mexicanyella
ArboristSite Operative
Pretty sure that’s a rebadged Weed Eater. Shroud looks like an early Featherlite model, but red instead of green. Fuel tank looks the same too. I see the displacement is 25cc...the older square shroud Featherlites I’ve “rescued” before were either 18 or 20cc. I have a 25cc one now, but it has a newer, sort of Jellybean-shaped shroud.
The ones I’ve used seemed like good-running powerheads on really light-duty shaft housings, with tiny single-line bump heads loaded with .065” line. I have a fixed-line head on my current one and it swings .080” just fine. It will work with .095” too, but I worry about that small-diameter flex shaft and tube, and .080” seems like a good compromise for the available power and not wearing or breaking off too fast as you cut.
One of the 20cc ones I found and revived a few years ago had a crank bearing failure after a few months but the others only had the occasional fuel line and diaphragm breakdowns. Parts are available and pretty inexpensive, so worth fixing if you don’t expect to use it as a clearing saw/brush cutter.
The ones I’ve used seemed like good-running powerheads on really light-duty shaft housings, with tiny single-line bump heads loaded with .065” line. I have a fixed-line head on my current one and it swings .080” just fine. It will work with .095” too, but I worry about that small-diameter flex shaft and tube, and .080” seems like a good compromise for the available power and not wearing or breaking off too fast as you cut.
One of the 20cc ones I found and revived a few years ago had a crank bearing failure after a few months but the others only had the occasional fuel line and diaphragm breakdowns. Parts are available and pretty inexpensive, so worth fixing if you don’t expect to use it as a clearing saw/brush cutter.