Lawn Equipment - STIHL

[wnagle]

she's also going to make me start her car in the moning and remove the ice and snow when winter hits.  I'm okay with that, I should do that anyway.  As long as I have the whole garage to myself!

I'd get a couple remote starts put on...makes parking outside sooooo much nicer.  It's one of the best presents I bought for myself!

 

[peter halle]

Sorry,

It appears that the shrubs in the front have been sheared and if you want to maintain that shape you could use a hedge trimmer - gas or otherwise.  The rear shrubs look like they have been allowed to grow to larger specimens and would benefit from pruning at the correct time.  It looks like you have a crepe myrtle in the rear (pink flowers) that is planted fairly close to the house.  Allowed to grow that will be a tree.

Maybe Tinker will chime in here.  He does this for a living now.

Peter

 

[ForumMFG]

Thanks Peter,  I bought everything today.  Instead of the FS55 trimmer I went with the TS56

Wayne, I've been thinking about doing that for a long time!  Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Deke]

I have had a Stihl weed whacker for 9 years and only one trip to the shop to clean out the engine is all it ever needed. Still (no pun intended) the old mechanism for loading the line is awful and new models are so much better. This has reminded me I need to go by a new spool or whatever it is called. Anyone have a suggestion?

 

[peter halle]

Take your equipment in with you and tell them what you are trying to accomplish / use it for.  The interesting thing is that they can recommend everything from - if it is a line trimmer - line diameter to single strand to wings, etc.

Peter

 

[vteknical]

For me Prefer

Back pack Blower=Stihl........Lighter nice bursting with relatively lower noise.  BR600 compare to an Echo PB400

Trimmer=Echo.....Less fatigue due to vibration over a prolonged use.

Hedge Trimmer no experience.
 

 

[kdzito]

I've heard the Stihl backpack leaf blower is one excellent piece of equipment.  My dad has one and will attest to it's performance.  I only have the Weedeater and I know it sucks; however, mine was $69 and his was 5 to 6 times as much.  When I'm a little $$$ I'll definitely get the Stihl backpack leaf blower.

I've had the FS55R line trimmer for 3 seasons now and it's extremely powerful and the engine runs so smooth just like the day I bought it!!!!!  

 

[Peter Hamilton-Scott]

I've got the Stihl garden vac/blower. Excellent product. The vac does not work so well though as the leaves have to be really bone dry for them (a) to be picked up, and (b) to be shredded for collection in the shoulder bag. I tend to use only the blower and it works very well indeed. We live at the end of a cul-de-sac so we tend to be the final resting place for leaves blown along the path to our house. The blower soon punts them back.

 

[Mr. Jeff Smith]

Raising this thread from the dead, but I just bought a KM-130 with Straight shaft trimmer and blower attachment.  Amazing machine thus far.

 

[batmanrobin]

Offhand don't have model numbers but I own 18" chainsaw, commercial trimmer, and backpack blower, and they outperform the others . echo and huskvarna  I actually use my blower for leaves, gutters and blowing snow off my long hillside driveway.  Works great and would buy them again.

 

[jmbfestool]

Huskvarna and STHIL  both very good in my opinion.  I own Huskvarna Chain saw and the the sexy looking  Stihl TS420 Cut-Off Saw.  I was going to get the new Hilti one but I needed one NOW and I knew that STHIL is AMAZING and HILTI had only just brought out der CUT-OFF saw so I went with what I knew!

JMB

 

[tjbier]

I have a 4 Stihl chainsaws and the KM90R combi system with the blower, edger, and weed whip, and will add a pole saw in the future. All are great machines Want to buy a 066 or MS660 someday.

I'm sure Husqvarna's are great, but it's just my personal preference.  [big grin]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I have 6 Stihl chainsaws but, my lawn equipment is all the Toro commercial line.

 

[semenza]

Hi,

I have the KM110 comination unit. About 6 years old now. It has been great. Has the 4mix engine which has loads of torque the 130 will be great!. I have shafts set up with line trimmer, plastic blade trimmer, the saw blade with limit stop for cutting heavy brush and up to 2" saplings (works great), and the chain/pole/pruning saw.

Even with minimal care starts every season with five pulls, and afterwards for the duration  of the season with 2- 3 pulls. I change the fuel filter, air filter , spark plug every year, and use fresh gas.

Seth

 

[tiralie]

I have 6 Stihl chainsaws but, my lawn equipment is all the Toro commercial line.

Wow, 6!
Even for a Canadian (the Monty Python song "I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok", comes to mind) that's a lot!  [big grin]
Tim

 

[peter halle]

Hey Tom wants the 660.  What a brute that is.  I think that it might have more power that the Chevette my Mom drove.  Just kidding.  That is one huge saw!

 

[Eli]

For any arborist work, I only climb with a Stihl. I learned on one, my Dad had one, so orange/black/white is a color combo that I get fond memories from.

Festo did produce the world's first one man combustion engine saw before WW2. It got out of that part of the tool market allowing Dolmar, Stihl, Mafell etc to step in, but apparently it was a while before the others caught up techwise [big grin]

 

[tjbier]

I have 2 Dolmars also, a 143 and a makita(re badged dolmar) 6401 that I put a BB kit on it(85cc)
So between those 2 is around 181cc  [big grin] its another hobby

 

[tjbier]

For any arborist work, I only climb with a Stihl. I learned on one, my Dad had one, so orange/black/white is a color combo that I get fond memories from.

Do you use the MS200t? I have the 192t but want to trade an 026 for a 200t them r nice!

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I have 6 Stihl chainsaws but, my lawn equipment is all the Toro commercial line.

Wow, 6!
Even for a Canadian (the Monty Python song "I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok", comes to mind) that's a lot!  [big grin]
Tim

Cutting firewood was a necessity growing up as my parents only heated with wood.

I got all sizes including one that I swear makes 4 cuts per tank of gas. [big grin]