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Sadly for me this mower met its demise and the oil pan gasket sprung a leak one day and all the oil was just gone and overheated and seized it up. It worked for a little while but yeah I had a hard time with the drive as well, I think it wasn't the belt tension or anything from what I researched on this model it's the gearbox that has issues as they get older, there's some sprockets that lock up and cause it to not go forward or go forward very slowly and in some cases the wheels actually lock up completely. Seems like a design flaw with these where the transmission needs to be torn apart and rebuilt, not worth it at that point.

@@stephencane6653 yep that works great! I have been just resting the pump housing on the top rail of the pool frame and it all works the same. Quick and easy. Except them you have to balance it on top of there lol. Thanks for watching!

Not really, fill it up, make sure to use the proper gas:oil mix ratio, I'd let it idle a bit and warm up first before revving it up fully, once its warmed up have at it!

@@DIYDad1 ran it today for the first time and I'm really liking this machine! I'm guessing it has some type of autofeed for the string, because I ran it about about 30 minutes and only had to bump the head once or twice. I absolutely do need to put a strap on this thing though.

@@bullfrogpondshop3179 nope no auto feed head unless that's a totally new feature but if you've never ran anything thicker than 0.065 or 0.080 line you'd think the thicker 0.095 this thing comes pre spoiled with will last forever 😂 and it definitely feels like that when you're going at it half throttle or less. Glad you liked it, they do get heavy after an extended use. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching and commenting!

@@CactusGal glad this video was helpful! Thanks for watching!

@@arielalexandermontilla9780 it should fit with the included adapter. Ridgid also makes a shop vac with a 2.5" inlet.

@@DIYDad1 My shop vac 6.5HP iis industrial and has a lot of power, the hose works but it makes an annoying whistling noise, any tricks to get rid of that?

@@arielalexandermontilla9780 oh that's interesting I haven't had that happen, my guess is there's something that's causing that sound to resonate maybe like a filter or something that might be partially clogged or something, some turbulent air stream making the sound, hard to diagnose, different attachments on the end make any difference to the sound?

@@DIYDad1 Yes, it's just the Ridgid hose kit, safe because it's thinner than the one the vacuum cleaner originally produces.

@@arielalexandermontilla9780 yeah my guess is that it just has more restriction because it's a smaller diameter hose, also the longer the hose you get the less airflow you get at the nozzle end as well just by the way physics works with how much air can physically move through.

@@1funcar those gas cans suck 🤣. Ended up replacing it with an old style regular ol pour spout with a breather hole drilled in the other side. It's like it was indended lol.

@@tribalwind yep done that before lol same deal there but wanted to show this with common hand tools in case someone doesn't have a drill. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@mnoble0902 grab the rear part of the head where it connects to the shaft to hold it in place so that part doesn't rotate then rotate the outside shell part to the right and it should turn. If it doesn't turn there might be some grass or dirt jammed up in there. There's a couple of plastic tabs on opposite sides of the top of the head you can squeeze those and the head will pop off to disassemble, try to clean that out blow it out with some air and remove any debris. Reassemble it and see if it turns. Hope this helps, good luck!

@@DIYDad1 Thank you for your response. I took the head apart and looked for any debris. It was completely clear and the head still won't turn. I've seen lots of videos, including yours, and it doesn't seem like it should be this difficult. Perhaps mine is defective?

@@mnoble0902 hard to say but it's possible there might be something wrong. It might be really stiff at first, not sure if there's something you can use to grip it for more leverage or something maybe it just needs a good extra oomph to get it mowing lol not sure besides that, could just be the thing is seized up or bad.

@@DIYDad1 Thank you. I'll see if I can find something to grip it with. It's frustrating because the trimmer (PAS-225) is new. While using it yesterday, something happened to the head and the string stopped coming out.

@@mnoble0902 it definitely sounds like you might have a bad head on there sometimes stuff like that gets past qc, it's a shame because that's such a nice trimmer to begin with but it happens from time to time it should be under warranty if it's new yet luckily. Try revving it up about half throttle and give the ehad a few good hits on concrete or stone or something see if you can get the line to advance it should come out when you bump the head on the ground if it doesn't feed it's probably not working properly

@@garyalensr echo ftw I absolutely love my srm225 nothing comes close. This is great for smaller jobs as I mentioned, just quick trims. If you're going full power on the higher speed setting I burned through an 8 ah battery in like 12 minutes. Respectable for battery but if you're not going absolutely ham on the trimmer at full power it lasts a while. Still can't touch gas for a quick fill up and keep on goin though. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@garyalensr and actually costs have come down considerably this kit with the battery was 299 which puts in on par cost wise with the echo!

@@Striperman always my man over here the striperman!

Glad you found this video useful!

That's a heck of a lot of land to clear lol honestly though, throw a brush cutter head on one of them for the thicker stuff and keep the string line head on the other one for the lighter grass. Echo makes a few models with larger displacement engines as well, more for commercial use and heavy duty use. The srm225 here is 21.2 cc engine. Something like a 2620 will have a 25.4cc engine and give you more torque for tougher jobs they cost almost twice as much as this one though.

lol sorry can't help ya there :P :D tough to see even if you're NOT colorblind lol.

@@DIYDad1 thanks for replying. Luckily my wife can see colors and we figured it out haha

I just love the versatility of liquids and the ability to mix multiple products together to get different results. Thanks for watching and commenting!

You can just throw a simple tarp under it to keep it clean if you're going to be taking it down every fall before winter but if you clear the area properly first there's really no need.

I don't think it's labeled for fleas specifically but you can check the domyown website search for flea control from their website. They might have a specialized product.

Correct, just set all the way to min setting, it just turns up or down the level of suction from the siphon tube that's all it does really. And if the solution tank is completely empty it's just going to suck in a tiny bit of air, no big deal at all.

Lol isn't that something you're scratching your head forever then light bulb and you figure it out. 🤣 Yep been there many times. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the other models, thanks for watching and commenting!

Just that you need an adapter to make it fit unfortunately, it's just not as clean of a setup.

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Good advice thanks! Thanks for watching and commenting!

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Can save the water with the salt and vinegar mix to put in back pack sprayer to spot treat weeds lol.

@@Striperman haha love your out of the box thinking lol. Been good man, lot of changes in my life lately, divorce is finalized now, no lawn to take care of at the moment but things are looking up finally! Hope you're doin well too!

Honestly it's one of my favorite general purpose fertilizers, it's easy to apply and good quality, easy to spread, doesn't clump up, and fast results.

Yeah, cause I don’t know what’s happening this year. I know it’s still kind of early in the season, but it’s really yellow. I’ve been using Scotts, but it just doesn’t seem to be doing any good

@@FORDTECH313 So this stuff has a little bit of iron and some other micro nutrients in it which helps with the color, I don't believe the Scotts has any iron in it, the Scott's is pretty basic it does the job with the basic macro ingredients that your lawn needs but not much beyond that other than to push growth. There could be a soil issue too if your color isn't where you want it to be, overly acidic or too alkaline soil will leach color and cause the yellowing. You could look for an organic fertilizer that is slow release and has iron in it, adding some organic matter to your soil as well which could help. I like Milorganite but the cost of that has gone up quite a bit in recent years sadly, but that stuff has iron which really helps with color, check the label on products you buy and see if it has iron as an ingredient that will go a LONG way to helping give your grass a nice deep dark green color. Either a liquid iron spray or a graunular iron product like Ironite that you can water in. Hope this helps!

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Awesome! Hope it works out great!

Glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching!

I'm impressed with how well this thing has held up for me, they are built like tanks!

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This will repel pollinators like bees and such, I haven't had had too large of a bee population in this entire town to be honest so it's not a huge concern where I live, however you can also be a little more selective with where you spray this and skip over plants you care about. Just spray in your most common outdoor living areas like around decks and patios and a good 3 foot radius around those areas and that alone will be a HUGE improvement with mosquitoes just with that.

I would wait til after rain. Of you apply it too soon before a rain it could wash away reducing the amount of time that the chemical is active for. It will still be there in the soil and on plants but greatly diluted. Best to wait til after a rain and it will dry and stay there for longer. Thanks for watching!

@@DIYDad1 awesome thank you! You now have a new subscriber and thanks for the link for that website very useful too

I did the fence all myself!

Take aook at their cordless electric trimmers.