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Posted by No on June 14, 2005, 7:50 pm
I thought I heard they were bought by John Deer?
>
>> Hello:
>>
>> Was thinking of getting a gift for a friend of a Homelite gas string
>> trimmer.
>>
>> Home Depot seems to sell them in the price range I'm in ($ 100 or so)
>>
>> I have a 5 year old one, and it's worked pretty well.
>>
>> But, i've heard that Homelite is (essentially) no longer in business, or
>> viable, and that
>> parts and repair are no longer available.
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>> How true is this, and how concerned should I be about buying one ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>>
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> They are in business, pretty much in name only. They are owned by the same
> Chinese conglomerate that owns Ryobi and others. Parts and service will
> suck down the road. I would consider them to be a throw away trimmer, once
> it breaks, toss it. Most any piece of lawn equipment sold at large chain
> stores will have poor parts and service availability, there are some
> exceptions.
>
> Why not break out some more cash and buy something you can get parts for,
> and also help out a local retailer? Stihl for example makes great
> trimmers. A low end Stihl can be bought for around $150, and parts are
> easy to find.
> Greg
>
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