Customer Reviews for ECHO 25.4 cc Gas 2-Stroke X Series Straight Shaft String Trimmer

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very pleased with performance of this equipment...

Wonderful trimmer love it, thank you Echo, it is very strong

Start up was extremely difficult, took lots of effort and attempts for it to start. Then after 15mins into trimming, it broke. Luckily home Depot had a return policy

Only used once so far. Started right up. Light, easy to run, ran well upright and sideways for edging. So far so good with the trimmer. Home depot store and experience barely get one star though.

Spend the extra and get the 2620. It’ll power through just about anything with little to no trouble. Lightweight, great on gas, and powerful.

The trimmer itself is yet another excellent machine from Echo. The only downside I've experienced with this particular trimmer is lack of a harness. Use over a fairly long period of time will strain one's back.

The power is great this years model feels a little lighter then last years model I purchased which is great.

Excellent Trimmer. Great Power. No issues. A lot lighter than the other trimmers I am used to. Plan to run echo in the future for all my weed wackers. Awesome Dealer Support.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have owned a couple of echo trimmers for the past 15 years. I currently still have an echo 2620 from the past that is still running. I have two other 2620s that are full of power and up to running (took off the guards. And those clutches are very strong.

Bought my Echo SRM 2620 weedeater on July 5,2023 and used it every week till end of October 2023 when our camping season ended and had to winterise everything. The SRM 2620 handled everything perfectly I needed for my camper using it for my lot and my parents and sister camper it ran awesome no issues whatsoever at all either and I even did my neighbor next to me also to help out because they are older. I put my SRM 2620 away at end of October and did not start it until end of March when camping season opened up and it fired up on the first pull of the rope and ran like a champ. The 25.4 cc engine is big enough to handle any small or medium task will even tackle big weeds in a field where car ports are for boats and cut them down like it’s nothing. The bigger gas tank is a bonus also because you don’t have to worry about filling up constantly depending on how much you are actually doing with it I tend to carry the gas can with me just in case I actually would need it. I’ve had echo weedeaters since buying my very first one in 2012. So from 2012-2024 I’ve had six different echo weedeaters I generally run them a few years and then upgrade to a different one. I’m still running my SRM 2620 and don’t see myself getting rid of it anytime in the near future at all either. I would definitely recommend echo brand equipment to anyone who wants a good trimmer.

Great product. Good power. Easy to start. Not too heavy.

Purchased a few weeks ago and so far it has been great. Plenty of power and light weight.

Anyone complaining about the performance of the ECHO SRM2620 IN THE REVIEWS. Must have made a mistake and thought this was a review about [CHAINSAW'S]!! SRM2620 WEEDEATER EATS UP TALL WEED'S, AND THE REGULAR GRASS IS CHILDSPLAY. I own this model, AND IT HAS A TON OF POWER FOR A LIGHT WEIGHT WEEDEATER, IF YOUR TACKLING A 3 FT OR HIGHER FIELD OF GRASS BUY A ZERO TURN!

Works great. Never have to worry about it starting

Great product I’ve been using echo for over 30 years

So far so good. I have about 5 hours and over half an acre of thick weeds and stringy hay processed. Probably better off using a lawn mower but this is all I had on my off grid property. Been impressed with the performance so far. Plenty of power and performed flawlessly.

We have been using Echo equipment at my job for decades, and they have held up to rigorous usage. So when it was time to buy some for myself at home, after having used different cheaper brands from box stores that lasted me many many years with no problems, I opted to spend a lot on what I was familiar with at work. But, for the amount I spent on this newer model from my work ones, I expected more, because it cost me more. Sadly it came up short. Right off the bat I noticed it was heavier than the older Echo models I had used. It is also very unbalanced compared to previous models. And worst of all it has a much harder to pull throttle lever which makes the lengthy time frames that I use it a cramp source for my finger. My cheaper ones at home, along with the older Echos at work, all have much easier throttles and cause no pain for the multiple hours at a time of use. Not sure what ball Echo dropped on this one, but for the money spent, it should have been a better quality unit.

I consider it heavy duty takes care of anything around my house. I've always had curved shaft GT Echo and that was more light duty. I love it it was worth the extra pound or two it weighs.

Lots of power. Cuts through thick weeds with ease.

String tangled easily with morning glory, making it difficult to use for the purposes we bought it for.

Great dealer suport so far and the crews like the unit over the previous stihl unit.