Factory Reconditioned Homelite 17 Inch 26cc Gas Powered Mighty Lite Curved Shaft String Trimmer Non CARB Compliant #ZR21506

Customer Reviews

Don't Buy A Homelite

2008-08-03
Don't buy a Homelite. You are wasting your money. My last string timmer, a different brand, lasted 12 years before it went. This one didn't make it 15 months. I bought a Homelite because a major consumer magazine (CR)gave the Homelite string trimmer a best buy rating. For a few weeks, it seemed to start easily and ran smoothly. Then, I started having problems with the string not coming out of the reel. Here I was having to continuously shut the unit off and run the string back through...a major pain. So I bought an adaption kit at Home Depot which replaced the reel with one that holds two precut pieces (this is great and I thoroughly recommend it). Now, after 14 months of owning the trimmer, I am having trouble with the engine. It runs fast, then slow, overheats and shuts off after 5-10 minutes. I have to be careful not to burn myself. I took good care of the unit....used the right gas/oil ratio, changed the spark plug, cleaned the filter, and even removed the gas during the winter months. It didn't really matter. Why bother fixing it...its a piece of junk.

Whimpy, awkward

2008-07-19
I used an older homelite model for 11 years, thought I would by another. This model is very light weight, but VERY poorly designed. Single string head is useless, had to swap with my dual string head from previous trimmer. Where they placed the trigger is HORRIBLE, and is the main reason I got rid of this trimmer after owning for 4 months. Trigger is positioned behind your hand, so you're using your pinky and/or your ring finger to operate. I HATED that. PROS: Inexpensive, runs great, light weight.

Factory reconditioned Homelite 17 inch gas powered Mighty Lite curved shaft string trimmer

2008-07-17
This trimmer is fine for home use, great bargin. I wouldn't reccomend it for like a lawn mowing business though, but it came looking brand new,it fired rite up & runs fine.I'm happy with it

Nice looking, nonfunctioning junk

2008-07-17
Out of the box, this easy-to-assemble refurbished trimmer looks shiny and new. Though hard to start initially, it works quite well for a relatively lightweight string trimmer, that is, for a few hours. I used this useless piece of junk a grand total of five times over 2 weeks. Only twice did it actually work as advertised. After that, it became increasingly nonfunctional, until it no longer starts at all. It would run a few minutes, then gasp and die. Searching the internet for solutions, I discovered this to be a common, non-fixable problem with this particular brand and model. The supposed solution: "contact a servicing dealer." Oh, sure, spend $100 to fix a $60 refurbished out-of-the-box trimmer. A piece of junk. I previously owned 2 Weedeater Featherlites (new), each of which lasted about 2 years, and tomorrow I'm going to the local discount store to buy another one... right after I drop the Homelite off at the dump. Ripped off again.

Reconditioned Homelite Trimmer

2008-07-14
Looked like new out of the box and with a little easy assembly it started right up. The starting instructions require using the choke first on full, then half before it will run properly (done with the gas lever depressed) but they put the instructions right on the handle for people like me (grin). I've used it to trim the yard three times since purchasing and it starts easily each time. It is light easy to handle. I've already recommended it to friends.

Pull Starter Keeps Breaking

2008-07-12
Factory Reconditioned with a 1 Year Factory Warranty

horrible

2008-07-02
This product was horrible. Didn't work from the time I had it out of the box. I will never buy another remanufactured item again.

Most horrid piece of junk I've eer owned

2008-06-19
I just got home with my brand new homelite 26 MightyLite and finished my yard in record time. Bad record that is. It is absolutely the worst piece of junk I have ever purchased. Nothing about it is engineered correctly. I'm just shy of 6 feet tall and I'd have to be another foot taller to get a level cut. It died unless I ran it at full throttle and when it DID die it was incredibly difficult to restart.

DON'T BUY ONE!!!

excellent product and value

2008-06-12
This is a great buy- at least 1/2 the cost of new and yet it is as good as new! It starts easily, runs well and does an outstanding job on the yard. this is the second factory rebuilt Homelite yard tool I've purchased and I highly recommend one to others.

Homelite String Trimmer lemon

2008-06-11
Factory Reconditioned Homelite 17-Inch 26cc Gas Powered Mighty Lite Curved Shaft String Trimmer (Non-CARB Compliant) #ZR21506 Trimmer looked good and worked fine for fifteen minutes. Turned off and when returned few minutes later discovered plastic case badly cracked, apparently from engine heat or vibration. Called service number and was told to take to nearest service center fifty miles away. Not worth the time and gas. Will continue using as long as able but won't recommend this product to anyone.