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Posted on 5/2/25 at 7:37 am to The Johnny Lawrence
I’ve had Stihl base model for 8 years. Love it. Starts easily but you have to know how Stihls start. Not hard to learn. I am very hard on it. Replaced the carb once. I have an Echo base and it works very well too. Very easy to start. I bought it used and just cleaned it up. Ryobi battery powered. Meh. Unless you are touching up a garden or flower bed, stay away. Battery won’t last too long. Not a fan of most battery powered items.
Stihl has more torque and runs harder. Echo runs very well and is very easy to use. I’d buy either again. I used them both on land out of town and at home. I may jump up a size from the base model just because of heavy use on the land.
Use Truefuel or mix your own with non ethanol. Straight shaft only.
Stihl has more torque and runs harder. Echo runs very well and is very easy to use. I’d buy either again. I used them both on land out of town and at home. I may jump up a size from the base model just because of heavy use on the land.
Use Truefuel or mix your own with non ethanol. Straight shaft only.
This post was edited on 5/2/25 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 5/2/25 at 8:30 am to zippyputt
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I’ve had Stihl base model for 8 years. Love it. Starts easily but you have to know how Stihls start. Not hard to learn. Very hard on it. Replaced the carb once.
lol, guys stuck on gas that shite on battery powered will post something like this. none of that is convenient. "starts easily but there's a trick..." yeah, it's a 2 stroke gas engine, they always turn into a pain eventually or you're rebuilding it.
like someone said, 90+% of people here would be perfectly fine with a good battery powered weedeater. The ones that claim you need more than that for a typical house setup are the same guys that "need" a 60" $10k commercial zero turn for their postage stamp yard.
Posted on 5/2/25 at 6:14 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
EGO BATTERY
Posted on 5/2/25 at 9:34 pm to Randall Savauge
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 12:07 am to The Johnny Lawrence
I have an 80 volt Kobalt. I also use the power head with a pole saw attachment, a hedge trimmer attachment, a blower attachment and an edger attachment. Very proud of it.
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 12:12 am to zippyputt
Ego ftw
This post was edited on 5/3/25 at 12:13 am
Posted on 5/3/25 at 12:13 am to zippyputt
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LOL if you aren’t man enough for a real gas tool, don’t use it. If you can’t follow directions enough to start a Stihl, you probably could not plug in your Barbie Battery trimmer either. Let your husband do it.
Brother, I’ve owned more weedeaters than the number of women you’ve bedded. Don’t cite the dark magic to me, I was there when it was written.
Posted on 5/3/25 at 9:11 am to The Johnny Lawrence
Electric is for tree hugging figs.
Echo and there is nothing else close.
Echo and there is nothing else close.
Posted on 5/3/25 at 11:24 am to Randall Savauge
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 11:49 am to zippyputt
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If you’re buying that many trimmers, you obviously have no clue what you are doing.
Maybe I’ve cut a lot of grass in my lifetime. And other than feeling like Tim “the tool man” Taylor, maybe I’m worried about efficiency and ease of use than crankin that throttle….
Posted on 5/3/25 at 2:30 pm to bamarep
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Echo and there is nothing else close.
Well, Shindaiwa since they are both made by the Yamabiko Corp. Maruyama is damn solid and probably what I'd go with if I was making a living with such a tool if not a pro-grade Stihl which are also very good.
Posted on 5/3/25 at 3:27 pm to Randall Savauge
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Posted on 5/3/25 at 11:13 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
Sthil FR 460 backpack weed eater
Will definitely be the talk of the neighborhood with that bad boy
Will definitely be the talk of the neighborhood with that bad boy
Posted on 5/4/25 at 4:27 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
Honda 4 stroke. Has been Billy proof. And you can swap out the head for a chainsaw
Posted on 5/4/25 at 6:16 pm to bamarep
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Echo and there is nothing else close.
They have some good stuff as do others.
Have an echo edger for last 18 years.
Also have a husqvarna 4 stroke weedeater that I have had the same amount of time.
Husqvarna 4 stroke starts easier than the echo 2 stroke.
Both used ethanol gas for 17 of those years.
Posted on 5/4/25 at 9:18 pm to The Johnny Lawrence
I use a 40V Ryobi on about an acre and have had zero issues on one charge with a 4AH battery, owned it for about 5 years already with zero issues.
Seen the project farm video and it is one of the crappy battery ones at this point. So would definitely watch that video.
Would say for 99% of standard homeowners battery is the way to go now
Seen the project farm video and it is one of the crappy battery ones at this point. So would definitely watch that video.
Would say for 99% of standard homeowners battery is the way to go now
Posted on 5/5/25 at 9:20 am to The Johnny Lawrence
I have a stihl power head with edger and trimmer attachments. I used to live in central and had a long driveway and a ton of trimming.
Now I live in a neighborhood. If I didn’t already own my equipment I would buy battery powered.
What brand depends on if you are already invested in battery tools.
Personally I would get Ego, but would not be against another brand.
Now I live in a neighborhood. If I didn’t already own my equipment I would buy battery powered.
What brand depends on if you are already invested in battery tools.
Personally I would get Ego, but would not be against another brand.
Posted on 5/5/25 at 9:34 am to The Johnny Lawrence
Another vote for ego.
Had one running the same battery for 3 years. Not dealing with gas/oil, pull start us a game changer.
It holds over 20 feet of line and takes less than 60 seconds to refill. Just pick it up and go...has saved me a lot of time and frustration.
Had one running the same battery for 3 years. Not dealing with gas/oil, pull start us a game changer.
It holds over 20 feet of line and takes less than 60 seconds to refill. Just pick it up and go...has saved me a lot of time and frustration.
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