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HomeString TrimmersToro 51358 3.9 amp 13-Inch Electric Trim and Edge String Trimmer |
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13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Wimpy Sep 14, 2008
By deh2k
My old Craftsman 2-cycle trimmer gave up the ghost so I decided to go green with an electric. Once I got it going, the old Craftsman used to make short work of the weeds in my garden and behind my house.
The string broke about 12 times on the Toro and I had to open up the spool to fish it out. And the garden was only about 1/4 done. I finally threw it down in disgust and gave up. It may be OK for trimming the grass around the edges of your yard, but that's about it.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Even Red Green couldn't find a use for this trimmer Aug 15, 2010
By M. Stanwood
This trimmer was purchased to replace a 1980's vintage Toro trimmer that worked great but finally wore out. While my old trimmer lasted over 20 years this product of "Value Engineering" didn't last 20 weeks. The first feature I noticed is that the adjustable handle can't really be adjusted to function as a comfortable balance point for a normal human being. The second feature of questionable worth is the large guard on this trimmer. The guard is incredibly effective. It is unlikely you will cut anything by accident or even on purpose with this guard in the way. The next feature is the auto-jam operation of the string feed that ensures the string never gets anywhere close to the outside edge of the guard. And the final, and to me most useful, feature is that while bumping the trimmer on the ground won't feed more string it will break the cheap plastic shaft between the handle and motor in half. This really is the most useful feature as now I can toss this piece of trash and buy a trimmer that actually works.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good idea...poor design Oct 01, 2010
By Edward J Findrick
I had my Toro 13" model 51358 String trimmer less than a year. I bought it because it had what looked like the nice feature of turning the handle over and it became an edger. From the beginning, the advance-the-string by tapping it down never worked well. I would stop the trimmer, turn it over and tap the center with my hand and withdraw more string with the other hand. This worked for a while until the smooth metal grommet from where the string fed out from the housing disappeared. The string was now exposed to the sharp plastic edges of the string housing. Two feet of edging and no further before the string broke! After about 6 premature string breaks, the edger fell on the driveway (with a little help from me!!) and the handle broke off. The breaking of the handle was a good thing because the edger now fits very well in the recycle bin!
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 bump feed did not work Sep 26, 2009
By WI Mart
"WI Mart"
The bump feed did not work properly in the horizontal trim position, and did not work at all in the vertical (edging) position. I bought this trimmer to replace an older version which finally burned out after many years of service, so I know how they should work. With this one it was trim or edge for a foot or so, remove the head to feed out some more line, replace the head, and repeat- over and over again. Very frustrating. I even rewound the line on the spool a few times because it seemed to be trapped by overlapping line. I finally returned this trimmer. Overall, I have always liked the Toro brand, but this trimmer just didn't cut it (literally).
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 WARNING Mar 13, 2011
By GENE ADDINGTON
THE TORO HAS MORE POWER THAN MY OLD ONE.
USED ABOUT FOUR YEARS THEN I COULD NOT
GET THE CAP OFF TO REPLACE THE STRING.
NOW I KNOW THAT GRIT ACCUMULATES AND IT
NEEDS TO BE CLEANED ONCE AND A WHILE.
MY OLD MATH TEACHER USED TO SAY A WORD
TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT.
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