Hi all,

So in the past, all my (cheap-brand) trimmer I pick up end up failing and can never get running again. I've had a Stihl that stopped working (have a thread somewhere here), a gardenline (which worked well when it worked) and lastly a almost-new Ferrix (Aldi brand) that worked good (heavy thing though) then no longer wanted to start after a half-dozen uses. Stripping/cleaning carb didn't help, after many start attempts the pull cord starter started to break smirk. It could just be my lack of knowledge and experience as to why I can't fix, or perhaps I just have bad luck, and I get duds, lol.

What brands should I look at and what brands should I avoid. I'd like a brand/model that's known to have a good history so I can have a trimmer that might last.