What Stihl trimmer should I get?

[hacskaroly]

You need a Darwin's grip.

Never heard of it, now I want one!!!

 

[Bill G]

I will fall for it......what is it?

 

[hacskaroly]

I will fall for it......what is it?

 

[Bill G]

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Thank you for posting that. I thought it might be some sort of "inside joke"

 

[hacskaroly]

Thank you for posting that. I thought it might be some sort of "inside joke"

No worries, I had to google it, never heard of it before!

 

[EFSM]

I've seen several trimmers through our shop with them on. People over 6' like them, although I never could quite get the hang of it (I'm 5'11"). It increases the distance from your hand to the shaft, which increases the twisting torque of the machine on your wrist.

 

[PissRev]

I've seen several trimmers through our shop with them on. People over 6' like them, although I never could quite get the hang of it (I'm 5'11"). It increases the distance from your hand to the shaft, which increases the twisting torque of the machine on your wrist.

You have to have it adjusted perfectly to you. Mine are adjusted that when I'm using it, both my arms are all the way down. The only fatigue is my grip strength.

 

[sawfun]

I have yet to find a sling/harness I like but even with your Popeye arms I bet you would struggle a bit with my FS550 or FS350 after a bit of time.

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I had one of those fs550's and found a Stihl harness that fit me well. Mowing an acre of four foot grass on foot, was a breeze using the 4 string head. It was sure easier in every way than my fs250, except on fuel. It was a breeze to deforest an area and no cutter I tried, slowed it down. But I no longer needed it and sold it.

 

[hotajax]

My neighbor has a Stihl. Even if it's hot, he's out there yanking on it all effing day. Get an Echo, it will come with a 5 year warranty. Don't be a knucklehead.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

My neighbor has a Stihl. Even if it's hot, he's out there yanking on it all effing day. Get an Echo, it will come with a 5 year warranty. Don't be a knucklehead.

Sounds more like your neighbors the issue than a Stihl issue. Buy a 6 pack of oil and the Stihl will have a 4 year warranty. My fs 56 starts 1-2 pulls usually if you start how they say to same with my blowers ecr

 

[Bill G]

I had one of those fs550's and found a Stihl harness that fit me well. Mowing an acre of four foot grass on foot, was a breeze using the 4 string head. It was sure easier in every way than my fs250, except on fuel. It was a breeze to deforest an area and no cutter I tried, slowed it down. But I no longer needed it and sold it.

How did the GTG go this weekend?

 

[Bill G]

My neighbor has a Stihl. Even if it's hot, he's out there yanking on it all effing day. Get an Echo, it will come with a 5 year warranty. Don't be a knucklehead.

Warranty against what? I would love to see any company warranty a dumbarse

 

[EFSM]

Buy a 6 pack of oil and the Stihl will have a 4 year warranty.

It boggles my mind that Stihl thinks their oil is that good. I see so much trouble with it carboning up trimmers and not protecting them well at all.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

It boggles my mind that Stihl thinks their oil is that good. I see so much trouble with it carboning up trimmers and not protecting them well at all.

I’m kinda under the impression that ultra is fine as long as the equipment is run hard it’s in the more babied stuff that its high flash point keeps it from burning clean. All hard used equipment that’s run wide open with little idle time seems ok

 

[EFSM]

I’m kinda under the impression that ultra is fine as long as the equipment is run hard it’s in the more babied stuff that its high flash point keeps it from burning clean. All hard used equipment that’s run wide open with little idle time seems ok

I can't recommend oil that biodegrades 80% within 21 days of being mixed with fuel.

 

[hacskaroly]

Warranty against what? I would love to see any company warranty a dumbarse

I have seen a few legitimate warranty calls - a lot of it has to do with the tech presenting a good case to Stihl. But you are correct, they will not cover under warranty owner induced/caused problems.

 

[hacskaroly]

Buy a 6 pack of oil and the Stihl will have a 4 year warranty.

A 4 year warranty would be great, but buying the Stihl 6-pack or gallon of fuel only gets you 2 years, 1 year past the warranty that automatically comes when the unit is registered. Husqvarna has a 5 year warranty if you buy their gallon of their fuel, otherwise I believe their basic warranty is 2 years.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I can't recommend oil that biodegrades 80% within 21 days of being mixed with fuel.

This 100%. The one and only batch of Ultra I ever tried took on a gross orange hue and smelled acrid after a couple of weeks.

 

[el33t]

A 4 year warranty would be great, but buying the Stihl 6-pack or gallon of fuel only gets you 2 years, 1 year past the warranty that automatically comes when the unit is registered.

2 x 2 years = 4 years for FS trimmers.

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If anyone is interested...
Legacy chainsaw technologies apparently are quite unreliable, since there is such a difference in warranty length between them and those with batteries.

And indeed, the warranty is doubled only for non-professional users. In addition, the warranty provides for many exceptions, which are described in a rather long document.

For all STIHL gasoline powered machines (with the exception of STIHL TS cut-off machines, GS concrete cutter
pressure washers, and top handle chain saw models) sold on or after January 1, 2012 that are used for
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[lehman live edge slab]

I can't recommend oil that biodegrades 80% within 21 days of being mixed with fuel.

The oil doesn’t degrade in gas or once opened it requires the microbes in the soil to break it down. The oil will degrade by 80% in 21 days after being spilled on ground. I realize some people really hate ultra but let’s be realistic Stihl isn’t selling an oil that degrades in gas in 21 days that would be stupid and cause all kinds of warranty problems.