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WS2200 25-cc 2-cycle 17-in Straight Shaft Attachment Capable Gas String Trimmer

Ratings & Reviews for CRAFTSMAN WS2200 25-cc 2-cycle 17-in Straight Shaft Attachment Capable Gas String Trimmer

3.4
1541
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 3.4 out of 5
1541 Reviews


48% Recommend this product

Ratings may include incentivized customer reviews.

What Customers Are Saying

Customers are divided on this trimmer. Many praise its lightweight design, easy operation, and value for the price, noting it works well for residential use when functioning properly. However, a large portion report serious durability concerns, with units failing prematurely—stopping after months or refusing to start. Common complaints include difficult string replacement, shaft issues, and overall cheap build quality. Despite strong positives on usability and affordability, reliability problems significantly undermine customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.
1541 Customer Reviews

Would Not Recommend

Work for one season then now doesn’t want to stay running or it will run for five minutes then shut off and doesn’t crank again.

September 16, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 16, 2026

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Would Not Recommend

Purchased and used this product for barely over a year and it is NO GOOD! Should have lasted more than that time period.

September 15, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 16, 2026

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Good Price

Would Recommend

Easy to use. Cuts great

September 15, 2026
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Awesome

Would Recommend

I bought this and I love it, easy to set up. Easy to use

September 15, 2026
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Poorly Built - Will Not Last - Don't Buy

Would Not Recommend

Out of the box - it ran and performed fine. Reloading the trimmer line is easy and fast. Fast forward a couple of month, first it started sputtering, now it refuses to start. the primer bulb doesn't work rendering it worthless. Lowe's refuses to do anything to help. Craftsman just pointed me back to Lowes - Lowes directs me back to Craftsman. Do yourself a favor - get a better trimmer and/or pay for the additional warranty coverage - without it, neither Lowe's or Craftsman will help you and ...

September 14, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 15, 2026

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Would Recommend

A little annoying to start, but works well

September 13, 2026
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Would Recommend

works great,,,easy start

September 11, 2026
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verry good

this worked better then we thought, did very well in heavy brush, easy start good running time

September 9, 2026
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Ws220

Would Not Recommend

This thing has not run right from day 1.only starts when it wants to,today an hour into the job and it ran for a whole 6 minutes,it’s in the burn barrel now,I will not purchase another craftsman product again

September 9, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 11, 2026

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Piece of Garbage

Would Not Recommend

Total piece of Garbage

September 9, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 9, 2026

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Takes accessories

Would Not Recommend

Had just the item I was looking for in lawn and garden I couldn’t find anywhere else

September 9, 2026
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Failed to start after less than 3 months

Would Not Recommend

I purchased the Craftsman WS 2200 weed eater from Lowes less than 90 days ago. It started sputtering in August. Unfortunately, I could not return the item to Lowes because it occurred past the 30 day mark. How convenient...I am very dissatisfied with the equipment.

September 7, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 10, 2026

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Craftsman trimmer

Would Recommend

Well built, had it assembled in 5 minutes. Heavier than my old one, could probably use a shoulder strap. Lots of accessories available.

September 7, 2026
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edger excellent

Easy starting....runs good and edges consistently good.

September 6, 2026
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Not worth it

Would Not Recommend

Despite it being a few months from purchasing this thing has all sorts of issues starting up. Most of the time it just won't... checked the normal stuff, right mixtures, followed videos, all the stuff since this is my first new gas powered trimmer. Didn't start just a few minutes ago so I came inside and wrote this review.

September 6, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 8, 2026

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Waste of money

Would Not Recommend
September 6, 2026
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CraftsmanSeptember 8, 2026

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