Customer Reviews

Ryobi 682075R Shoulder Strap

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No reputable company could possibly have offered a product of such inferior quality and intended to live by its reputation! On the second use, the plastic/aluminum clasp came apart and could not be fixed. The strap itself with its plastic adjustment is certainly worth far less than the $10.00 that I paid. It definitely should be padded, and I did not find it particularly effective in holding the trimmer at an appropriate angle. Wish I had read the other reviews before making my purchase!

I'm pretty sure I received this same strap FREE with an earlier Pyobi Stringtrimmer and after using it once, it hasn't been used again. It needs to have some padding (it doesn't), should be easily adjustable (so so), and should be included free with all newer 4-stroke trimmers due to their increased weight (they aren't). I just was just not very impressed the quality of this accessory.

Well, mine was included with my 875. The clasp bent open the first time I picked it up. After dealing with that for a while, I just tied it on. So let's just say you'll probably want a shoulder strap, but use any old thing you've got lying around before paying real money for this. It must be embarrassing working for Ryobi.

As soon as I tightened the strap so it would support the weight of the trimmer, the swivel popped out of the housing. I reinserted it twice, but it immediately popped out. I want my money back!

It was hard to attach and then not comfortable. I eventually threw the strap away and just carry the trimmer (which I love). Don't waste your money.

I have a strap from a previous Ryobi and found it marginal at best and eventually decided not to work with it. It did not adjust easily and was unpadded. As good as Ryobi is at designing value into its products, you'd think they would get the strap right. Frankly, I think it should be free with all stringtrimmers that they offer. Should I choose to purchase the Ryobi 825r, I may look around for an aftermarket replacement for the strap I have, since the 4-stroke 825r is reputed to be a little heavier than the 2-stroke I already have. So Ryobi...are you willing to risk losing a potential customer for your normally excellent products by producing (and including free) an optional but chinzy accessory?

If you use your trimmer more than ten minutes at a time (not including the ten minutes you spent starting it), you may find this strap helpful. Once I had it adjusted, I found it took a lot of strain off of my right arm. My model came with a newer clip and is as flimsy as anything. After one season of weekly use the clip bent open.

My strap came with my Ryobi, and is not designed well. The clasping mechanism is simply not strong enough. The clasp seems to be made of aluminum, and bends when any pressure is placed against it. I find that a strap is useful in order to get leverage in cutting tree limbs, but avoid this one... it just is not of any quality.

The shoulder strap does not help much and seems to get in the way. It is always falling off my shoulder. It would have been nice if they designed a pad to fit a persons shoulder, like laptop cases have. I finally removed it.

I am using the shoulder strap w/ the Ryobi 132R Electric Grass TrimmerPlus with SpeedSpool. The strap is comfortable though quite useless if your yard is as small as mine. I can see how it would be usefull to someone with a larger yard and prolonged use of a trimmer.