u/Ok_Staff_Bill

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New FS91R questions/issues?

First use of the FS91R and unsure of a few things.

  1. Is there a break in period on the engine? It took 10-12 pulls today to start from cold start and it died 2-3 times til and to me it sounds chocked for air. Not sure if that makes sense, it seems like it wants to stall a lot
  2. is the stock string line always bad? It keeps breaking and is brittle. I only ask this because i returned a FS70 for the 91 because it was only 20 dollars more and that had bad trimmer line also.
  3. Since i already returned the 70 and upped to the 91 I was told i have to keep it but if i end up hating it with a passion is there no way to get out of it without having to sell privately?

Thanks for any insight. if it matters i am not a pro and just now trying to get back into gas lawn equipment so please if you will be gentle.

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u/Ok_Staff_Bill — 7 days ago
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As title states brand new FS70R made last year and notice an obvious rattle sound from the engine at low throttle. Need to hit a sweet spot but can hear it. Soon as you throttle up it stops. No idea if normal. Doesn’t seem like it should be. I also notice the cutting head takes 7-10 seconds to stop free spinning after releasing from full throttle not sure if connected to other issue.

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u/Ok_Staff_Bill — 17 days ago