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Ryobi, NEVER again!
Ryobi T430 Wheeled field trimmer - Complaint
Review by calfirebird3 on 2012-04-24
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WESTPORT, WASHINGTON -- If hard starting was the only problem with these piles of junk, I would be thrilled.
Concept: fantastic. Execution: Who ever designed and approved the motor, should be.
First motor lasted less than two months. H Depot sent it to a service dealer. The dealer said that it was run without oil. Only problem is that it ran and had oil in it when it was taken back. When I received it back, the PLASTIC cam was shredded and it wouldn't even fire. Bought a "Factory" reconditioned long-shaft trimmer for the motor. Finished out the season. Started spring clean up, less than an hour, the thing started spewing blue smoke. Shut it off, it just sat there smoking. The cam is fine, bottom end is shot. Working on mounting a Stihl two-stroke on it now.
Concept: fantastic. Execution: Who ever designed and approved the motor, should be.
First motor lasted less than two months. H Depot sent it to a service dealer. The dealer said that it was run without oil. Only problem is that it ran and had oil in it when it was taken back. When I received it back, the PLASTIC cam was shredded and it wouldn't even fire. Bought a "Factory" reconditioned long-shaft trimmer for the motor. Finished out the season. Started spring clean up, less than an hour, the thing started spewing blue smoke. Shut it off, it just sat there smoking. The cam is fine, bottom end is shot. Working on mounting a Stihl two-stroke on it now.
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Posted by trmn8r on 2012-04-24:
I'm impressed at the lengths you are going to to keep this working. I had a wheeled trimmer, and I couldn't justify keeping it. It was a pain to use. Good luck with this - it sounds like you will need it.
Posted by ccassles on 2012-04-27:
I strongly agree with westport Washington! RYOBI Engines, and the entire product are Sub-Standard at Best. I had a back pack blower, used 6 times in one year. Bought it 4/11. I spent 2 days trying to get help with this HORRIBLE Product. Did all the tech things I was told to do.I found that the Carburetor had vibrated loose from the engine.Fixed that. NO START!! Findly I took it to the so called authorized repair shop, First it would take them 30 days to look at it, I raised hell, a technician did look in the exhaust port, and told me the engine had been ran with no OIL IN FUEL. Just not true. That would void the warranty. Took it back to Home Depot, What a mistake. I was called a lair, by the service tech. He said this blower had been used a lot more than 6 times. Again the run-around. Bottom line I will never go to Home Depot again. I have spent $1,000.00's there. $600.00 the last 2 weeks. Rude non caring people work there, at least the Home Depot in Austin Texas on I-35 & Slaughter. Home Depot is a large corporation and could careless about ONE Customer. So I have a worthless piece of S*^%*It, that no one will fix. BYOBI told me everything was covered but the Carburetor. on the phone. Then at the repair shop said it is not covered because I ran it with out OIL. NOT TRUE! Lowes Here I come. NEVER BUY RYOBI ANYTHING, DO NOT EXPECT HOME DEPOT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR CUSTOMERS! David Cassles Austin Texas. you may post on my Face Book if you wish.
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