Craftsman 3-n-1 Landscaping Kit

Beware hassle free replacement

Overall, not a bad kit. I was going to return it, however, the edger attachment is the reason I kept it. It takes a bit of getting used to but once you get the feel for it, it's a nice attachment. The blower attachment is a good back-up to my handheld blower but would not want this is as my primary and sole blower. The trimmer is solid, but since I have a lot of limestone edging around my flower beds and trees, the line wears down fast. Yes, the re-load is fast with the pre-cut line, but who wants to stop 3 times while edging ? It's quite the annoyance. 0.110" diameter red trimmer and yes, I kept the "hassle- free" lines conditioned with the tube closed and sponge damp (right out of the box the first line disintegrated after about 5 minutes of edging). Starting hasn't been too bad in my experience (Just prime as directed - average 3 - 4 pulls and it cranks right up). Will be replacing the trimmer head with the $15 bump-free variety.

GOOD

Attachments aren't very good

Brought this 3-in-1 unit back home yesterday after a trip to Sears. I tried all the attachments and I had no success with the edger attachment. The motor simply isn't powerful enough to rotate the blade with enough torque cut through the grass. The weed eater itself works well and the blower is satisfactory - power enough to blow grass off the side walk. I would not recommend this package, but would recommend the weed wacker if sold separately without the attachments.

Pull Start Broken 3 weeks after Purchase

Purchased new on 3/26/13. Went to start today with smart start drill bit and would not start. Tried using the pull start rope and the spring broke. Build quality for Craftsman has dropped off big time.

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it work just fine i can do all at ones with it just exchange the head

Middle of the road

Wouldn't start right outta the box. Took several attempts, even pulled the spark plug to see if it was bad (spark didn't seem adequate) put back in and after a few more attempts it finally did start. Ran fine after that. Hope the attachments hold up - seemed like they needed to be lubed more - I dunno. One thing I did notice was the high noise level when running - hearing protection is needed. Not all bad - it ran good after the initial non start issue. Used all the attachments and all worked fine, did like how the blower worked.

Handy tool

We wanted a gas weed eater and were happy to find this kit that included the edger attachment. The price was great for a three tool combo. The staff at Sears was helpful and answered our questions. We did not feel rushed to make a buying decision.

good one

Great buy for a fact.

hubby

Need it