Weighting on Outer Rim Increases Productivity
598868
I converted from Pivotrim Pro to this head so my review is in that context. I have lots of rocks on my land and Im constantly banging against them while trimming. While the Pivotrim Pro is truly a 5 star product, the plastic was getting beat up due to my rock encounters. The all metal body of the Echo head appealed to me, so I tried it. Line replacement on the head is not easy, but with repeated use it gets tolerable. It uses two pieces of line to make the four exposed tails that do the cutting. The amount of line used is more than the Pivotrim. I was surprised at the cutting performance: the clever engineers at Echo weighted the outer rim of the head. While the inside of the head is relatively hollow, the rim is solid metal. Having the weight on the outside of the rim increases the angular momentum. The benefit is that the head powers thru thicker weeds, slowing down less. I have a lot of vines and the Pivotrim would often get bound up, while the Echo head does quite a bit less. The cutting is more consistent and there is less revving of the motor on my Echo 225. It takes a little longer to spin up to speed, but its not a nuisance. The irony for me is that the line breakage on this head is super sensitive when hitting rocks (as compared to Pivotrim). So though I bought it because I bang into a lot of rocks, there is a lot of line breakage when I do. That slows me down and uses more line, but the productivity of the head is so much greater while cutting that it makes up for this weakness. I am very happy with the product and recommend it. Congats Echo on making such a clever product.
4953631
Makes loading items into the grinder/strainer less of a hassle and reduces the mess.
2288232
I was a little skeptical that this could hold the weight at first, but it works fine. Right now it has 4 wheel/tires 18x245's that weigh about 50 lbs each. They can easily fit much wider tires. They are rated for much more weight as well. I am impressed with the design and how solid they are. These are the "better" tire racks that are adjustable without having to reinstall them. They are like the Tire Rack racks that cost about $130. These are made by Hyloft, not sure why the Michelin version costs so much less. I have other Hyloft shelves and racks and they all are solid. This was a great buy.
3406845
The only negative to this product is that the supports under the grid are solid, instead of arched and reinforced (by creating a T shape at the bottom thicker than the main wall). It would make it able to support more weight, and allow multiple "Grit Guards" to be stacked such as if treating parts by immersion (Phosphate coating steel) or even if used to dry perishable items (such as dried fruits or herbs/plants). This product offers so much more utility in so many different applications it's almost staggering. It makes an awfully nice platform to airbrush parts on, especially if placed on a "lazy susan". If you're just washing your car, buy one. Keep from scratching up your car, it's well worth the money. If you're a hobbyist/maker/prepper/fabricator/creative, look the item over closely - Then buy several. One star dinged for not addressing an obvious design issue and for not recognising the simple utilitarian genius of their work.
341025
Detailing on the docking ring could be better, and it didn't quite look right until I applied a light ink wash. No base is included, but fortunately, the structure and symmetry of DS9 allows for display without one. Makes excellent terrain for Star Trek miniatures gaming (Attack Wing, SFB, FASA, etc), allowing for a base that truly looks impressively larger than the ships without having to dominate the entire table. I'm quite happy with most of the detailing, especially little touches like the independent armatures and deflector emitters by ops, and the individualized support struts attaching the lower core to the reactor. At the scale, they could have easily just extrapolated these things, so I'm impressed that they didn't. Painted windows are also a very nice touch.
3977900
Good weight/power ratio, very good tool balance.  Somebody spent the time to engineer this product very carefully.  I don't like buying Chinese-built products but in this case I made an exception.
3270004
Handsome piece of work and functional as well.
1487793
This thing is HEAVY. I work on gokart frames and it holds up O.K. for the light work that I have to do with it, but I would definitely get something lighter if you plan on using a grinder for a majority of your work. The duty cycle is pretty low too, the thing starts to heat up after about 10-15 minutes of real work. You really gotta baby this thing and not overwork it - but considering how heavy it is I wouldn't want to be working for long amounts of time with it - really hard on the wrists after a while.

The case that it comes in is surprisingly sturdy, and has foam inserts for all pieces, although the cord is kind of just stuffed into the case willy-nilly style. It comes with a few high quality cutting wheels that I haven't tried out and some really good grinding wheels. I've only used the grinding wheels so far and it's not the smoothest grinder I've used by far... it's a little jumpy and and vibrates a lot when grinding - but it is cheap and you get what you pay for I guess.

Overall I'm happy with the purchase... it's pretty much what I expected for the price.
3232775
Works well, have used it several times, has increased my work quality
4601564
Weighted with a little gravel - Works as advertised!
3692625
Significantly increases the stability of the 5th wheel. Also I imagine you wouldn't need wheel chocks when they are in use.
1141524
Although this makes the task a little harder the end result seems to be more consistent. With an electric grinder, everything seems to be reduced to powder.
3108600
You'll have to work a little, but the outcome is worth the extra minute that you put into grinding.  The actual motion is quite easy and doesn't take very long to make.  Clean up is fairly easy as well.  I would definitely recommend this unit.
1021069
I weight myself using 2 different scales, which were both digital ones. There was a little discrepancy and I wanted a different methodology so I got this one. I found it very easy to put together.  There are some small "feet" on the bottom which are uneven and not adjustable. It doesn't seem to affect operation.

The technique you use weighing seems to be important. I move the smaller weight a little to the left, so you have to adjust the weight heavier, tweaking until the beam centers. If I overshoot I move it back a little and do it again. The point is to go in one direction, up, until you reach your weight.

I have noticed that if I get off, then back on again the beam will bottom out, as if I were lighter. As long as I move the fine adjustment over a little so I am always making adjustments heavier I get consistent results. I don't know why this is or if anyone else has noticed this, for this reason I deducted a star. I thought about deducting 2 stars but if I do what I described I get consistent results. Still a good value for the money
3725062
This book goes over increasing one's productivity throughout the day via a myriad of changes that you can make in your daily activity.  It goes over how optimizing one's nutrition is important to increase both brain and physical activity.  So you can both work harder and smarter.  It also goes over the proper steps for organization, identification and removal of distractions, and the proper methods of goal setting to make those goals more easily achievable.  The simple tip that I like the most that I learned from the book, and plan on implementing into my daily routine to increase my productivity, is showering before bed.  I learned that the temperature change and relaxing nature of taking a simple shower before bed helps you to fall asleep easier and quicker.  Essentially increasing your productivity by not laying in bed waiting to fall asleep.  Good Book.
4071812
Great for weight sorting cast objects for attaining casting consistency.
4932895
Good product to keep expensive machines running at peak performance.