Husqvarna 122

Okay, but noisy and doesn’t last – I bought new three years ago. It worked fine for first two years, then became more difficult to start. Two weeks ago it died, and mower repair store says it’s kaput. Show details

20 years and still going – I bought this model in 1999 and it's still going after more than 20 years of punishment. I've had it serviced once or twice, and pulled the carby apart a couple of times, otherwise it's been great Show details

Most reliable two-stroke machine I've owned – I've owned this unit for about 5 years now and have never had an issue with it. I use it on every every two weeks, so it's got some good mileage on it. Has always started second pull. Show details

Reliable unit – Bought the 122LD in 2011 and it has proved to be very reliable. Starting usually no problem. Press the primer bulb a few times, set to about 1/2 choke, give 4 or 5 short pulls then a full pull and it almost always bursts into life. Push choke in after a few seconds. It did have an issue the other day when it was completely dead - no spark. … Read more

Kill switch checked out OK with multimeter but the insulation on the wires was squashed where it entered the orange plastic housing. (I hate the way everything is encased in plastic these days.) Fixed with a few wraps of insulation tape. Not the most powerful unit and the head needs cleaning regularly for the auto line feed to work but it does all we need on a steep 1,500 sq m rocky block. The split shaft is great for transport as it fits into any car boot.

Biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever brought – Purchased this 2 years ago used it twice and it won’t start at all. Threw it in the shed and came across it whilst cleaning up Don’t waste your time and money buying it. Go the extra mile and buy a Sthil at least you will get the job done. Show details

Failed the 4th time using it – I purchased the 122C in January 2022. I’m taking it back in October 2022. The 4th time I have used it, it fails and will only start and run when cold. As soon as it heats up the engine fails and will not start. Changed the plug and fuel but makes no difference. When cold it will start and run for around 3 minutes then die. Rinse and repeat.… Read more

Disappointed in Husqvarna, my first and last purchase from them. Don’t make the same mistake, it’s unreliable and poorly made.

Great purchase – I have been happy from day 1. My wife bought this for me for Father's day about 3 yrs ago. I have a fairly large yard and several things to weedeat around. This product is fairly lightweight and fairly quiet. It starts up with less than 6 pulls every time. You just have to give it a full choke and pull until you hear it try to fire, then half… Read more ·  1

choke and pull again and it should fire, give it a few seconds before you take it off half choke. Once the choke is fully off let it warm up for about a minute before trying to Rev it up. Mine started up today with no trouble at all and it even had old fuel in it from last year that I forgot to pour out before putting it up for the winter. This is by no means a heavy duty trimmer, but it suits my needs and I'm very pleased with it. I love Husqvarna products, I'm a lifer.

Was good for 6 years – Had it 6 years no probs, except fuel hoses corrode and fuel leaked everywhere. Today as of February 2024, won't run after 3 mins. Mower guy is too busy to fix it. Time to look at a Stihl I think. Show details

LEMON – Never worked from day 1 , took it back to dealer said they fixed it went for 1 hr kept dying under load. I replaced replaced the coil and then the Carburetor. now have to run with choke partially on to have enough power to trim correctly. Waste of money and time never again Show details

ITS A LEMON!! – Had it fixed under warranty as it wouldn't start. We always had problems with it , very much a lemon whipper snipper. Now got a sthil. Release crap and you will loose your brand name quickly. Show details

never again – brand new won't start about to take back for second repair one month old, so frustrating. this product should be recalled, have been at dealer ship and witnessed other purchases bringing same model back for repairs. Show details

Husqvarna 122C Review – Have a new 122c won’t stay running. Changed plug 20 pulls starts pull throttle bogs out dies. Changed fuel and plug still won’t stay running. This went for 279 in Nova Scotia Canada Kent garden center said contact dealer and no support. Local repair shops say the brand is not what it used to be and gear is cheappppp! Well I have two saws made by… Read more

company perhaps it’s time to leave the orange machines behind and try the other guys??

This is frustrating expensive and I feel it is just a hand off to the other guy game when you purchase this brand. Never Again Cheers all !

Buyer's beware – Bought this from Toolmart, worked it for 10 minutes before it failed, would cut out when you tried to use the throttle. Returned it to the shop who sent it to their workshop only to find the carburettor totally failed and would have to be replaced. They offered me a brand new one, I accepted this only to have the new one do the same thing. Neither… Read more

the shop or Husqvarna will give me a refund. The new one is going back to the shop today but im not expecting much from them, my advice is avoid this product as the maker knows it's a lemon as do the retailer's and nobody's willing to stand behind their product. The third attempt to get one that run for more than 5 min., this one although brand new had the carbi replaced, apparently Husky are now outsourcing their parts to China, they are mostly faulty so again I say avoid this product.

Can't start my Husqvarna 122c trimmer – Bought my Husqvarna 122c about 1 year ago. Tried to start it, but can't... Nearest service workshop reckon the clutch is permanently engaged, hence the difficulty to start it. I've asked for a quote to replace/service the clutch. I'm not looking forward to that :-(

Unreliable junk – Purchased in 2013 and pretty sure it’s been back to Husqvarna every summer for repairs since. I seem to get about 7-8 hrs use b4 it develops another problem. Have finally had a guts full, am buying a 325iLK tomorrow and intend taking a sledgehammer to the 122LD.  Show details

Great machine bad quality – Had this brush cutter for only a month then the petrol tank split leaking fuel trying to get another one is like extracting teeth Not happy i wanted an echo but bought husqvarna insted Show details

Save your money – If you enjoy spending an hour trying to start a Line Trimmer only to give up and borrow the one from your neighbour, then this is the machine for you. I have doubled the price of this machine in repairs that the dealer said were my fault. After one repair I asked the dealer to start it and he couldnt. He took it back to the workshop and after 5… Read more

minutes got it going. Unless you have a can of "Start you......." forget it. The starting mechanism is weak and as you have to labour over starting the 122C the mechanism falls apart. I owned a Tanaka for 22 years and never changed a cord once. I gave it to the dealer for parts. It still ran fine it was just the plastics had started to fail. My suggestion is. Take the $220 one of these will cost and give it to the RSPCA. That way some one will benifit and you'll feel good for helping. Then go and buy something else.

Temperamental – This thing is a difficult to start. Very fussy. When I leaned out the oil mixture a tad it started and ran better. It is quiet but to achieve this quieter operation feels like it has been choked(restricted) as it doesn't really rev out well. Lately I have had issues after it runs for about 5-10min it will just die. Have taken in under warranty but… Read more

I doubt anything will come of it. The line trimmer my Dad gave me 20 years old runs and starts better than this thing. This husky is cheap. Even the shaft feels like it's made from paper

Runs but far from great product – This trimmer has always run well enough for me. - would always have take around 10 pulls to start. - placement of the fuel filler cap is poorly designed and can be extremely difficult to grasp properly to unscrew with just your hand, you may need some sort of tool to assist. - the off button stopped fuctioning shortly out of warranty, shop said… Read more

not economical to repair, i have to stop by pulling spark plug cover off.

- it's quieter than other 2 strokes I've used,

- the string load is easy to use, reload and functions well

- vines and longer grass runners cause no issues with this machine unlike others I use which tangle around the shaft at the head.

In all I think reasonable value for money but could probably find better.

Disappointed – Only about 16 months old and stopped working. Took it to repairer who told me that the part required to fix would cost $130 and $88 labour. Not worth fixing. Very disappointed with this product. I bought what I thought was a reliable brand looking for longevity and I would have been better off buying a cheap brand. Very unhappy.  Show details

122LK trimmer Rubbish machine – Purchased after my e-bay one died after 8yrs talked into buying this rather than more expensive model by the salesperson. Not a great machine at all had it back for repairs 3 times in four months, now the motor is run in its a little better but overall poor quality rattles like anything and does not handle bigger trimmer lines at all. WOULD I BUY ANOTHER HUSQVARNA I THINK NOT  Show details

The great mistake – I purched the machine one week ago, used for about 30 minutes and it hasn't started since. I now have to take back to the dealer 100 kms away then possibly go back to pick it up. I hope (judging by other comments} this isn't the start of a nightmare. Yes the price was compatable with Ryobi but the Ryobi I replaced it with was 7 years old. Has this been a $189.00 lesson?  Show details

Good brush cutter, two warranty repairs so far but!?!? – Bought Oct 2016, used only a few times whilst we were building as we had a lawnmower man, now moved to half acre block 6/17 and its reliable, powerful, good quality cutting cord and release (unlike others than snap regularly) I'm that happy I've now bought a husqvarna ride on mower too. 8/12/17 - reloaded cutting cord last week, easy as, and… Read more

still love this machine!

2/18 - found split in fuel tank, where plastic has been joined in manufacture, took to dealer, replaced no trouble. Dealer returned full of fuel. Happy days

3/18 - pull start broken, spring inside broken. Took to dealer, replaced starter cord and spring unit under warranty no trouble.

Good machine, but hope its trouble free from here, given its maybe been used less than 8 months!

Rubbish product – I purchased this 18 months ago because my cheap one died. In that time I have got it to start almost first attempt ONCE. Every other time it hasn't started, I've had to leave it for half an hour, and then about half of the time it will eventually start. It's been serviced - made no difference. Appalling waste of money.  Show details

Good so far – The machine cuts well, the higher power and speed seems to use less trimmer cord than the Ryobi curved shaft trimmer. This means I don't need to rewire as often. Head holds about the same about of cord as the standard Ryobi head. I can trim about twice as fast when going though the rough stuff compared to the Ryobi bent shaft half crank trimmer. … Read more

Generally this trimmer does what you expect at this price point: less vibration being a full crank trimmer rather than half crank, slightly less noise, bit heaver (but not hard to maneuver) well balanced at the handle. I'm short, only 165 cm tall. The trimmer is clearly designed for someone much taller than I, however I still find good ways to hold the trimmer at strange angles to trim, edge under many different conditions. I experience much less strain with this machine compared to the Ryobi curved shaft machines.

My only complaint is probably more from the mower shop than the trimmer itself. It was purchased from GYC. Upon first and subsequent uses, the machine didn't handle anything above 10% throttle well. After bringing it back to GYC they adjusted the high speed screw on the carburettor and it works much better now. Before it lack of power meant it couldn't do edging, now it edges like it is on a mission.

In my opinion, the diameter of the cutting head should be greater. I believe there is enough power and robustness in the system to warrant a longer cutting line.

I've only used it several times, shared between 3 different properties, however I'm pleased so far. If I experience any of the problems like the other posts, I'll definitely update this review. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones.

No More Husqvarna products for me – This whipper Snipper (122C) looks like a quality product and it does cut the grass edges well and is very quiet to use........but i have had a gut full of Husqvarna I should have bought a Stihl, Warranty is hard to get They have had to recall these things worldwide because the fuel tanks split, yes mine split they replaced the tank took 2 weeks… Read more

Husqvarna should of handed my money back then mine is a LEMON .used it a hand full of times then another fuel leak LEMON. Man i am real sick of this crap whipper snipper just rebadged chinese Crap , So please Google the fuel tank problem before buying a 122C,

Shame Husqvarna Shame

Can't fault the unit I purchased – Bought the Husqvarna 122c to replace the old McCulloch MT300X. Used the Mac for many years but required too many parts replacing it was false economy to repair. Got the Husky at a great price (end of season), not used it much but its a dream to start (even the wife starts it easily) it can tick over without the cord spinning which is a great… Read more

feature in comparison with my old unit. Powered through the areas in mt garden without issue, seems to be slower reving than the old unit but powers through everything I've thrown at it. In my own experience I'm delighted with its ease of starting and performance (although only owned for a few weeks at present), If it proves to be unreliable, I'll update my post. Reason for selecting a Husqvarna is I use one of their petrol stone cutters and its a good machine, however the strimmer is in the budget end of their range.

Eh – I bought my 122LD after my cheap Bunnings snipper died. Well after a few hours it did not start anymore. Took it back to dealer and he fixed it, was the kill switch wires cut and making contact with each other (known issue I was told by dealer). Have had it now for several years and have discovered it to have insufficient torque to power the extra… Read more

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One thing I do like is the availability of parts. I am having some tuning issues with mine and am going to get it fixed.

5/1/19

I have owned my machine now for 7 maybe more years and I have finally got the machine to run well. It was maybe 2 months ago when I was not getting a spark at the plug lead so I pulled the machine apart, reset the coil, then re tuned the carby and she runs very well. Although in the eight years I am onto my 3rd caby, second throttle trigger, kill switch, throttle cable, pull cord assembly and fuel tank.

frustrating – Seriously the engineer that designed the line spool system should be shot Show details