Why Is The Market For Stuff Like This Homelite Trimmer So Outrageous?
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Thanks for watching. The prices of lawn equipment is getting out of hand and it's not just for the new stuff either.
“So many corners cut that it’s basically a circle” I’ll have to remember that one!
LOL!! I was hoping someone would enjoy that one.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE It was just a plain fact to me.
Went to GoodWill this morning. Saw 20-inch Craftsman and MTD mowers in there. $79.99. Bonkers. With inflation and markup high as it is now, I could probably get $300 for the family Lawn-Boy.
ehh depends on your area. I got $50 for a honda gcv160 lawn-boy w/all the options and 135 for a similar Toro w/all the options.
I can believe that!
You nailed it on the head brother, me and the wife and friends have noticed everything you have said, keep the vids coming 😊
Thanks, will do!
I was at Home Depot last weekend, and there was a Makita cordless mower for $750. I looked at it and it was so cheaply made.
oh yea, they're junk and not made to last more than 3-5 years under typical homeowner neglect.
wow! that's insane.
I couldn’t believe it
The odd part here in Texas is that the market for clean, good used equipment hasn't followed the pricing of new equipment. I am getting the same, sometimes less for items that look and run great.
wow that's good for you. it's really bad here.
I'd say your right but those people are just "trying" to sell those broke mowers and crap just between us if you don't buy the broke mower for 50 bucks the guy won't sell it and then next year you drive by and just so happens a mower is sitting out front haha I'd call that a win win for me and my wallet. They have always been trying to sell crap but once it doesn't, it may take a year or more it's going to the bin.
@k b The word part is the nicer stuff is going cheap too. I agree completely that there are people out there trying to sell stuff you wouldn't want.
Same deal here in dfw, people are drinking the purple kool-aid
@@davidcarper5411 That's where I am, I live about 10 miles north of the FW in DFW 😅
That trimmer is similar to my first trimmer. I only payed 5 bucks for it and it worked good until my mother asked to use it and she didn't ask what fuel to put in it. I caught what she did as it was bogging but it was too late as the ring was broke.
at you least you knew what happened to it.
6:43 you defined the Briggs quantum engine. And it’s replacement model the OHV models designed to breakdown more often
"Sell more parts"!!!
you got it.
their new Moto!
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE break, and scrap-‘em
Great video. Excellent spot-on Analysis on the current mower and trimmer market. I have seen advertised non working craftsman gas self -propelled now selling from $30-$100! Yikes! I also think its that people are learning to fix equipment and now theres more side hustler mechanic competition, (thanks to great how to videos channels like yours, steve small engine saloon, chicanic, mower medic1, Taryl fixes all...). On another note. I was able to make small 2cycle carburetor check valve disc inserts using a harbor freight leather hole punch set and a new piece of rubber metering diaphragm. This saves big money on echo, stihl , ryobi etc. carburetors that use the metal check valve with the rubber disc insert. I hope you make a video on this someday as it is not so common in small engine knowledge circles.
Thanks again
thanks, and if I get around to making a video about I will!
"THEY" will never defeat me! WE will fight to the very very end. we have our own "FREE WILL" and will not conform..... EVER!!!!!!
Well said!
Five years ago we bought a brand new (at the time) RWD toro recycler personal pace 22" that came with the bag and side discharge chute for around $150-200. It has the ohv Briggs engine but it has always started up on the first pull since the day we bought it.
Apparently it is the last generation recycler with the side discharge as the new models that replaced it do not have a built-in side discharge in the deck. You have to get a adapter that fits where the bag goes and you have to register the mower to receive it.
On top of that, the engine displacement is smaller at 150cc compared to 163cc on ours. The price for a new model is easily north of $300 and you get fewer features!
I guess ours has gone up in value now that toro has done away with the side discharge and the older 163cc ohv engine!
I know right, unbelievable!
I did see that markup on riders in my area, used to be around $100 for a decent one that worked, now a pile of scrap in the shape of a rider goes for $250+ and its absolutely a ripoff. Im holding all my equipment, its literally like gold now :/
you and me both!
On the topic of overseas junk I cant wait to see a video from you on that new PowerSmart 209cc horizontal shaft lawn mower.
I'm still waiting to get my hands on one.
No, I haven’t noticed any price increases cuz I am not in any hurry to buy anything new cuz I have older high end equipment a 20+ year old Stihl blower and trimmer and a 40 year old Snapper walk behind self propelled mower that cuts like new and all are in great shape with no indication whatsoever of wearing out anytime soon. That old saying goes. You get what you pay for!
Not anymore !!!
very nice
I’m just outside of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and the price of new and used has skyrocketed in my area. Forget trying to find something for free. It’s just not out there. Curb finds are just as rare.
I might add that there’s hobbyists around here trying to charge $60 hr + to repair
small engines. That’s not me. With my OCD I just can’t justify charging people that kind of money.
Cheers
thank you Ez Ray for the information.
I have a Murray high wheel,powered by a Briggs and Stratton Quantum. It has a slightly bent crank, which I can fix. Otherwise, it runs well enough.
nice, hopefully you can get it straightened out.
I just replaced the starter rope on my 1994 Homelite built in the USA trimmer. Then I went out and trimmed my yard. Had to rebuild the carb a couple of times due to the crap gas sold today. Think about it. It's 30 years old and functions perfectly. Yea, I could have bought a new one a couple of times but I feel keeping it out of the landfill and using my brain and doing some research, I can keep it going instead of buying a new throw away piece of junk made in China.
I like the way you think
I'm with you 100% on the way things are. We're just trying to get set up for when I get laid up again or GONE! When all is said and done (and more will be said than done) we'll have a battery hand mower (Stihl) and one gas Snapper, the 85 and 2 riders, both Craftsman, mine and the newer one, a 16 horse for her and a standby. The 2 battery trimmers and 2 gas blowers and one battery job. That beats 7 mowers and I'll probably sell the Gravely eventually. More room but not more stuff. So keep after it and at least I think like you do! BLESSINGS
you definitely have quite the variety of yard tools!
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE Way too many and it's time someone else enjoyed some of them. But when they're freebies...........!
When I went to the store yesterday I didn’t even find a gas mower. Only battery. I’m sure they are there. Just not in any prominent space.
wow!
@@averagejoe3312 I was shopping for other stuff. I hopefully won’t have to buy any new lawn equipment until battery stuff is actually good.
I have nearly the exact same trimmer as shown in the video, trying to currently get it fixed. Pull rope hard to pull, skips, gets stuck, and a wobbling trimmer head. In terms of price increase of equipment, I have seem light increases. I remember getting an Echo blower for $200 now being nearly $250, same model. Great video, anyway.
good luck on yours and thank you for your time.
You are right about the price for lawn care equipment is there in place of higher prices 😮😢
I know right!
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE yeah buddy 😎👍
Yes i decided rather than buying a new set of echo hedge trimmers after seeing the price increase 580 for the same pair i pay 350 8 years ago for i just decided to redo the fuel system on both my hand held and stick trimmer too expensive to replace
that makes sense
Hello HG, Yes prices are out of control ! I have Gas and Oil running through my Veins, I will not be defeated ! I have always been in the automotive business, but rarely work on anybody else’s small equipment, I just maintain my own. I have a older Honda HR216 just love this mower, never lets me down and two older STIHL’S, FS38 and A BG55C, I will admit I’m not sure what the best Mower options are other than finding another good used Honda, It just so happens a few days ago I pick up a 9 year old Poland Pro 750EX with a 190 B&S for free, it’s a basket case! Do you think it’s worth saving? Or is there another model I should be looking for in the free adds? I need to know, what is that sprayer you use to wash off the degreaser. Lol Love your channel.
Hey thanks, I appreciate that.Yes, I think it's worth saving. check the compression, using a drill to spin the engine to overcome the compression release, and see what reading you get. otherwise do a leak down on it.
Love the show. Watch it all the time. Have a unique situation with my Toro mower. I have a very small yard and after I am done, and shut the mower off a bit of smoke rises off the motor, and it smells like oil or something is burning. Trying to diagnose it. There isn't an oil leak as the amount hasn't gone down, and I washed the mower quite thoroughly. What do you think it could be? I paid 80 bucks for the mower so I am thinking of just using it until it dies. Thanks again for a great show and your help!
Thanks I appreciate that . There's and oil leak but it's not bad enough to worry about. Its either on top of the engine,
or near the side cover depending on what kind of engine it is.
I agree 100 percent!! About two months ago my old mower which was a little over 10 years old die on me and looking back now I should have kept it I'm sure I could have fixed it but not buying a mower in such a long time I though hey I could just pick up a 20 inch Brigg for about 140 to 150 dollars . Man was I shocked when i started shopping for a mower.i could not believe what there going for just for a basic 20 inch Brigg mower was well over 200 dollars some at 300 dollars with tax. I started looking at some of the cheap China made mower like Powersmart and Yard Max but after doing some research I said no way I don't care what some of these youtuber reviewer say. I know they got these cheap mowers for free so there take is one sided and from what i found out those mowers are made CHEAP!! And the customer service is for crap.
very true, since the mower is cheap, everything else related to the shopping and owning experience is cheap as well.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE That is so true.
I started running electric for my lawn care company this year, the fact is they don't stack up power wise to what my gas powered equipment did
And the news reported last week that the "power grid" is going to be over-loaded when hot weather sets in. ERCOT is going to play games again.
I can agree with that.
it's going to be rough for sure , with everything going electric.
Bro I was looking yesterday and so many with crazy prices. A push mower deck with no motor wanted $150 and it was rusted. An old 90s riding mower with no deck and no hood saying not running they wanted $700 😂
I know right! Insane!
Yeah I'm in rural nowhere and people want 100 dollars to 200 dollars for items that were 150-250 new, and they look neglected or don't run.
Time's have changed and it's messed up. They can have good luck getting rid of it.
I understand what you're saying, it's simply amazing
have you ever thought about showing how fix battery lawn equmentt
yes, but the funny thing this, I never find them being given away for free. And when they do have an issue, it's always just the battery. So they replace the expensive battery and move on.
I recently received a Troy Bilt that i got for free that the only thing that happened was the previous owner put a quart of oil in it and it finally hydro locked. Its a simple push mower with a bag and when i looked up the model number it is going for 375 dollars. I didnt pay that much for my Cub cadet a few years ago and its has all the bells and whistles
I know right, the prices are outrageous!
yes local stores here in Australia do differ but yes the social media ones like facebook marketplace are full of complete idiots often selling funny ones and asking for rip off prices etc.
you got that right, it's quite unbelievable Thank you Patrick Stapleton.
Yes, the prices for $900 MTD/Murray riders at Arkansas-based ripoff stores are now $2000. Until end of season, then they'll mark them down, to get rid of them, just like last year.
yes that's the only time to try and buy new.
Menards had been selling the imports for some time. Even the B&S snowblowers in stock are made in China and they are not the quality we used to come to expect. Then there's the brand that are new to the market: throwaways, for sure.
you make a good point
I cant speak for used but l know new echo equipment has gone up. My powerhead for my kombi trimmer msrp was $320 and now its $360. I tend to buy comercial equipment and use good gas and oil so my equipment can last as long as possible. So l will happily pay a premium for Amsoil products if my equipment runs longer and better. And I feel it's better for the environment not to have perfectly fixable and usable equipment cluttering up landfills instead of using gas trimmers. I'm sure lithium mining and transporting it to get processed is so environmentally friendly...
thank you for letting us know Ethan Miller.
if you're still under warranty, I think its voided if you don't use the synthetic stihl oil. Otherwise, I may have to look at that amsoil
I would never personaly use the stihl oil. l haven't been impressed with how motors look that run it that l have worked on. Richard flagg on youtube has some real good (bad for the stihl HP ultra) vids on that stuff too. I also really like the echo red armor oil and run it in some equipment l own. Our church shindawia (close to 5 years old) has ran it and the motor looks like brand new inside. I put the red armor in the same league as the amsoil saber.
I also dont care about my warrenty. I ran my brand new powerhead at 100:1 with saber my first tank and it didnt die, l have since ran it at 80:1 for the last 2 years. My trimmer still runs great, but l am considering going down to 50-60:1 just for added protection with the saber. Oil is cheaper than a new motor 😂
@Ethan Miller ah wow, I need to research that asap then or I'll look for the echo local. Thanks for the info! Only my br800 is under warranty anyways, doubt I'll ever use the warranty.
Yeah all these outdoor equipment are so so expensive now☹️☹️☹️
I know right, it's crazy
Hey bro what's up? Truth be told, I'm guessing that the price of a used piece of equipment is not to far off from a new piece of equipment. I've been wanting to purchase a polesaw and mist blower but the prices of these equipment are ridiculously expensive bro.
the used prices have certainly moved up, with the price of the new stuff that's for sure.
No you're right it's just like used cars The prices are getting so ridiculous you can buy a new car for almost the same price you paying for a used one
that's what I was thinking too.
Locally here I see a lot of used gas power mowers for cheap, more than usual actually
you're in a good area then
The recoils on a lot of the cheaper handheld equipment are subpar and have problems. Needless to say, in this case, you are despair an 18 year old trimmer also.
I believe until battery equipment is improved with runtime and better battery life, the hard push to battery equipment will slow down.
As far as people repairing equipment, that is only going to continue to decline. People have no desire, no aptitude, no patience, and not the right tools or experience to correctly repair it.
you are correct, as time goes by, repair culture will disappear, and turn into a buying culture. Shame.
Yes, The majority today has been made dumb and lazy.
Most folks shouldn't be less than 20 feet from any gas pump today.
Sellers on Fee Bay area notoriously bad with price gouging.
it happens
I have the same weed eathe cord broke off of tried to get it off and I couldn't get the thing to spin off . Otherwise it's a good runner appreciate if you can help me on thank you for the video
I wish I could but this trimmer was sold last week. I'll have to look thru my stash and see if I can find another one.
Hey home garage, what is the name of the website you used to find this trimmer?
I use Craigslist and FB Marketplace
What is the degreaser you use, you always hide it! Thanks
no problem I use a degreaser from Harbor Freight
I didn't see the link
the link will be there when I've done the repair. I haven't yet made the repair yet
How do you oil a mower filter
first off, you only oil the foam filter, I put them into a ziplock bag, and then put your choice of oil in the bag, probably about an ounce, and then squeeze the bag to work the oil into the foam.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE thank you, my papaw will have me repair his old bolens edger it has a briggs flat head engine.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGEits like the yard machines edger you repaired
I see, good luck with it.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE thank you
To those who want to help the environment... if that's what you really want to do, buy a manual reel mower. That uses the least amount of resources in manufacturing and in use. No lithium mined with slave labor in 3rd world countries. No batteries to replace every 3 yrs. Yes it takes more effort. You ARE serious about helping the environment, right? What's a bit more effort in light of such a worthy goal?
Also, get a corded electric trimmer. If you have a need to do trimming beyond the reach of an extension cord, downsize! You have too much property.
Or... realize that you've been sold on a faulty idea, and go buy some gas powered equipment. Oh, yeah, and maintain it.
Equipment prices... The closest equivalent to my Toro Recycler is selling for about 2X what I paid for it 12 yrs ago. Overall, that's probably not too bad, but like you, I think most of that cost increase has come recently.
Love the cleaning. It's so satisfying, especially since I'm not the one having to do it. 🤣
I think so to and it gives me time to reflect and share my thoughts
I get these all the time , they just get recycled . I may have to be more careful
yes they do, thank you Great Lakes Waterfalls
The thing capitalists LOVE about inflation is the opportunity for them to just _jack prices up arbitrarily_ and explain it away with "bUt EvErYtHiNg CoStS mOrE nOw!!!".
(Meanwhile, if us workers try doing that with our wages the cops get called to break the strike up...)
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On the price difference: My guess is that it's due to the world's industrial sector mostly being geared towards electronics. In an industy where voltage regulators are sold for FRACTIONS of a penny, you can bet your ASS the lithium battery company will get hundreds of really angry phone calls if they try jacking the price up too much.
With internal combustion engines being less in demand, those manufacturers can get away with increasing their costs more.
Oh, and for those of you who comment "thats why we need more competition!" do remember this: companies will (and do!) collaborate with their competitors for all their benefit.
You know about cartels? Yeah, that right there is collaboration!