I purchased a Ryobi ex 26 weed trimmer head from home depot about 2 months ago, used it once and now it will not start. Had a Ryobi for several years and have all the attachments. It seems not to get fire
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Are you sure about the model number? I see several 30CC engine string trimmers by Ryobi. Two are the Ryobi RY30040B (SS30) and a RY30544 (SS30).
For both of these models, mix a high quality 2-cycle engine oil at 2.6 oz. per gallon of gasoline to pour into the gas tank. This ratio is used in several other Ryobi string trimmer models. Many Ryobi product manuals are available here: https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/support/manuals . Most Ryobi gas powered and 40V battery-powered tools will have a model number that starts with RY. The 18 V battery powered models often start with a P.
I hope this helps. If you add a comment with the actual model number, I may be able to provide more information.
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I bought a Shakespeare Push-n-Load 3 blade trimmer head at The Home Depot for about 26 dollars and picked up a pack of 12 replacement blades for another 7. Did a whole 3 acres worth of weed whacking and still didn't need to change the blades. I was also powering through some pretty thick bushes with ease. Highly recommended.
Not a bad decision, all in all. Maybe get a gas job. All of the posts concerning electric trimmers on here show ME how problematic they are, how cheap they are and how prone to failing they are! Maybe get a cheap gas job? With proper care and maintenance, these units can last several years.
The string head on these units is very poorly designed. There is hardly anything in the head to retain the line. I suggest removing the stock string head and going to Home Depot and getting a replacement Universal type head or one for the Ryobi or Homelite They are basically interchangeable. Check the length available on the shaft end (threaded part) after removing the head.Use a large wrench or pliars to hold the dust cap when you unscrew the head. If you feel the driveshaft turning, don't continue turning head or you will break the flex driveshaft.
Your string head is part number 26 in the diagram. Home Depot's Garden department has a wide variety of parts including universal string heads and heads for Homelite, Ryobi, etc. and possibly one that will fit your machine. A lot of these trimmers have Poulan engine and trimmer head parts. See if you can get the complete assembly off the trimmer (if you haven't already) and take it with you to the HD and match it with a new one. The price of parts from an online supplier plus shipping will be almost as much as a complete replacement head. If you shop Ebay, there are literally hundreds and hundreds of weed trimmer parts on there and some good deals to boot.
Definitely stay away from Ryobi, Troy Bilt, Bolens and Yard Machines by MTD. They are all Ryobi with different brand names on them. (goes for trimmers too) MTD owns them all. The best small tiller, IMHO, is Mantis. (2-cycle) I think Sears sells them now. I have one and it will run circles around the rest.
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