Craftsman 27cc* 2-Cycle Curved Shaft WeedWacker™ Gas Trimmer

This thing is a brush ninja

Assembly pretty easy, love the quick line head on this 110 to 130 dia string gets the job done.Did the yard no problem then decided to give the blackberry vines a try, they have overgrown everything and have had no luck in the past using reg dia line on my old trimmer. Let me tell you this trimmer is a brush ninja, it ate the vines up never bogging down. Best line trimmer i have owned .

Not your weekend warrior

I bought and returned this unit within 24 hrs. The single line feed worked fine, but after two tanks of fuel and about 1/2 of my yard, the trimmer head started to warble, causing the entire unit to shake and vibrate. Probably not a good unit if you want to do more than wack your sidewalk weeds as it is pretty lightweight.

starts every time

Read some reviews about starting, no issue here. Works great with my pole saw attachment

weedwacker

works well easy to start good price

NEEDED A QUALITY CHECK

First time I used it the gas tank fell off!Two screws were missing to attach it to the motor.It was a bit scary. Fortunately I had a screw from an old unit that fits.

Whacking Away

Having gone through a number of whackers, all Craftsman, I went for the heavy duty version.  I started investing in the add-on tools and wanted to get a better return and thought the top of the line would do it.  After some misses with the purchase (the in store sales team came through!), I finally got to run the machine.  It is a beaut and much better than the last one - lighter weight, much better throttle control, easy to handle and control.

Bought the curved shaft, since I had the straight shaft from the earlier model; still prefer the straight shaft.

Picked up a hedge trimmer attachment and it is a heck of a lot more efficient than the electric I have (sorry, also a Craftsman).  The extra reach, variable speed, and easier control get me through the work in much less time.  Some advice: keep the cutting speed up as the trimmer will jam if too slow.

I was concerned about my ability to handle the trimmer with all that weight on the end, but the whacker is light and nicely balanced and I feel much safer and in control than when I used the electric trimmer.

All in all, a good purchase.

Craftsman 27 cc 2-cycle gas trimmer

Just bought my third weed trimmer in about 15 years.  It has started everytime and has been used with several attachments.  The engine does produce some heat.  The handle has vibrated loose (and retightened) but I am planning on replacing it with a handle from an older trimmer.  The fuel fill cap is on the side (not on the top like previous models) which can leak gas if the cap is not fully tightened.  I use the .130 line and was able to cut about 400 linear feet of weeds/grass including a 50 square foot area of thick, tall (10 inches) weeds. 

27 CC 2-cycle trimmer

Works great, very easy to start.

Difficult to Start

I chose this model because I am a female and it seemed to be the most comfortable in length and als weight of all the other models that were displayed at Sears.

I bought this last week and have tried several times to get it started with no success.  My dad also tried to start it and he was also unsuccessful.  I know that it is not the gas mix as I bought the Craftsman brand of pre-mixed fuel. 

I just bought the speed start online and it should be delivered in a few days.  Hoping that this works....otherwise, it is going back.  I will try to come back and let you know how the speed start works.

Love my new WeedWacker

With it's one setting choke, this WeedWacker is much easier to start then my old Ryobi machine. Although it's a new purchase, I hope to have it for many years. The only negative was that there was no place to attach a carrying shoulder strap.

27cc 2 cycle weed whacker

bought the product because of previous satisfaction however this time, on the first use and while using the product, I noticed that the gas tank was hanging down by the two lines attached to it. Apparently, the tank had not been screwed into place as per plan and simply fell off during use. Pretty sad since the danger of fire with gas and heat generated during use could have seriously injured me !!!! Where is the quallity and consumer protection that should be a definite must in today's consumer products. Pretty sad.Have to seriously consider NOT buying anymore SEARS brand products!!!

Second one

The first one quit working within a year, Sears gave me another one. What a peice of junk. Hell to start, wont stay running. Worse than the first one. Dont waste your money!

good trimmer

My Ryobi trimmer finally died after 14 years so I decided to try this one. I love the fact that I won't have to fuss with spools anymore, and I also bought the gas with oil and it also has a preservative that once opened, will last two years. It was very easy to start. The cut is good, but not as powerful as my previous trimmer. I had to make an adjustment but in a way it's good because it doesn't destroy everything I hit with too much power. So far I am satisfied. I hope it is a good quality and lasts for awhile.

Typical great Craftsman quality in this trimmer.

I have a craftsman mower and it has been amazing for many years so I was looking at their trimmer. I hear that the more expensive straight shaft trimmers tend to be more reliable but it just wasn't that comfortable compared to the curved shaft so I went with this model. I am glad that I went with this model for a couple reasons. 1) Power- 27cc is plenty of power and probably more than I even need. I just slightly squeeze the throttle and it easily goes through grass and weeds. It has so much power that I accidentally trimmed some of my wooden fence so be careful around the fence. 2) Comfortable- I was holding the various trimmer models in the store and I just didn't like the feel of the straight shaft. 3) Strong line- The line is easy to change and very durable. I was never a fan of the bump feed and I liked autofeed so I had some doubts about this hassle free line but I am liking it. 4) Starts Easily- It really starts easily for me as I don't need any other tool to start it. There was a time when I couldn't get it started so I looked in the instruction manual and it said in troubleshooting.... "Flooded engine- Hold throttle and pull". I did that and it started right away. I read in online forum that if you press the priming bulb too much that it could flood the engine. When the trimmer didn't start for me, it was after I used it and I pressed it 10 times again which wasn't really necessary and that flooded the engine. Now I know. So don't press the bulb more than necessary and if you flooded the engine, don't pull the line 20 times as it is just flooding the engine more. You just simply hold the throttle when pulling the string and it will start. Don't pull the string too many times because you are just flooding the engine more. The manual has good troubleshooting tips..... Let me talk about some of the complaints from one reviewer. It is under my impression that tall people like who are 6'2" prefer the straight shafts as they tend to be more comfortable than curved shafts for taller people. I read it on the forums and it makes sense. Complaining about it stalling? Never ever happened to me but maybe he had one of the bad ones in the batch. Complaining about breaking a line half way through his front yard? Really?! Maybe he got different lines from mine or he is trimming concrete. These lines are thick and very strong and I have yet to break one so far. I do trim weeds and grass though. Complaining about the motor not having enough power? This trimmer is a beast and has so much power that it could edge with ease. If I could flip it and edge with the string line, it could easily edge with a metal blade. The reviews for the craftsman metal edging attachment are very good (4 out of 5 stars). Complaining about loose parts and no way to tighten them? You just use that big red knob as it clamps the shaft. It is hard for me to believe that reviewer even has this craftsman trimmer because his complaints are so off base in my opinion (changing a line for every half front yard, not knowing about the big red tightening knob, etc) and then praising a very expensive Hitachi commercial straight line trimmer that he supposedly paid less for... Probably just a Hitachi fan. And you can't get a 24cc Hitachi straight line commercial trimmer for less than this craftsman trimmer as the Hitachi commercial trimmer sells for $280 at ********** and $230 on ******. I am glad that I listened to the positive reviews on this site because it made me lean to this trimmer over the others. I recommend this trimmer.