McLane string trimmers and edgers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 28, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 28, 2014the latest report was made
- Nov 28, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- McLane
- Maker
- MCLANE MANUFACTURING, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- String trimmers and edgersPowered, not brush cuttersCPSC’s product type: Lawn Trimmers or Edgers, Powered (Excl. Brushcutters) (code 1464), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Nov 28, 2014, sent to the company Dec 16, 2014, published by CPSC Jan 2, 2015
The product, in the report: Lawn edger/trimmer
About two years ago my brother-in-law purchased a new McLane edger/trimmer at his hometown Ace hardware store. Upon putting the machine to work he observed that the throttle control worked “backwards”-when the control was at the “slow” setting on the handlebar label the throttle was in fact at it’s maximum speed setting. He contacted the hardware store owner who in turn contacted the manufacturer of the trimmer and was told that he was being “silly” for worrying about such a “minor” problem. My brother-in-law then contacted the manufacturer and was laughed at and told to “just remember that it works backwards”. My brother-in-law did not survive his battle with cancer but unfortunately the “backwards” trimmer did survive and is now driving the next generation crazy with it’s erratic operation. The obvious questions here are how did the trimmer leave the factory in such a condition and more to the point, why has the manufacturer refused to correct this stupidly simple problem? This is not a “rocket science” problem- the trimmer shipped with either the incorrect handlebar label or the wrong throttle control for the engine being used. If someone is injured by this machine I predict this problem will quickly lose it’s silly, minor and funny status.
- Model
- 801-3.5RP
- Serial number
- 693424
- Bought from
- Ace Hardware
- Bought
- Nov 28, 2012
- Where
- Willows, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand McLane, made or sold by MCLANE MANUFACTURING, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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