Appreciate the offer! You will get stronger and get better!
Appreciate the offer! You will get stronger and get better!
That’s pretty slick looking.
I’ve got two 2 strokes. One older Stihl and a newer Echo. Stihl got to where it wouldn’t start if you primed or choked it, and if it ever died you were done weedeating until tomorrow. Took it to my guy, bought the Echo and kept on keeping on. I just grab which ever one I’m closer to when it’s time. Both are great. Echo is a lot easier to restring. It winds up. Pretty slick.
I don’t think a battery would cut it for me out here, but I used one with a cord for years when I lived in town. If I ever move back to town I’d consider a battery operated one, but when I do imma be too old to cut my own grass, and the nursing home would probably frown on me weed wacking the petunias.
Never heard of a 4 stroke weed eater. I don’t know about all that. I’ve got so many 2 stroke engines it’s not a problem for me to mix gas. I already keep 4 or 5 1 gal cans mixed up. What’s supposed to be the benefit other than not having to mix gas?
Edit at add - you guys running those saw blades on weed eaters are some tough dudes. The stihl came with a blade and a different cover. I tried it one time and swore that off forever. I think I’ve still got the blade & hood around here somewhere, or I might have thrown it away. Don’t remember. Don’t matter. I don’t need it.
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I tried a Dewalt 20v weedeater for about an hour. Took it back. I have a **** ton of 20v batteries, big ones too. I have to have a gas one and with big line.
like many others I'm a Stihl fan. My Weedeater, Leaf blower, chainsaw are all Stihl. All of them are in excess of 20 years old and going strong. When starting to run rough or not idling good I put some "Mechanic in a Bottle" thru it....llike magic. I 've never had an ethanol issue that I know of. I keep 20-30 gallons of gas all the time that I rotate thru and always add Stabil when filling the containers. I also learned the hard way that not all 2-cycle oil is the same. I trashed a Mrecury outboard motor ( so the repairman said) by using a cheap-ass 2 cycle oil....so nothing but Stihl oil is used in my mixing gas.
Gotta have the BIG BATTERY for it then it works fine. I trim my front and backyard, slap my edger attachment in it and do my sidewalks and stuff then I stick the same battery in it and blow off my concrete with my Milwaukee blower.
He already had the big battery. Even with the big battery it couldn't do the job he needed it to do, so he went back to 2-stroke gas (Echo, I think). He's got some tough weeds...
Dang. Well Im hoping my battery lasts a long time. I don’t want to drop another $250 on one. Battery cost is the con to Milwaukee yard tools… You can get into a Stihl for less than the cost of this battery. Lol
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...tput-12-0Ah-Battery-Pack-48-11-1812/305058854
If it's doing the job you need, it'll probably work for a long time. If you're doing a city lot or just up around the house, it's probably great for that, but he has to weedeat a few hundred feet of fenceline, plus around the house, loafing shed, storage shed, feed shed, chicken tractors, and so forth.
