Outdoor Power Equipment and Small Engines - Homelite weedwacker starts and runs well but the head wont spin
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bales
08-29-04, 03:38 PM
I have a Homelite st-175 weedwacker..I bought and installed a heavy duty brushcutter head for the unit..everything went well for about an hour..then I took a break got some water and when i went to turn the unit on it was struggling to spin and start..once I did get it started everything was fine but the head was not spinning..I started to take the unit apart..I see there is a long cable in the shaft..I cant get the nut(?)off of the head end to see what's in that shaft end..can I fix this unit myself..where do I go from here?
cheese
08-30-04, 12:38 AM
Hello Bales!
Does it look like the boom might have slipped away from the engine a little (enough that the cable might not be engaged with the clutch anymore)? Does it have a gearbox on the end of the shaft? If so, it could well be stripped. Those blades are rough on string trimmers.
Does it look like the boom might have slipped away from the engine a little (enough that the cable might not be engaged with the clutch anymore)? Does it have a gearbox on the end of the shaft? If so, it could well be stripped. Those blades are rough on string trimmers.