Califoria: need to think more holistic. Trimmer, fertilizer, milk, low (but occasional) exhaust emissions. Requires a stout "string".
The best commercial string trimmer money can buy
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A five year warranty would be nice. I work on many Stihl whackers for lawn service guys over the Summer. The main problem is not mechanical, it's that their guys load the trimmers into the truck/trailer from five feet away. After I told one guy, he started making his workers pay for broken plastic and other things that were obviously from abuse. Lucky for them I work cheap! It did solve the problem pretty quick.
I use a Stihl FS56RC for home use and it's just too big and heavy for the way I use it...I miss my the little old Shindaiwa that I had for 15+ years and lost in a divorce. The guys in the cemetery where I work are lucky to get 3 years out of string trimmers and even zero turn mowers...they destroy equipment!
Originally Posted By: CincyDavid
I use a Stihl FS56RC for home use and it's just too big and heavy for the way I use it...I miss my the little old Shindaiwa that I had for 15+ years and lost in a divorce.
If it was a straight shaft trimmer, you must have had a Shindaiwa LT20/T20. It only weighed 9.8 lbs and was an excellent trimmer!
I use a Stihl FS56RC for home use and it's just too big and heavy for the way I use it...I miss my the little old Shindaiwa that I had for 15+ years and lost in a divorce.
If it was a straight shaft trimmer, you must have had a Shindaiwa LT20/T20. It only weighed 9.8 lbs and was an excellent trimmer!
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Originally Posted By: JustinH
my wife bought me a husqvarna for christmas this year.
I had been using a 18v black and decker piece of garbage for the past two years.
I really enjoy the gas trimmer, such a huge upgrade....
My ~9 year old Husqvarna 125L from Lowes has been flawless. It was a little finicky out of the box until I dialed-in the carburetor properly Luckily it is adjustable with one of those specialty tools (cheap online purchase). It starts 1-2 pulls w/ real snappy throttle response and would sit and idle low all day long if you let it.
my wife bought me a husqvarna for christmas this year.
I had been using a 18v black and decker piece of garbage for the past two years.
I really enjoy the gas trimmer, such a huge upgrade....
My ~9 year old Husqvarna 125L from Lowes has been flawless. It was a little finicky out of the box until I dialed-in the carburetor properly Luckily it is adjustable with one of those specialty tools (cheap online purchase). It starts 1-2 pulls w/ real snappy throttle response and would sit and idle low all day long if you let it.
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Originally Posted By: JTK
Originally Posted By: JustinH
my wife bought me a husqvarna for christmas this year.
I had been using a 18v black and decker piece of garbage for the past two years.
I really enjoy the gas trimmer, such a huge upgrade....
My ~9 year old Husqvarna 125L from Lowes has been flawless. It was a little finicky out of the box until I dialed-in the carburetor properly Luckily it is adjustable with one of those specialty tools (cheap online purchase). It starts 1-2 pulls w/ real snappy throttle response and would sit and idle low all day long if you let it.
That's what I hated about my 4mix trimmer, no matter what I did it wouldn't want to idle more than a minute or so. The idle would slowly start dropping after that. My guess was it was loading up. 2 strokes idle as long as you want. Not sure if they would overheat at idle though, I doubt it.
Originally Posted By: JustinH
my wife bought me a husqvarna for christmas this year.
I had been using a 18v black and decker piece of garbage for the past two years.
I really enjoy the gas trimmer, such a huge upgrade....
My ~9 year old Husqvarna 125L from Lowes has been flawless. It was a little finicky out of the box until I dialed-in the carburetor properly Luckily it is adjustable with one of those specialty tools (cheap online purchase). It starts 1-2 pulls w/ real snappy throttle response and would sit and idle low all day long if you let it.
That's what I hated about my 4mix trimmer, no matter what I did it wouldn't want to idle more than a minute or so. The idle would slowly start dropping after that. My guess was it was loading up. 2 strokes idle as long as you want. Not sure if they would overheat at idle though, I doubt it.
Maybe Shindaiwa T282
Well balanced machine with the lineage of the legendary T27 and T270 trimmers T282X blade ready model also available.
I have Shindaiwa T27 a 1991 model still running fine. It's had one carburetor kit few years ago and that's it.
Cranks first pull almost always. Has power to burn.
The company I worked for had ground maintenance in a very large plant with large canals that had to be cut with string trimmers.
They ran 6 - 8 trimmers daily during the growing season approx. 6 hours a day. Average life was 6 yrs.
They tried most every brand until they found the Shindaiwa T27 which changed to T270 and now is T282.
I don't know if the T282 is as good at the T27 / T270 was are not.
Well balanced machine with the lineage of the legendary T27 and T270 trimmers T282X blade ready model also available.
I have Shindaiwa T27 a 1991 model still running fine. It's had one carburetor kit few years ago and that's it.
Cranks first pull almost always. Has power to burn.
The company I worked for had ground maintenance in a very large plant with large canals that had to be cut with string trimmers.
They ran 6 - 8 trimmers daily during the growing season approx. 6 hours a day. Average life was 6 yrs.
They tried most every brand until they found the Shindaiwa T27 which changed to T270 and now is T282.
I don't know if the T282 is as good at the T27 / T270 was are not.
Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
My dad had a gas powered Weedeater Featherlite he'd bought at Sam's. Best trimmer I've ever used. It was my first experience with Amsoil. I'd met an Amsoil rep and he gave me some samples of their 2 stroke oil. This was back in the 1990s sometime.
It isn't close to a commercial trimmer, but I'm using that same trimmer I bought in 1998 for $79. I used it yesterday for the first time this spring and it started on the second pull, just like always. I have only had to replace some fuel lines and the gas cap. Of course, it probably doesn't see 5 five hours of use in a year.
My dad had a gas powered Weedeater Featherlite he'd bought at Sam's. Best trimmer I've ever used. It was my first experience with Amsoil. I'd met an Amsoil rep and he gave me some samples of their 2 stroke oil. This was back in the 1990s sometime.
It isn't close to a commercial trimmer, but I'm using that same trimmer I bought in 1998 for $79. I used it yesterday for the first time this spring and it started on the second pull, just like always. I have only had to replace some fuel lines and the gas cap. Of course, it probably doesn't see 5 five hours of use in a year.
redmax.
Shindaiwa or Echo have been my choices.
Originally Posted By: doitmyself
Califoria: need to think more holistic. Trimmer, fertilizer, milk, low (but occasional) exhaust emissions. Requires a stout "string".
But dewormer, shots and such and such are expensive. But you are right they make great lawn mowers.
Califoria: need to think more holistic. Trimmer, fertilizer, milk, low (but occasional) exhaust emissions. Requires a stout "string".
But dewormer, shots and such and such are expensive. But you are right they make great lawn mowers.
Originally Posted By: Rab6715
Forget to add, Stihl makes a good product, but I will never own their product because you can't get parts diagrams and they do not allow you to buy parts outside dealer network aside from maybe an air filter, for example. I like to to my own service/repair and this rubs me wrong.
Serious? Huh. I guess that's why I go with Husky for trimmers from dealers. Because I can replace a carb in twenty mins or less myself!
Don't have to pay a stupid $80 bucks for "I think you have an ethanol problem?!"
Liberals - 8yrs ago for the wrong person. Why don't we all "let us create jobs" F A I L.
Marine Sta-bil 360 in EVERYTHING.
If you use less 50:1 mix in a given 3-4 week period it doesn't hurt to pour that gas in your truck or automobile. Start fresh. Use quality mixing oil. Husky or Stihl.
And if not a regular user each week of your trimmer, blower, and/or chainsaw. Use canned fuel that TRUFUEL, husqvarna or Stihl sells. You won't believe how da_n great your power equipment will run on this stuff.
I cranked a weed eater that I hadn't cranked it months with trufuel in it. It cranked right up and ran fine.
*** something to consider is ease of putting new line on the reel. The husqvarnas are very easy to put trimmer line on.
Forget to add, Stihl makes a good product, but I will never own their product because you can't get parts diagrams and they do not allow you to buy parts outside dealer network aside from maybe an air filter, for example. I like to to my own service/repair and this rubs me wrong.
Serious? Huh. I guess that's why I go with Husky for trimmers from dealers. Because I can replace a carb in twenty mins or less myself!
Don't have to pay a stupid $80 bucks for "I think you have an ethanol problem?!"
Liberals - 8yrs ago for the wrong person. Why don't we all "let us create jobs" F A I L.
Marine Sta-bil 360 in EVERYTHING.
If you use less 50:1 mix in a given 3-4 week period it doesn't hurt to pour that gas in your truck or automobile. Start fresh. Use quality mixing oil. Husky or Stihl.
And if not a regular user each week of your trimmer, blower, and/or chainsaw. Use canned fuel that TRUFUEL, husqvarna or Stihl sells. You won't believe how da_n great your power equipment will run on this stuff.
I cranked a weed eater that I hadn't cranked it months with trufuel in it. It cranked right up and ran fine.
*** something to consider is ease of putting new line on the reel. The husqvarnas are very easy to put trimmer line on.
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'If you use less 50:1 mix in a given 3-4 week period it doesn't hurt to pour that gas in your truck or automobile. Start fresh. Use quality mixing oil.'
^ Be careful putting 2 stroke oil mix in a fuel injected engine. I pour my older 2 stroke mix into my 4 stroke mowers. Carbureted engine will be fine.
^ Be careful putting 2 stroke oil mix in a fuel injected engine. I pour my older 2 stroke mix into my 4 stroke mowers. Carbureted engine will be fine.
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Tanaka used to be top of the line but I haven't owned one for 15 years. I heard they're made in China now. Anyone know how their quality is today?
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