Graham Wignall
Reviewer
5/5
Buying Chinese tools is always a bit of a lottery, I went with Bu-Ko as I already had their 5-in-1 p...
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ole saw/strimmer/hedge trimmer set, and it seemed to be pretty well made and reliable. Anyway, this turned up and seemed to be well built, too. However, it refused to start. Now I'm not exactly a stranger to small 2-stroke motors, but this one defeated me for 4 days. Not even the tiniest splutter to indicate it wanted to run, so I contacted the seller to request a return. I got an almost immediate response, including a video (about which I was skeptical) and a request for a phone number and a convenient time for an engineer to call me if the video didn't help. OK, OK, it started almost immediately, so I feel a bit of a prat, but it almost doesn't need choke at all to start and floods as soon as you look at it. Anyway, 10 out of 10 for customer service.
The saw runs really well, and was getting easier and easier to start during the weekend as it started to get run in. Second tank of fuel, and it was running sweetly. (Note: the manual says 25:1 and the saw says 40:1 for fuel/oil, and I checked with Burrowmount to see which was correct - turns out the first tank or two at 25:1 is fine for running in, then back to 40:1). One last log to chop and we're done for the weekend - the recoil starter handle comes away in my hand. OK, so the knot probably came undone, so I took the cover off and no, the cord had been cut through (presumably by the spring) and the starter had sort of self destructed. Anyway, another email to Burrowmount and a very quick reply to say that they were escalating it to their engineers. Three days later and a complete new starter arrived in the post.
So what can we conclude? For the price, don't expect Stihl quality and reliability, but that goes without saying. Chinese QA still seems to be a bit of a lottery, but these guys have the back-up to make up for any quality issues in the products. The other kit from the same supplier is fine, and having sorted it out, I have no reason to think I should have any more problems with this one. Overall, a great set-up with absolutely superb back-up and customer service.
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11 months ago
Jim Barry
Reviewer
5/5
Starts first time
Very powerful and lightweight
3 years ago
LEVEE
Reviewer
5/5
colis arrivé en mauvais état
colis mal fait avec éléments endommagés; mode d'emploi ma...
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l conçu avec images trop petites d'où difficultés au montage; l'appareil est conçu avec une tétine et devrait l'être avec un record vissable comme cela est plus courant maintenant; c'est très difficile de trouver un tuyau de gaz simple et surtout une autre tétine coté détendeur.
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3 years ago
V f
Reviewer
5/5
SBW
Reviewer
4/5
Test Run
So the product looks well made and heavy duty, you get a lot of spares inc...
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luding a spare spark plug and H & S kit. Takes a while to put together and is very heavy. I bought the long reach version and tested it with all 3 extensions and it was far too heavy to use with all 3, and that was using it with the harness. Then tried it with 2 extensions and although it was still very heavy it was just about usable if you have it balanced and adjusted correctly.The extensions are very tight and stiff, even after lubrication and the pinch bolt nuts fall out every time you dismantle the extensions, if you where doing this on grass you would never find the nuts again.The engine started ok but needed a small amount of choke to keep it running even when warmed up.Good value for the money but unless you have good strength you will fine it hard to manoeuvre especially when using the extensions.
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3 years ago
Cliente Amazon
Reviewer
5/5
Muy potente
Para limpieza alrededor del caserÃo. Ninguna queja
3 years ago
mrs j hogan
Reviewer
5/5
Great value
Great power in it. Excellent value for money
3 years ago
Viking
Reviewer
5/5
Bon souffleur.
J'ai à nettoyer environ moins de 30 m de chemin goudronné recouvert d'a...
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iguilles de pin, de pommes de pin et autres brindilles. Le travail se fait en 3,4 mn, efficacement. Je trouve la soufflerie suffisamment puissante pour ce travail. Ce souffleur démarre finalement pas trop mal si on suit à la lettre le mode d'emploi (il me semble que le réservoir doit être complètement rempli pour un bon amorçage). Le port sur le dos n'est pas désagréable (il n'est pas lourd) et les bretelles tiennent bien.
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3 years ago
Ian
Reviewer
2/5
3 years ago
BandL
Reviewer
4/5
Some issues with the product but excellent post-sales support
I've had a few issues...
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with the unit, but was able to resolve them. A week or so after I got the unit, the grease nipple on the chainsaw unit broke (the threads stripped, so it might have been cross-threaded at assembly, not sure). About the same time, the metal plate which runs under the motor, to prevent it from being damaged by the ground when starting, broke. I contacted support and they sent me a new chainsaw unit + metal plate. A few months later, a piece flew off the strimmer head unit. As before, they sent me a new one. All of the replacement units they have sent me have been working fine. After a good 8 months with no issues, a few of the teeth on the hedge trimmer blades got broken. But as before, they are sending me new blades this week.A couple of other minor issues. One day the unit wouldn't start and I noticed one of the wiring connections had come unplugged, because of the way it was zip-tied (easy fix, just plugged it back in and zip-tied it differently). Recently I noticed the unit would die if I turned it on its side, but then noticed that the hose in the petrol tank, which sucks up the gas, had re-positioned itself such that when the unit was rotated, the end of the hose was no longer submerged in petrol (hence why it was dying). I used a screwdriver to push it back over to the other side of the tank, so when it is rotated it will still be submerged, and it has been fine.Knock on wood the motor itself has worked perfectly and as I said the replacement bits have all worked fine. I would rate it a 3 on function alone, but on the plus side, the post-sales support has been excellent, and they have never hesitated to send out replacement parts when I needed them (for free). So perhaps I have just been unlucky, as the replacement bits have all worked fine.Would I use it all day every day in a commercial capacity, no...but with the repaired bits, it has worked well and helped me to get control of a very large garden (half acre+) which was very overgrown and needed a ton of work.
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3 years ago
Jonathan Campbell
Reviewer
5/5
Fantastic heater. Glass broke but supplier was brilliant to deal with
Really beauti...
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ful outdoor heater that has good heat. Easier to assemble than you would think. Glad fluke broke after 3 uses but supplier were really efficient and sent out a brand new glass flume free of charge (that was better than the original as it came in one piece). The odd manufacturing default will happen with these things so great to know that the vendor is so easy to deal with. Would definitely recommend and I may buy a second!
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3 years ago
zoe whitaker
Reviewer
4/5
It’s fine
It’s fine for at home.
3 years ago