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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:22:40 PM EDT
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Stihl.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:23:08 PM EDT
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Stihl commercial. Had mine for six years, just add oil, gas and string.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:24:01 PM EDT
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Stihl. Yep, FPNI |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:24:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:24:50 PM EDT
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I really like my Stihl Kombi K130R. It is a beast.
Otherwise, one of the Stihl commercial models works too but don't go too big as you will just get tired and waste fuel for nothing. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:25:18 PM EDT
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Stihl commercial. Had mine for six years, just add oil, gas and string. I've got this one and the crappy normal people one. We never use the little one. We haven't had any problems with the big one. It comes with a chest rig(sort of) system. How can you not like that? 
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:26:22 PM EDT
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Stihl commercial. Had mine for six years, just add oil, gas and string. I'm going on 13 I believe. I run a 14" chainsaw head as well. Eta it may be 12", not sure |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:26:25 PM EDT
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I run stihls but i know how to rebuild them, husqvarna, echo and have seen people pushing hitachi.
Always comes down to weight vs power. Running a Fs74 and a fs76 |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:27:47 PM EDT
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Tired of burning out and replacing shitty ones. Don't care if it's 2 or 4 cycle - if you prefer one over the other, I'd be interested in hearing why. I spray poison for most of the trimming around the fences and house, but there is a lot of ditches that need loving too. I love my new Echo weed eater...SRM 225 is the model if I remember right. $199 at Home Depot. Lots of power...starts right up, runs like a champ!! |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:27:48 PM EDT
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Stihl
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:27:51 PM EDT
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The four cycle is a ridiculous solution to a nonexistent problem. For ALL lawn care needs the answer is always Stihl. I'm guessing you already knew that--especially when you have bought, and cried over, the cheap ones. Welcome to the club!
My recommendation is to go to your local Stihl dealer, outline your needs, and take his advice. 
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:28:46 PM EDT
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I run stihls but i know how to rebuild them, husqvarna, echo and have seen people pushing hitachi. Always comes down to weight vs power. I killed a husqvarna one. That's what I'm looking to replace. To be fair, though, it was a lightweight consumer model. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:29:18 PM EDT
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The four cycle is a ridiculous solution to a nonexistent problem. For ALL lawn care needs the answer is always Stihl. I'm guessing you already knew that--especially when you have bought, and cried over, the cheap ones. Welcome to the club!
My recommendation is to go to your local Stihl dealer, outline your needs, and take his advice. I know him by name.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:29:19 PM EDT
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I bought a 400 dollar shindaiwa? At auction for 40 bucks. It still isn't running
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:29:33 PM EDT
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I have a husky and a Stihl. I haven't used the husky since I got the Stihl. The husky is harder to start - especially if it hasn't been run for a while. It also tends to foul if I run at low speed very long. We have about 500 ft of chain link fence that I have to whack on occasion - I've found if you run the trimmer at about 1/2 throttle you can trim grass and not wipe out your line too fast - the stihl does fine, the husky doesn't like it. The Stihl has the bike handle grips & they are awesome. Mine are both 2 cycle.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:29:45 PM EDT
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Honda 4 stroke.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:30:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhy must every thread devolve into dating advice? 
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:30:40 PM EDT
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I bought a 400 dollar shindaiwa? At auction for 40 bucks. It still isn't running
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:30:44 PM EDT
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You did say awesome. Not efficient.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:31:10 PM EDT
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I killed a husqvarna one. That's what I'm looking to replace. To be fair, though, it was a lightweight consumer model. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I run stihls but i know how to rebuild them, husqvarna, echo and have seen people pushing hitachi. Always comes down to weight vs power. I killed a husqvarna one. That's what I'm looking to replace. To be fair, though, it was a lightweight consumer model. Drive up here and I'll give you the residential model we have. We haven't used it in 2 yrs since we got the commercial model. I'm sure driving 3k miles can be justified by saving $150. 
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:32:45 PM EDT
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Stihl FS110R
And I am not a Stihl fan. That weed-eater/brush-cutter kicks a bit of ass. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:34:44 PM EDT
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I have two huskies. They have been champs and are very strong. I think I paid $400 each.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:34:49 PM EDT
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I'm happy with my Stihl FS 90. I'd be even happier with a FS 120: larger diameter blade, cut bigger saplings.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:34:54 PM EDT
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Drive up here and I'll give you the residential model we have. We haven't used it in 2 yrs since we got the commercial model. I'm sure driving 3k miles can be justified by saving $150. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I run stihls but i know how to rebuild them, husqvarna, echo and have seen people pushing hitachi. Always comes down to weight vs power. I killed a husqvarna one. That's what I'm looking to replace. To be fair, though, it was a lightweight consumer model. Drive up here and I'll give you the residential model we have. We haven't used it in 2 yrs since we got the commercial model. I'm sure driving 3k miles can be justified by saving $150. Might be worth the company though! 
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:36:34 PM EDT
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Tired of burning out and replacing shitty ones. Don't care if it's 2 or 4 cycle - if you prefer one over the other, I'd be interested in hearing why. I spray poison for most of the trimming around the fences and house, but there is a lot of ditches that need loving too. I have had echo, stihl, and shindawia. Right now we're running a stihl fs130 and just recently bought a stihl fs 94. We also have a stihl fs80 r. The 130 is extremely powerful and extremely heavy. We use it for brush cutting and hill side weed eating. It's on our lawn trailer but is the last to leave the trailer. Not because it's bad but because it's heavy. The stihl fs 94 which we recently bought is my favorite it is light and has good power for every day lawns. If you need extreme power get the 130. If you need a trimmer that's in-between get the 94 . As I said it has a good power to weight ratio. The 94 is also a full two stroke. Not the 4 mix that the 130 and br600 blower we have. Edit: the shindaiwa is a good trimmer but ours is burnt up. The echo good for a year and now is also burnt up. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:37:16 PM EDT
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I really like my Echo 280T. I have only had it for a few months, but I have already used it a lot. Plenty of power.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:37:25 PM EDT
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God Luck and Good Speed was pretty good.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:37:47 PM EDT
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I bought an echo curved shaft from home depot to use on my small yard. It sucks balls. I bought a shindaiwa t242, which I use at home and on a few yards I mow on the side, it works flawlessly and starts on just a couple easy pulls. I only went with it because we have a dozen or so at work and they last through lots of abuse.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:41:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:41:26 PM EDT
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Might be worth the company though! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I run stihls but i know how to rebuild them, husqvarna, echo and have seen people pushing hitachi. Always comes down to weight vs power. I killed a husqvarna one. That's what I'm looking to replace. To be fair, though, it was a lightweight consumer model. Drive up here and I'll give you the residential model we have. We haven't used it in 2 yrs since we got the commercial model. I'm sure driving 3k miles can be justified by saving $150. Might be worth the company though! |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:48:15 PM EDT
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Might be worth the company though! I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:49:20 PM EDT
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I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might be worth the company though! I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? I think it's more of the "opposite" of carpentry skills. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1711351_So____I_m_building_a_tree_house_for_my_daughter__pic_heavy_.html |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:50:11 PM EDT
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I have a reconditioned returned Echo I bought at Home Depot in 2003. It still works fine. If it dies tomorrow, I'll replace it with another Echo.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:52:40 PM EDT
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Amazon rents goats in certain areas.
They don't in my AO. I thought about starting a goat rental business. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:53:42 PM EDT
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I have a reconditioned returned Echo I bought at Home Depot in 2003. It still works fine. If it dies tomorrow, I'll replace it with another Echo. I've all but given up on box store equipment. I've replaced riding mowers, weed eaters, chain saws, etc, etc. I'm getting to the whole "cry once buy once" point in life, where it's not worth it anymore. I'm ready to buy commercial/professional equipment now. I want to grab the weed eater, run it for about 2-3 hours, and put it up until a few weeks later. My husq went I think three months before the throttle broke, and I rigged it back up. Kept fucking with it until it finally die this spring. |
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:53:55 PM EDT
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Amazon rents goats in certain areas. They don't in my AO. I thought about starting a goat rental business. I'd rent one.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:56:32 PM EDT
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The Echo Speed Feed head made a world of difference on my commercial Husky.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 11:57:56 PM EDT
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The Echo Speed Feed head made a world of difference on my commercial Husky. Very nice. I am interested in accessories as well. What string ya'll using? |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:00:58 AM EDT
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Honda 4 stroke. This is what I have. The bicycle handles are nice when you plan on using it over an extended period of time but inconvenient for a quick run down the driveway. |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:01:14 AM EDT
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I think it's more of the "opposite" of carpentry skills. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1711351_So____I_m_building_a_tree_house_for_my_daughter__pic_heavy_.html Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might be worth the company though! I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? I think it's more of the "opposite" of carpentry skills. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1711351_So____I_m_building_a_tree_house_for_my_daughter__pic_heavy_.html That is awesome. If we had trees in my part of Nebraska I'd hire you to build a tree house.
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:01:15 AM EDT
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Very nice. I am interested in accessories as well. What string ya'll using? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Echo Speed Feed head made a world of difference on my commercial Husky. Very nice. I am interested in accessories as well. What string ya'll using? Stihl, on our 130 we run the 25-2 auto cut. On the 94 and 80 we run speed feeds |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:02:02 AM EDT
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I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might be worth the company though! I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? Bullshit...I'm lazy and very laid back. |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:03:01 AM EDT
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Stihl fs 70 r
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:05:04 AM EDT
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I have a Stihl FS74 that I have run the shit out of since '94 and still running great.
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:05:42 AM EDT
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Stihl FS250.
Once and done. No 4Mix weirdness and halfassed 4 cycle bullshit valves, plastic cam, or any of the other EPA grabasstic bullshit. Rebuild the thing 2-3 times in your lifetime of residential use, and it's still going to be cheaper than buying half a dozen of the 4Mix abortions. If you need a light clearing saw for 2-3" saplings, it will do it all day, and not even whimper. Brambles? Put on a Bootleg Shredder blade, and turn impassable tangles into little bits of mulch, while you giggle maniacally. Ditches? Tall assed woody weeds, clumps of Hemp dogbane get laid low, like a D8 through the crowd at Lilith fair. Best part is, you can hand the thing to a 19yr old Min. Wage employee that hates his job, and he will have to work HARD to break the thing. 4Mix makes good torque in the smaller, lighter, more genteel units. If you have a good dealer, and don't mind when the damn things need to tinkered, they are a good EPA compromise. The FS130 has been really decent service wise, but still more problematic than the older straight 2 cycles like the 250, 250R, etc. 4 cycles...still aren't there yet, for anything but blipping the grass around the mailbox post. I give it a couple years, and someone will get there. Stihl, Domar or Husqvarna will figure it out. To make the power of a 40cc 2 cycle, they have to be just too damn heavy. Honda makes a cute homeowner 4 cycle. Nothing worth attacking a ditch with though, unless you want to make a week of it. We have had good luck with the Husqvarna 326R series for lighter duty stuff, and went that route to get away from the Stihl 4 Mix on their lighter stuff. We are down to two, from four and no complaints really. The shafts are not as heavy as Stihl uses, but the power and reliability has always been there, even when used as a clearing saw in Sassafrass. They don't take to dropping off a truck at 40mph, or getting run over by a Woods Brush Bull though. The 336R replaced the 326R, and we will likely go that route when the time comes around again, or Stihl dumps the 4Mix for their true 2 cycle Strato motor. |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:09:43 AM EDT
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We have 15 still fs90s and aren't even in the landscaping business! They are awesome. They lack some power in the big stuff, but are adequate enough for most any application, and are relatively light weight.
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:15:21 AM EDT
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I think it's more of the "opposite" of carpentry skills. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1711351_So____I_m_building_a_tree_house_for_my_daughter__pic_heavy_.html Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might be worth the company though! I can vouch for that. He'd probably put you to work though. Tell me, do you have any carpentry skills? I think it's more of the "opposite" of carpentry skills. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1711351_So____I_m_building_a_tree_house_for_my_daughter__pic_heavy_.html Heh. Sorry for not making it out there yet, my wife decided to break her freakin ankle, life has been a bitch lately. I can't even make the cola wars this year. Get the stihl. |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:15:21 AM EDT
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Very nice. I am interested in accessories as well. What string ya'll using? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Echo Speed Feed head made a world of difference on my commercial Husky. Very nice. I am interested in accessories as well. What string ya'll using? I just installed the head yesterday and I'm still using the supplied line. I feel stupid for dealing with the factory head's lack of feeding for 2+ years when this head was available and feeds sooo smooth with minimal bumping. |
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:18:59 AM EDT
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Stihl fs94. Fs 240 or fs250
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:19:40 AM EDT
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Have an Echo PAS-266 that gets a lot of hard use. I live on a wooded hillside, so there's a lot of area I can't cut with a riding mower, and has to be done with the string trimmer. I've also used the brush cutter blade for cutting extensive trails through heavy brush, thicket, and small saplings in the woods. Hasn't let me down yet, and always starts easy. |
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