Weed Wacker - Watch Before you Buy - Echo SRM-2620 vs SRM-2320T
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2023
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@WoolysWorld I have got to get this Strimming thing going in the USA!
If you have been following along on this channel we have discussed some of the issues getting trimmer line to feed correctly out of the Stihl FS 40C Weed Eater. The unit works perfectly fine with the exception of the trimmer line not feeding when the head is bumped. I have tried different types of line and sizes and it all hasn't worked like you would expect.
Having had experience with the Echo Speed Feed 400 on my SRM-2620 Trimmer, I wanted to see if I could adapt the Echo Speed Feed Universal on onto the curved shaft trimmer. When you open up the package, it says it will fit the FS 40. Mine is the FS 40C. I thought that the "c" part was only having to do with the Stihl Easy Pull setup on it. Like I said, the Stihl operates well with the exception of the bump feed. Even if it did work, the loading of line is much more difficult than that of the Echo Speed Feed Design.
So rather than go to Stihl have buy something there, I purchased the Universal Echo Speed Feed and COULD NOT figure out how to make it work on the Stihl Trimmer. I went to the Echo Dealer knowing I would buy the 2320T and brought along the bump head and the Stihl and they couldn't figure it out either. If you know, please let me know as it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for being here and watching along as my son and I STRIM away our brushy weeds in Oklahoma
Speed Feed 400 heads are great! Adding a Speed Feed 400 head a few years ago was a big improvement on my 1994 McCulloch Pro Mac III Super grass/brush trimmer (32 cc). I do like the brush blade option, & I use the shoulder strap with my trimmer all the time. I want to buy an Echo some day, but my old trimmer needs to die first! 29 years old & still going strong. I am a firm believer in non-ethanol 40:1 gas/oil mix & keep the gear head greased.
Amazing how long they last! I honestly learned about the grease deal from Chickanic recently. She explained how all the manufacturers are getting rid of the grease port. My 2620 and my new 2320 both still have the plug. I will consider myself lucky! Thanks sir!
@@oakiewoodsman on the stihl heads without a grease plug, if you remove the gear head from the shaft, where the drive shaft enters is hollow and leads straight to the center of the housing. I've greased them through there before. Not sure if all brands are the same but wouldn't be surprised.
@aaronpowell4885 I was kinda figuring that a person may be able to get grease in there one way or another.
I been running the pas 2620 with the pro torque trimmer head. I switched from speed feed to the echomatic pro it's pretty nice no easy load though I switch between the pro torque head and regular pas trimmer though and that has a speed feed on it. Echo makes an Awesome power head though I've used the pas for just about everything mostly for pole saw and hedge trimmer but it makes an awesome string trimmer to would never switch back to anything 4mix.
Awesome information. It is always good to hear from people that actually use the equipment and it sounds as if you have quite a bit of time on it. Thanks for sharing and I do appreciate you watching!
Aside from it being "old school" to load, I've had no complaints about the echomatic pro head on my srm-230. Seems more robust than the speed feed 400 that came with my srm-2620. Kinda hope I'm wrong because the speed feed sure is nice!
@@aaronpowell4885 I prefer it to the 400 they wear kinda fast and the echomatic is easier to keep level with thicker line. It is nice to have the speed feed though especially with thin stuff that breaks more often.
Those new to Speed Feed 400 heads - the bottom cap will wear out, but you can buy replacement trimmer caps. You don't have to replace the entire unit. I found some cheap aftermarket ones & keep a spare or two on hand. You can buy OEM ones, too. Some have added a bolt & washer to their cap to extend its life. You can find You Clips on that, too.
Great tip! Oh about the speed feed 400 working or not on a curved shaft. They can because I guess from what it looks like you flip the little spindle thing and maybe use another part. The universal comes with a bunch of stuff!
Awesome! Put a speed feed on a old grey SRM trimmer my dad gave me.
Awesome! Good setup and parts available easily. Thanks for watching sir!
@@oakiewoodsman Your channel is very high quality. I put a couple videos of my 620 up. I have a echo brush cutter blade setup, if you want it will ship to you. My trimmer isn’t powerful enough.
@@zeromark202 appreciate the compliment sir! I just subscribed and wow your 620 runs great! I would certainly love to try that brush cutter setup. Talk with you soon man!
Haven't seen a 2320 in person yet. Kinda seems like a pro grade 225! Tho echo won't claim anything less than pro grade for any gas models😄
Still loving my 15 year old srm-230 and only had my 2620 for a couple months but have been extremely happy with it! Tho i like stihl and husqvarna, IMO echo has by far the best strimmers in America👍🏻
Unless I'm using an old Weed Eater brand trimmer, i call them trimmers or strimmers and i go strimming aswell! Yes, some people question the term or look at me like im crazy🤪
That is funny! “Professional grade!” It is amazing how long a string trimmer can last. Honestly even with little maintenance. I had a cheap Bolens branded one (curved shaft) and really pretty much ran it and never really did maintenance on it. Original plug and honestly cannot remember if I replaced fuel line. It worked great the day I sold it!
I had never heard of the word “strimmer” before until I wanted Wooly’s World on RUclips. He is over in Ireland I believe and wears strimming pants and uses this big Honda String Trimmer. He does a a bunch with it too! Thanks for the comment!
@@oakiewoodsman don't recall what channel I first heard it on, almost definitely overseas. But it just stuck lol I never did like the name weedeating unless the strimmer was branded Weed Eater 🤪
Does it have a grease fitting on the head ?
Sure does! When I saw it, I was a happy camper.
If you aren’t going for huge brush even bigger than this video, get the 2320T and adjust the carb. It’s near the same performance. Lot less bulky and heavy.
Thanks for sharing! Appreciate you watching
Did you lean out the carb on your 2320T? Mine sounds just like the 2320T in this video, kind of like a 4 stroke. I have heard that is a sign it may be adjusted too rich but I have not tried adjusting mine yet. My elevation is 1,010' and Echo says in the manual that any elevation over 1,100' will need to be adjusted, I'm assuming they mean leaned out.
I just picked up today from my dealer is a shindaiwa m263
Awesome! Enjoy! I have never seen a Shindaiwa dealer and would love too
@@oakiewoodsman o had to order mine in but there is another dealer in my area I could of went to that keeps them in stock
When I first got my Echo PAS 2620, I tried to use it with the speed feed and 095 line on a field of weeds that were the same type as you were running into. These are the ones with the purple seed bundles. They had grown to be 6-7' tall and the stalks were about an inch in diameter. Within the first couple minutes it destroyed the reel in the bump head. Those suckers are stringy and tough. So, I ended up using my old Redmax BC221DL with an Oregon Flexiblade Jet fit 55-403 and 0.158" line. Maybe there would be a better head I could have used. Is there anyone else who had to deal with these type of weeds?
Thanks for sharing. When you say it destroyed the “reel” are you saying that it damaged the head or just washed the .095 line? Those things are pretty gnarly for sure!
The reel has divider that causes the line to go on the upper side of the divider for the that goes out one side of the head and on the opposite side the divider guides that half of the line to wrap on the lower side of the reel. The stresses put on the divider was too much for the plastic divider, so it cracked. I was shocked, as the small amount of line that came in the head, had just started to be used. Of course, this was rather extreme duty work, not your garden variety use.
interesting. I never thought about a failure like that cause by something like that. I will keep in that in mind when i am trying to use the trimmer for a bit more than it should be used for. I think this is another reason for a PAS setup right? Just swap to a brush head rather than do something you shouldn't
2620 for the win, all day long. Easiest way to make a decision on your trimmer purchase,
Do you like running a trimmer? No? Nobody does, get the one that saves you time and enjoy the time saved every time you go to use it.
👍🆙SD
I actually do not mind running the trimmer believe it or not. Some of that has to do with the equipment being used. Now, I can tell you what I would like. I would like to get one with a sling and brush cutting head on it. That would be amazing! You have had good luck with the 2620 then?
@@oakiewoodsman I enjoy weedeating also, putting a strap on your 2620 will be a good addition IMO. I haven't used a brush cutting attachment much so no input there.
@@Doc-Cole_Trickle-of-Chainsaws I have never run a strap on a trimmer before. I would like to have a dedicated unit with the right handle and strap on it because I have lots of areas with small saplings that could be cleared quickly.
Brush cutter works great. I prefer the U-handle models for dedicated brush clearing because the U-handle helps prevent kickback while running a blade.
excellent luck with the 2620 trimmers, sell a ton of them every year.
Must be something wrong with my echo 2320T trimmer, boggs done when trying to cut 2 blades of grass and won't run high rpm! It's brand new too
Make sure you take it into you dealer. If the first one doesn’t fix it, another will. 6 year consumer warranty and I believe 2 year commercial warranty! Thanks for watching
@@oakiewoodsman I might remove the spark arrestor, see if that helps any
I would just get it into the shop. It should run fine the way it is. Just my opinion.
That's why I stopped using bump feeds, to much wasted line
Hey sir! I have never tried the fixed line and I am not sure it will work for me with my rocky terrain but I may be very wrong. Appreciate you sir and hope you get that saw fixed soon!
@@oakiewoodsman depends on the line your using, have a look at jet fir from oregon, game changer for me
I hope someone has let that fellow okie know that if he lets too much line out on one those “speed feed” type heads, he can just twist the head some more to wind more line back in so it’s not bogging down the engine and your not wasting the excess line by snipping it down.
I appreciate the tip good sir. You know, I am not to proud to say it but I honestly didn't think about that. Ya....... it is true! Thank you again!
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I've had my Stihl FS55 since @ 2001 and have never had an issue with it. Now I have several other trimmers since I work on some and found some at the scrap yard, like them all, each one may have something a little better/different than the other but nothing that just says buy that trimmer only 2 me. The Shindiawa I have T242 has the same on/off switch as your ECHOs. I used 2 be a Only Stihl guy but other stuff has grown on me.
Awesome sir! What head are you running on it? They certainly make some good stuff and I appreciate you sharing your experience. I also like hearing a bit more about your experience. Have a good one!
@@oakiewoodsman It has an aftermarket speedfeed 400. Tip 4 the head 2 last a long time, put a round headed bolt with nut, in the middle of the head cover(part you bump 2 the ground) 2 keep it from touching the ground. I don't know the size bolt, the size of the nut on the backside/inside of the cover will determine the bolt size. Once you determine the size nut that fits where the spring is not affected, drill appropriate hole and insert bolt. I also put a big washer up against the head of the bolt 2 give the head cover a bit more clearance from the ground, protection and 2 keep the bolt from wearing through. Replace the bolt as needed instead of the head cover.
@@Doc-Cole_Trickle-of-Chainsaws i can see how adding that "bump plate" would be super beneficial especially where a person is doing a lot of edging and it using the bump head on concrete or asphalt. You wrote out a super detailed description on that process for sure. Thanks for being here!
Use echo black diamond .105 string, will make your life easier.
I will check and see what kind I had. When the bought the trimmer, I bought a spool of the black diamond but I don’t think it was that thick. I appreciate your input and thanks for watching!
SRM-225 = 21.2 cc, SRM-2620 = 25.4 cc, SRM-3020 = 30.5 cc, & SRM-2320T = 21.2 cc
Thanks for the information! RUclips had held the comment for review thinking it was some sort of Spam. Thanks for the comment!
If the weed eater string gets too long on an echo all you got to do is wind it back you don't have to hit it on a rock😅😅
You are very correct! Appreciate you watching and letting me know.
why did you remove the protection from the trimmer, that's stupid what you're doing dude
By estimation, more than 75% of all professional lawn care outfits remove their guards. After using it like this I wish I would have done it sooner. It lightened the head so much and I did not get any more than when it was on. I believe the main purpose is to keep the string the correct length. The average new consumer would be unable to regulate length and feel how it is running. Thanks for watching and commenting!