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Old 08-19-2009, 09:05 PM
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Stihl fs 80R it got ran over by my truck (the one in my sig) and still works perfect. never had a problem and i mow houses in summer for money and its 4 years old.
 
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Old 08-20-2009, 08:01 AM
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I love my newer craftsman 4 stroke for normal around the house stuff it has a bunch of attachments and is much easier to use and runs a lot smoother, for harder work i still have my big old Stihl that ive beat and has never let me down
 
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Old 08-20-2009, 09:18 AM
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Tanaka straight shaft. Has a great selection of attachments and I like that the pull start cord is on the end of the engine instead of between the engine and shaft. Easier to repair. The large lawn care companies around here that mow at the cemeteries use Tanaka trimmers.
 
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Old 08-20-2009, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cumminsdad08
i use a troy bilt, 4 cylce. it seems to be pretty good. it gets done everything that i need it to, and then some. i like not mixing fuel and it fires up everytime with minimal effert. only gripe with it, it took a while to get it to run right. when i got it, the plug was wrong, fixed that, then took a while to get the idel right on it. i have had it about a year and a half, and runs better now then ever. it also has multiple attachments, not sure how many but i never used any. also the line is very, very, very easy to rewind. i think i picked it up at lowes or home depot for a resonable price. i am not sure what you are lookin to do, but it works great for around the house and for our multiple probertys we own.
I have troy built 4-cycle and have not had a single issue with it. Pulled it out of the box, primed it and let it rip. Have a couple of attachments that work pretty good too. Cost is minimal compared to the commercial grade stuff like echo and stihl.
 
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Old 08-20-2009, 08:44 PM
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right now ive got a riobi and its a good weedeater but i hate the curved shaft....i like the stihl better for heavy stuff....the best advice i can give you is buy one with the biggest motor you can afford.....ive had several that were under powered....but then again not everybody runs about 20-22 inches of .090 line all the time
 
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Old 08-24-2009, 01:37 PM
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shindaiwa trimmers gets my vote brother switched to them in landscaping business from stihl and echo and has never looked back. They have the best power to weight ratios of any on the market and last near about forever.
 
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Old 08-24-2009, 07:25 PM
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Stihl... my Daddy has one...he says his only regret was that he didn't spend another hundred dollars to get the biggest they had

so far hes never had any problems with his
 
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Old 08-24-2009, 07:43 PM
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Ryobi 2 cycle 15 years old straight shaft commercial.I was told the curved shaft doesnt fell as good.More control over a straight shaft.Big motor is a must.
 
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Old 08-24-2009, 08:23 PM
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ECHO!!!!! Back in the day when I mowed grave yards, we had a couple different brands in the begining to figure out which one could last and Echo came out on top! I loved my 280-T that thing could cut a tree down and it was at full throttle for an hour or better at a time with the gaurd cout down so I could trim a 18" or better path Didn't have to push mow around the heads too then. Easy to reload string too and save your back and time, get a straight shaft.
 
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Old 08-25-2009, 10:31 PM
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After using straight shafts for years I used a friends curved shaft for 5 mins and Im not sure why anyone would want a curved shaft I wanted to throw that thing.
 



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