ECO LAWN TRIMMER FULL

A gear case at the top of the line head uses a nearly 2:1 (1.62:1) gear ratio to make the most out of that engine torque.

ECO LAWN TRIMMER FULL

Excellent throttle response allowed us to go from feathering the trigger to full out when we went from the lawn into the growth at its edge and into the woods. For a lot of trimming, we didn’t need to run the machine at full throttle. The power to the line comes from the 25.4-cc engine, which feels to us like it has a very broad torque curve. There’s more to cutting power than the line, obviously. There’s no disassembly and no fussy spooling of the line on a two-tier track. When you have about 10 ft of line on each side, you hold the trimmer by the head while turning the rewind knob clockwise. long piece of line and feed it through the two holes in the head, going in one side of the head and out the other. We were glad for the trimmer’s Speed Feed reload design. As stiff and as tough as it is, you can break the line, and it will certainly wear down to the point that you need to change it out. It makes short work of turf grass, and it has more than enough toughness to blast through briars, and fibrous weeds like golden rod and tall stands of foxtail. 095 inches in diameter and extremely stiff. Propelled by a 25.4cc engine, the dual-line head leaves a 17-inch-wide swath. Push its purge bulb in a couple of times, set the choke, and with one or two pulls on its recoil handle you’re off and running.Īnd when you run with this machine, very little stands in your way. There’s nothing clever or confusing about its design. We would describe the Echo as a traditionally designed piece of outdoor power equipment.

We did everything with it from the delicate trimming at the edge of flower beds and along a concrete driveway to the rough-and-tumble zone where the neat lawn gave way to an intermediate zone and beyond where a trail led into the woods. The machine trimmed where needed and slashed its way through some pretty ugly stuff. So we weren’t surprised by the Echo’s performance at a rural property in Pennsylvania.

Simple, Easy-to-Use DesignĮcho built its reputation by building powerful, easy-to-use outdoor power equipment, particularly string trimmers, a product category that it knows well. Suppose you’ve got to keep weeds and grass under control along fence lines, at the edge of a long driveway, and around the perimeter of ponds, or you have to keep riding trails clear for horses, bikes, or ATVs-the Echo can handle all that. It’s got more than enough torque for lawn trimming and can handle the rough stuff at the yard’s edge or even beyond. Rural homeowners and others with a house on a large lot have a property-management ally in the Echo SRM2620 string trimmer. Large 20.6-ounce gas tank is translucent, so you can see your fuel level at a glance.Speed-feed cutting head makes replacing line a snap.The Takeaway: Echo’s trimmer is a good fit for heavy-duty users who require durability, cutting power, ease of use, and easy maintenance.

Eco lawn trimmer