Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol Reviews

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I find some comfort in the feedback illustarting exactly my own expewriences with this vile piece of kit. How it ever got to market is beyond me.

The line feed is quite something from Hell...The Bolt holding the line feed siezes...The start system must have been designed by a rival manufacturer!

Come on Ryobi

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No problem with starting or the engine operation of my Ryobi PLT2543Y . Main issue is the line feed or lack of it. No matter what I try I can't get the line to feed out which leaves me taking off the spool every time I want more line.

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Used ryobi plt2543y once.Lasted 15 minutes then the fuel line broke.Unfortunately it was out of warrenty having been boxed for that rainy day.Do not buy!!!!!!

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PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS P.O.S..this RYOBI/26CC GAS LINE TRIMMER It took me to trips to the store and exchanged them each time and the last time i just got my money back..the problem was just the same as others after you get it started that just put it one step closer to being recycled with the trash..because that sucker would not restart for nothing..so please be WARNED..make a better decision with another brand..i chose troy-built and its worked like a champ from day one. If i would have k ...

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I have just been using the Ryobi PLT 2543Y for about five hours and it worked perfectly, however, when I had finished, I found out that the exauhst had come off, the bolts had snapped. That is the only down point. Everything else works fine though.

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I am a 67 yr. old man with very sore joint and after had a few electric strimmers, you have to walk further to get round bushes and other items in the garden, they are lighter but thats all. the cable is the bug and battery can go flat with a heavy workload. NOW SINCE I BOUGHT A RYOBI MOD. PLT-2543Y, I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE WHEN I GOT IT AT FIRST BUT THATS ALL BEHIND ME NOW EXCEPT FOR THE RE-LOADING THE SPOOL WITH MY ARTHRITIS IT TAKE SOME TIME BETWEEN ONE MINUTE TO AN HOUR

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The Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol is on the whole, decent value for money. You get what you pay for I guess.

I've owned 2 of these, both had pretty much the same life-span and same faulys. Machines held up well considering i've used them commercially for the past 8 months. Though they're not as well built as some of their competitors, which I guess is why it they're much cheaper than the other's.

No real problems with the grass trimmer attatchement, but hedge cutter won't go through any thick stu ...

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The Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc is simply awful piece of machinery. I am in finance, and I could have designed something better. If I was Ryobi, I would be ashamed of myself to have dumped this on the market. Avoid this product at all costs.

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i have owned a Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol for couple of months, Line feeds been great as long as your an experienced line fitter, But mine will start easily from cold following the handle instructions bit since the first use never ticks over without throttle, i glanced at the throttle cable that runs from the trigger and it actually doesnt engage til the triggers been pulled halfway, i suggest they fix the cable length coz it must be over stretched , but then why should i fix their products glob ...

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i have owned a Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol for some time it starts from cold ok, cannot get it to run off half choke and half throttle , and after 5 mins when hot it cuts out and there is no way you get it started again until it is cold , possible the following wk !!!!

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Took a while to get the knack of starting the Ryobi PLT2543Y but not real problem there - main problem is the appalling line feed. Spend 100 times more time releasing the line than strimming.

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Agree with all the comments,cannot ever get my yobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol to start,line feed awful.Don't buy one!!!

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this litle Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol 25cc engine is excllent for toning the stomach muscles.I get mine out of the shed every saturday in summer and spend around 40 mins. pulling my guts out trying to get it to start. I then put it away again until the following week.Could give you a hernia if you overdid it at first mind. For 70 quid its cheaper than a mountain bike or a trampoline, takes less room up, and gives the kids hours of fun.I usually end up with a face like a well slapped arse w ...

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The Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc is an awful machine. Took a couple of weeks and lot of cursing to get it to start even though I followed the instructions. Worked once and now will not start at all.

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Bought a Ryobi PLT2543Y two years ago and have had it working only two or three times. Cuts out when hot and refuses to re start, line feed is terrible. I paid to have it serviced last year thinking it was me and the garden machinery shop told me it was the worst make they had come accross. Tried again today then decided to look on line and am glad to see its not just me. I am going to have one last go and if it does not start am going to attack it with a sledge hammer.

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Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol is an awful piece of kit, started ok , but when hot would not restart , so pretty useless if you want to use more than once.

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i would not really recomend one of these Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol strimmers, i have never had a problem starting it, even after 5 months in the garage and on stale petrol, but definitely concur on the line feed problems experienced by all on here...

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I had no problems starting the machine, but you do need to follow the instructions exactly. The bump feed mechanism is atrocious, the line does not feed well, the securing nut wears out instantly and the head gets stuck to the shaft. Rubbish.

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It's shocking that such a poor product as the Ryobi PLT2543Y 25cc Petrol is on the market. From my experience how can it be that something that is for the simple task of trimming the garden can fail to start!
Time and again, I've tried to get this useless piece of junk started only to end up-an hour later- getting the electric one out.
I used to have a Stihl petrol strimmer and it gave me no problems whatsoever, which confirms I'm not the monkey.

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Unlike others, I have had no problems with the engine starting or running, but the line feed is a nightmare - a problem shared by many, it seems. I spent more time trying to unsnag the line than I did strimming. It never worked for any length of time without the lines snapping and the bump mechanism failing. It is then all too easy for the twin-feed lines to become entangled while trying to free them. I would not recommend this product to anyone.