Echo trimmers are being manufactured by a company that takes great pride with making professional and residential grade landscaping equipment. They are making the standard that most other businesses are trying to follow with new technology and quality material. They have been in business for the past 30 years, and are still growing and going strong. They also take great pride with how much they have accomplished which helps with making their product line better.
Echo produces several different products that will help you with making your lawn more attractive, but this article will only be discussing echo trimmers.
Echo trimmers are perhaps the highest quality commercial grade grass trimmer. The reason why they have such a high standard is because of the design. All their weed eaters are light weight, have custom ergonomic controls with make them very simple to use, and by using their very own engine technology called ‘Power Boost Vortex’ and Power Boost Tornado’ that will improve your productivity.
There are two different shaft model they are manufacturing; curved for lightweight jobs like posts or even fences the curved shaft make the jobs a whole lot easier on yourself; straight shaft is for places that you cannot normally reach with a curved. There are some shaft configurations that you are able to choose from too, split shaft that will give you the opportunity to use most of their Pro Series Attachments, or if you need increased cutting and head acceleration there are the steel drive shaft ones.
Below you will be reading some of the top Echo Trimmers that are avaible.
GT-225
The Echo GT-225 is a curved shaft trimmer with a motor displacement of 21.2cc. It has a gas tank capacity of 14.9 fl. oz. The curved shaft length is 48 inches. The cutting head is a ‘rapid-loader’, some people are having problems with this head, sometimes it works very well or if you don’t put the line in far enough it will basically throw all the line out. Some people said it is better off just getting a bump head to feed the line. The weight of the tool is 10.2 pounds. It has a starting system of i-30. The price of this yard tool is $159.99 dollars.
SRM-230
This is a straight shaft trimmer that gets its power from a 22.8cc gas engine. It even features a power boosting tornado engine for more power. The bearings are very durable to make power transferring better. It has a air filtration system that is meant for heavy duty use, so if you are using it for only light trimming at home it will work just fine. The debris shield has a cut off knife to make sure that your line is always the right length. It has less vibration for more comfort on your part. The cutting area is 17 inches, so you will be cutting the grass fast. The feeder of the machine is said to be very easy to load. The total pounds of this tool is 12.2. The price is $279.99.
SRM-265
The Echo SRM-265 has a 25.4 cc Vortex Power Boosting motor. The engine has a commercial grade air filtration system, this will keep the engine running clean, and also lessen the starting effort. It has a 59 inch 4 layer flex cable steel straight shaft with an ECHOmatic Pro cutting head. It can hold up to 16.9 fl. oz. of fuel. The handle is a rubber left and right grip giving the use comfort. It also has engine vibration reduction that will give even more comfort and stop fatigue from happening. The total weight in pounds is 13.4. The price tag on this yard tool is $309.99.
SRM-280
The Echo SRM-280 is a 59″ 4 layer cable straight shaft. As the end of the shaft is an ECHOmatic Pro bump feeder head. The cutting area of this trimmer is 17 inches. This is all powered by a 28.1 Vortex power boosting engine that is claimed to have 14% more power increase compared to the SRM-265 model. It has a engine mount and rubber over-mold handles that will reduce the amount of vibration giving the uses more comfort and less fatigue. Also with the weight of 13.4 pounds. It has one of the best ratios for weight and power output, this gives it high performance that you can rely on. The fuel capacity of this trimmer is 21.1 fluid oz. The cost of the Echo SRM-280 is $369.99 dollars.