Ryobi 26cc 2 Stroke RLT26CDSN

Terrible, one time use – Bought this from bunnings for $187 on a Friday and managed to do my backyard. Went to start it on Saturday to the front yard for 40mins and didn't start over and then tried again on Sunday for around 30mins and still didn't start. Went through the cold start procedure many many times and it wouldn't start. For me it's been a one time use for $187… Read more

and I am not happy with this piece of crap product. If you want a decent wipper snipper aim towards spending more money and stay away from ryobi.

Dont wast your money – Old wipper snipper lasted 16 years not much trouble, when time to replace bought another ryiobi,small lawn to edge so whent for this model... big mistake this is not an easy start model as described if you have a shoulder problem this is not for you! Show details

Does the job – Had no real issues, starts 2nd or 3rd attempt.2 years on the only problem I had was when starting cold, took a little time to engage throttle fully but other than that has been efficient. Kept clean after every use. Would buy again. Show details

This is great!! – Bought this trimmer 3 or 4 years ago. With a good maintenance ( cleaning of air filter and carburettor) keep working as new. Will do any har job you need in your garden regards the size. Good price/quality. In love with it! Show details

I'm a commercial gardener fwiw – Well, I've had 2 of these over the course of the past 10 years. I use the latest one almost every day for a few hours. STILL going strong. . For a piece of kit that clearly states within the instructions: not for commercial use, it's sure standing up. My last one died at about the 5yr mark and despite my best efforts I couldn't get it going again.… Read more ·  1

I'm now thinking it probably just needed it's muffler outlet screen cleared of soot! So my fault. I dislike the curved shaft and always upgrade to a straight bar

Ryobi line trimmer RLT26CDSN – I struggled with this line trimmer for three years. Apart for a lot of vibration, starting this machine was a nightmare. It is now where it belongs, the scrap heap. I wouldn’t recommended it to anyone unless you are prepared to spend heaps of time and effort to get it going. I ran out of patience a few times and abandoned the intent of starting it. Never again will I buy a Ryobi. Show details

parts not available – I bought this line trimmer in 2017, the muffler has fallen apart inside and now you can't get a replacement part because it is obsolete. Bunnings suggested I try Ebay. Show details

RYOBI Whipper Snipper – I could not be more disappointed. My last RYOBI entry level price, lasted 4 years was always reliable until the end, went and purchased entry level again $189 at Bunnings, RLT254CSEON, the instructions were terrible, if you were a first time purchaser you would have no chance of putting this together. Due to previous experience I managed, but the… Read more

quality of parts and “plastic”, not even close to my previous purchase. I will be returning to Bunnings, and if need to spend a little more cash to buy a better product, but not Ryobi, this was it for me. Need to think about the consumer and a name that always had a good reliable branding about it, Never again, junk complete junk, Ryobi forever disappointed and will never buy one of your products again.

About this line trimer – Absolute rubish,broken fuel lines, broken primer, burns spark plugs like no tomorrow, hard to start hard to keep on runing. Waste of money. Only think what was ok retreding the trimin line and not tu heavy. Show details

CAN`T GET PARTS – I Bought this machine and used only 2 times and the Bump Knob broke ,i could not find at bunnings or online to replace.they are telling me to buy the whole head which is around $70.00 supposed to be good brand.very disappointed .I do not recommend. still it is up to you folks.  Show details

It’s head flew off – I bought this whippet snippet from Bunnings about two months ago. I should of known it’s a Chinese POS when the instructions where pictorial puzzles, no words. During the first use I went through several meters of string and the head kept swallowing the string. Spent 2 hours edging, 1 of which was just for feeding and fiddling. My wife thought I… Read more

was useless. Second time round the head melted and flew off into the neighbors yard, I won’t bother with this piece of crap anymore.

Hard to start, need a degree – I bought the Ryobi brand new from Bunnings to leave at my mums house instead of carting my Markita around, what a nightmare to start, my Markita adjust choke, 3 pumps of the fuel and 2 pulls of the cord tops and it goes, you need a degree to start the Ryobi, even when warm l have trouble starting it, l am selling it after 3 uses and buying another… Read more

Markita, all this to save a few bucks will now cost me more, will never purchase another Ryobi item again. Was not the cheapest one there either.

junk junk junk junk – what a complete piece of junk , why can't I give this no stars , hard to start (when it starts), then you have to hold it at a specific angle to cut anything , (was this never tested out). which then means it gauges out the ground , not fit for purpose .. bought from Bunnings who have gone bust ( probably due to their poor customer relations). I've just joyfully smashed this hateful piece of junk into many smaller pieces, and it did feel good  Show details

Junk. Do not buy – It worked for a few months, then wouldn't start. Having lost the receipt, I couldn't return it. I'd bought 2 attachments for it so I thought it would be worth having it serviced. I was wrong... After the service it worked for a few hours, now won't start again. I just wish I'd read the reviews on this site before buying.  Show details

Absolute piece of crap – Near impossible to put together. Once i got it together the head keeps coming off. Instructions were ridiculously crap, I'm in the army, all i do is follow instructions, but not these ones. Don't buy this product, spend the extra money and buy a different one. I was really looking forward to using this, however i am gutted.  Show details

Will not start, ever – Was ok but will not start, lost receipt when we moved house so they said “too bad“. Always use good fuel and oil, is kept in a dry environment but still will not start. Spend the extra money and avoid Bunnings. Was second Ryobi product and will be the last.  Show details

Disappointed – Shaft got hot, head melted and came off while in use, fortunately it didn't hit anyone, disappointing as it was recommended to me by 3 different Bunning stores, i had a different one in mind which was a little more expensive, Bunnings did give me the option to replace it or get a refund, now looking for a better, safer replacement  Show details

Solid home use machine – Purchased this mostly due to the price and warranty. The machine has run well over the time I have had it. I had it for just under 2 years before I started having some issues with the clutch. I was able to return it under warranty and get a new one with a new 2 year warranty. So ultimately a 4 year warranty. The machine was easy to start and I would buy a Ryobi again if I was in the market.  Show details

Please Don't Buy – Brought the first one of these about 4months ago used it about 10 times, worked well so I bought the rotary attachment used it 3 times and then it wouldn’t start I assumed maybe I did something wrong and went back and bought a new one 2 weeks ago. Used the new one twice and it has the same problem, luckily I kept the receipt but I’m still out $350 dollars.  Show details

Ryobi whipper snipper is a piece of junk – I am very dissapointed with my Ryobi Whipper snipper. It is less than 2 years old and hardly used yet it is almost impossible to start. Same fuel mix as my Victa lawnmower, which is 11 years old and which has never missed a beat despite not one service. Rubbish.  Show details

Absolute Rubbish – Its heavy, cumbersome, badly made (connecting pieces dont fit snugly, loose) support strap is useless. Bought from Bunnings Jan 2017, its had 3 uses and each time it was harder to start and on the fourth time it won't start at all. Stuffed by October. The local lawn mower specialist said it needs a new carby kit, not worth spending the money. This… Read more

is the second Ryobi line trimmer that has failed with in 12 months of purchase and unfortunately I misplaced the receipt for both purchases. Fuel was not left in the tank and correct 2 stroke mixed applied. Stored in car garage. I will never by another Ryobi product again its cheap chinese product branded with a company logo that used to have a good reputation

Total waste of time and money – Bought from bunnings 2weeks ago, assembled it, what a pain, lousy instructions, got it running for about 15 minutes and then the clutch over heated. So back to the shop it went for a exchange, no problem with that. Got the new one home and assembled, off to work, 30 minutes or so later we had a smoking clutch and it was basically stalling in medium length grass. Going back and get the money back.  Show details

Thought this was a reputable brand but it's cheap Chinese junk – After a bit over 3 years it is beyond repair. Not good enough. Right from when I assembled it, it felt poorly made and trashy. It couldn't handle thick grass and I had problems with the head falling off. It was often difficult to start and wouldn't keep running. In heavy grass the line tends to strip off the spool. The previous one was a generic… Read more

brand which I think was actually better made. If the people at Ryobi think that I'm going to rush down to Bunnings to buy another one they are mistaken. In fact I don't think I would buy any Ryobi product again.

And then my head fell off – The head of a line trimmer is a pretty important part, you'd think. But Ryobi couldn't be bothered telling you how to attach it in the 'instruction manual'. Not a word, nothing. There is a parts diagram on page 7 which if you study with a magnifying glass shows a screw which comes rattling around inside the head out of the box, attached to the… Read more

main head housing, part 11. So I figured you have to slide part 11 onto the drive shaft, screw the screw on, THEN attach part 10, THEN attach part8, AND ONLY THEN, Attach part 9. If you do not strictly follow this order, you cannot attach the head. A few words in the manual to this effect would have saved an hour's detective work. Totally ridiculous in a brand new product. Not surprised to see Ryobi have discontinued it. But at least the head is attached. Now to use it to see if it stays attached ....

First whipper snipper I brought, and was broken from the start – Brought this from Bunnings after taking a while to decide which one to buy, read the box saw 26cc so was keen on this extra ccs. Anyway took it home unboxed it and went to put it together, the head was attatched in the instructions already, but not on mine. Nothing in the instructions tells you how to put the head on, figured out it was just a… Read more

screw, put it together. Fueled it up, engine took a little while to start at first but it started eventually, used it for about 5 minutes if that and the head fell off. Reattached it another 3 times, same isssue. Taking it back today to get a stihl. The engine seemed powerful, line is extremely easy to feed, but product was faulty.

Really disappointing – This was a really bad purchase. For the following reasons: 1) Hard to start 2) Hard to change the cutting line 3) Greedy on fuel 4) Not much power (realised after purchasing another brand with same CC engine) 5) Main bearing on the driveshaft ceased up causing the unit to get so hot that the plastic melted around the bearing and it start smouldering. I replaced this for a Makita which was $100 more and is infinitely better.  Show details

Piece of crap rubbish dont bother working on the – Ive recently rebuild these things and no whatter what you do to keep it perfection it will never start or wont last long don t not get this product worst design and never buy cheap brands waste of design Ive never came across to this poorly design Only buy the ones with the walbro carbys  Show details

Ryobi RLT 26S – I bought the RLT25s which is the straight shaft with gearbox at the lower end ,Any brand of whipper snipper with a curved shaft are prone to drive cable failure after some time.so I chose the straight shaft with gears. I have had no problems starting or running and I am happy with this budget snipper. I use Sthil special long life premixed fuel… Read more

it can be left in the snipper tank between seasons when not used and will

be the same as fresh fuel.

Waste of time money and frustration – I bought this line trimmer and got 1 hour of use out of it and the head stopped spinning, took it back to Bunnings and got a replacement product. Put it together and now it won't start at all! Do not buy this line trimmer it causes way too much frustration.

Dont Buy This Product – It ran okay initially but then constantly stalled once you applied the throttle after cold start. I returned the product to Bunnings who replaced it with a New unit Three or four rounds with the new unit and Same Problem, runs in idle and then stalls and cuts out ! I will NOT touch this product again, one doesn't expect the same problem twice!

Don't Bother – My wife bought one of these from Bunnings as a Christmas gift after my WeedEater died at the ripe old age of 19. 6 months later it was back to Bunnings after the shaft failed, new shaft installed, and 6 months later the engine was poked. I would have used it for probably 20 hours in total. Never will I recommend a Ryobi line trimmer. Spend the… Read more

extra and buy a quality product, I went and purchased another WeedEater - it will probably outlast me.

Ryobi don't do it – I've had 3 Ryobi line trimmers over 2years. They break with only short amount of work, parts missing for assembly in box!! There motto should read Ryobi don't do it!!

Rubbish – i bought the Ryobi 26cc 2 stroke line trimmer from Bunnings for $159. there was another ryobi model for $179 but the $159 model had a swivel handle which i liked better. once i got it home the assembly instructions were really lacking. anyway once i had put it together it was really hard to start, then kept revving really high and stopped about… Read more

twenty times during the first use. the line isn't automatic feed as it was supposed to be and the line broke about five times and then the whole trimmer head kept coming off. also it was as loud as hell. it really was junk. so i took it back and was able to get a refund and am presently looking at the reviews. I think a nice quiet 4 stroke would be best. any suggestions?