Weed Eater
 

I need a new weed eater...don't need a commercial grade or anything but I need something that will last and has decent power. Looked at the Husqavarna at Lowes, but want some suggestions!

Shindiawa.....had a stihl was pretty good also, but think the shindiawa turns up a little more rpm's & power

I've got a Troybilt 4 stroke that I have had for 3 years now. Got all sorts of attachments you can imagine and plenty of power. Also, 4 stroke = no mixing!

I've used home depot's echos and never had a problem. Don't have anything to compare to it though.

I got a Stihl, best weedeater i ever bought. Stay away from the crap sold at those box stores. Get a Stihl or an Echo.

Been using this one for the last 20 years....Has not failed me one time!!!!

stihl or echo

guess thats how you fish so much?? :rolleyes:

Diesel is alot cheaper than roundup, same results

X2

echo.....love it cut trees down without bogging down.....

ECHO for sure.

Make sure you get a straight shaft no matter what brand you get.

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X 2

stihl...plenty of power, reliable, sturdy, has plenty of cool attachments, and is a beast.....

dont waste your time with electrics/auto feed strings..

stihl

X3..........no question

I went through several big box store weed eaters(one every two years) before I said enough. Went to a local lawn mower dealer and purchased a straight shaft Echo. This Echo has the detach in the center to allow other attachments to be used.

Key to any weedeater.....when done put gas not used back in gas can & run carb empty........the carb (jets) are so small that it doen't take much for evaporation to take place & to gum up or varnish. & use a good fuel stablizer or fuel treatment

shindaiwa. you may not need that commercial weedeater, but I can promise you once you use it, you'll never regret buying it

-Can't beat a stihl for sure
-Cotton's sell's a Homelite (I think), dad's got one and it's pretty sweet
-Echos are good too

:amen: I've had just about all of em......the Shindaiwa is tops! Next would be Stihl. Neither one were commercial grades but you wouldn't know it!

BA is the shetler lawnmower place still open? They are the shindaiwa and stihl dealer here supposedly...

Had 2 stihls last year. I bought one brand new and the second one I got because I returned the first one. Ended up returning the second one for the same reason, it wouldn't idle or go full throttle. They said something was wrong with the carbarator and kept for a month cause the part was on back order. I had go back and request my money back and went to cutters and bought me a shindaiwa
and never had a problem since.

Goto MossBluff mower on 171 and tell pat I sent ya. Won't b sorry !
Shindawn dealer

Yes they are still open. They also carry stihl.

I use to own a lawn business where I had 15 yards on average and mowed them every week to every 10 days. I used the same stihl weedeater with no problems at all from '97-2005...

I don't doubt there is lemons in every brand, but I had some time on that stihl and wouldn't buy anything else. Only reason I can see a homeowner having carb issues (on any weedeater brand) where I didn't, would be that I used that thing everyday multiple times a day where as a homeowner uses it once a week to once every 2 weeks and the carbs can tend to gum up due to cheap gas and thick oil mixtures.

I'm not doubting you one bit. That's why I bought the sthil in the first place. I never gave the carb a chance to gum up as neither one of them made it through the first cutting.

I wasn't trying to give you a hard time I was just making a general statement about them all and why I would go with the stihl. I'm biased because of my experience and what I have put one through. Like the ol' saying goes, "You pay for what you get"...

Sometimes it's hard to live by that saying but in some cases it will come back to haunt you.

But as far as a weedeater for a everyday homeowner there are many out there that will get the job done and last several years.

Sulphite do a consumer report on them, you do that on everything else you buy!

ECHO!!!
 

i bought an Echo from my the power shop in houma and it has been wonderful so far, best part is changing the string, all you do is cut you come pieces about 8 inches long, when they wear down you pull them out and insert another one in. Mine came with a 5 YEAR WARRANTY through the store. He also told me never to use gas with ethanol in it. This place also also sales Shindaiwa, i asked about them and the dealer told me once he sells the few he has left he's not selling them anymore, they sell a 1/3 of them compared to echos and have double the amount in the repair shop.

Go to BMC in Westlake and ask for Totsie .....She'll hook you up with an ECHO and you will never have a problem with it!!!

I got one of the cheap green Weed Eater brand from sears. Been using it for 5 or 6 years and I have never had one problem with it. I definately "got what I paid for".

That's what I was thinking. You tell him Josh.

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Heck they sell echo at home depot...have they gone from quality to quantity?

That's where I got mine. Shindaiwa, none better.

Not at all, home depot only sells the bottom end of the line.

Another plus to the mom and pop is you can get it serviced there if the need arises. Home depot has to farm out the service so it will usually take longer.

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stihl and echos are good, I own an echo, but used a stihl for 6 hours a day last summer.

hey sulphite you might should consider the 4 stroke so no mixing is not necessary. It would suck to have to come home from the camp or something just to mix fuel for your wife to use the weedwacker. Lord knows your not going to use it.

We have a red one, name worn off. It is starting to fall apart, but we bought it in 2000. We had issues with the auto string thingy, but went to the one that you insert the string into when it runs out. It is 2 stroke, but starts real easy and runs great.
It is going on it's 11th summer this year. I doubt I can find one as reliable, but we ain't getting rid of this one till it dies. Only thing we spend money on is string and gas/oil.
Just pump the lil priming bulb and crank. Still has the original spark plug and starter rope.

I've had a Stihl for about 8 yrs now.....no problems.

stihl,

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Moss Bluff mowers also has Redmax, they are really good also.

So tell us Sulphite. Did you find a weed eater?

I bought a homeowner model a couple of years ago for $200 and am well pleased. Well, at least the dude that does my yard now says he likes it. :smokin:

Concrete is a little more expensive but it's a one-time deal. :cool:

Going to price out some today at the different stores...

I have dealt with BMC for years and have no issues. Great service. The girls there are great to work with.

Stihl

Went with stihl KM-90 at BMC...guy there, part owner I think, was very helpful and super nice so I decided to buy from them...

Donnie or Charlie?


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I believe it was Donnie...

Good guy and yes he is 1 of the owners.

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thank god you got a weed eater. I'll be over sometime sunday (when ur not there) to borrow it. thanks!