranty protection. You can feel the confidence Ryobi has in their products by looking at the warranty. Known all over the world for quality performance yard tools at a reasonable price, there’s no reason not to have Ryobi string trimmers on your short list. Ryobi is a brand with over 75 years of history in providing quality products to consumers. I just hope Ryobi isn’t going through the same thing Craftsman did back in early 2000 where Craftsman had many problems with their quality control of their gas engines and outdoor power equipment.You know you want a Ryobi weed eater. My only concern is seeing so many people having problems with the engine. The balance is nice and it starts up every time, so far. Powerful and love the option of changing heads. The Ryobi doesn’t have this option.Īll in all I am very pleased with my unit. When you are not using an attachment, there is a cap that covers the end of the shaft which prevents dirt getting inside, plus it has a hanger so you can hang it on the wall. I did notice one thing I liked about the Craftsman. A friend of mine bought a Craftsman, which has the same concept. Changing the head from a trimmer to an edger is a piece of cake. I am not sure how the internal gears work and what material they are made of, but hopefully they are built to last, which I would think they are. ![]() Good news is Ryobi and Home Depot are great about backing up any problems and putting the customer first. By looking at all these reviews, it seems like a crap shoot to me. The reason I bring this up is because we see a lot of people having problems with the engine on these units, not everyone, but enough to call attention to this issue. If my unit was supposed to be clear and it slipped through quality control people, what else slipped through that wasn’t as easy to see. Which brings me to the point of quality control. When I look at other pictures of this unit, I do see some with a clear gas container. I know that’s not hard, but this could have been prevented and just made my life easier. I always have to open the top to see how much gas is left. For some reason the Ryobi uses a brown gas container so I have no idea how much gas is left in the unit. Most of the trimmers or other tools have a clear or white gas container so you can see how much gas is left. While I like everything about the trimmer, the gas compartment is poorly designed. However I do have some reservations on this trimmer. So for my needs this trimmer is great and has been good the 15 times I have used it so far. I don’t live on a farm or next to a forest, so most of my use is trimming around trees, a fence and a deck. I have to say the balance is very good and the power is more than enough to do what I need. After priming the unit, I pulled the string and it started right up. I installed the gas, oil and attached the handle and I was set to go. The oil is included, even with a paper funnel. The unit I have been testing is the RY34446 which is a straight shaft and comes with a 3 year warranty. ![]() Again, this allows me to free up space since I can donate my old edger. So if I want to use this as an edger, I just buy the attachment and now I can have an edger which runs off the same unit. I don’t mind two cycles and don’t mind mixing gas, but if I can run everything just off gas and free up some space, why not? The coolest part of this trimmer is I can expand. This is great for me because that means I can throw away my one gas can that is mixed and now just have one gas can. The gas goes in one compartment and the oil goes in another compartment. Since this is a four cycle, you don’t have to mix gas and oil. In fact, the second Homelite still works, but I figured I would give the Ryobi a try since it was a four cycle and I could use different attachments. First was a Craftsman that lasted about a year before it broke. ![]() This is my fourth weed whip I have owned in about 10 years, not counting the Black and Decker we reviewed. ![]()
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