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Looking to spend up to £250 on a petrol strimmer, any recommendations? Anyone purchased one recently?
Stihl or Hitachi.
Countrywide have Stihl sales every so often with good (~20%) discounts - don't buy fom them without the discount.
Go straight shaft rather than curved.
If you want to be able to take on nettles, brambles etc make sure the model you get is compatible with and is powerful enough to run a disc blade. And wear Steel toe caps if you use it!
ditto, get a Stihl
F R Jones and son for the cheapest deals on Stihl.
I've got a Kombi set up and a FS350. Totally different machines but both fun to use
Tim
Oh, go with bull horn bars if you are doing a lot of whacking and a harness. Makes things much more comfortable.
My hitachis been great - and i came from stihls in an industrial enviroment.
Plus 1 for harness , steelies and a facemask+ ear defenders.
Domestic go for Stihl fs38 or fs40 last a llong time.
I use mine commercially i buy fs38's one lasts a year used every day.
I bought a McCulloch on Ebay years so for about £30
It's worth £30 but that's about it.
used FS85 or FS90
Honda 4 stroke... Over your budget but might be worth getting on ebay.
Starts first time.... Every time... No messing with 2 stroke oil. Shear bliss after having owned other makes!
I'd also look at Robin / Subaru mines been excellent and runs a brush cutting disc with ease, make sure you get an automatic feed and as someone mentions above, cow horns are far more comfortable over extended periods.
What's it actually for? We can't recommend what to get if we don't know.
I hate Stihl strimmers. They are crude and have very high vibration levels. The guy above using one every day must be atomising the nerves in his hands.
Try Takana, Echo, Kawasaki and the like. They are lighter, quieter, smoother, cheaper to run and all round better, but which model depends on your needs.
Definitely the Honda. So easy as it,s 4 stroke it will start first time, every time. Bit over the budget but well worth it.
I wouldn't even look at a Stihl now.
Another Honda 4 stroke user here. Much easier to use than 2 stroke strimmers I've had in the past.
Cheers lads.
Its for the garden which has high banking with trees on three sides and a river bank as well so strimming between trees and clearing bramble etc initially.
Another honda 4 stroke owner here. Just a joy to use, but a bit over your budget. I like my stihl chainsaws, but honda for mowers and strimmers cuts down on the swearing IMO
Don't muck around & get a Honda.
Tanaka tbc-240 light and reliable
Honda 4 stroke now entering it's 14th year here and still going strong