Rick Connor

I  just purchased my first string trimmer.  I have never owned one and never operated one.  I purchased the 223L after doing considerable research and one of the reasons I purchased the 223L is because of the very positive reviews.  I have the trimmer out of the box and read the 'much to be desired' owners manual.   In search for additional info for some of my unanswered questions I found this thread.  I agree with budman11's post on July 7, 2010.  I am considerably taller than the young lady pictured in this thread and I cannot choke-up on the trimmer and use it effectively.  When I hold the trimmer in my hands my elbow naturally touches the motor housing and I can easily see this happening while in use no matter how consciously I attempt to avoid this.   However, my motor housing appears to be different than the trimmer featured in the pictures in this thread.  My question is:  has this issue been addressed with a redesign in the motor housing or do I need to put my trimmer back in the box and return it to the store.  I have experienced muffler burns from other 2-cycle tools and it happens in an instant.  I do not want to be battling such an undesirable feature from the get-go.