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Re: Which weed wacker should I get?
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Posted by Nolan on June 18, 2002 at 04:55:34 from (209.48.190.220):
In Reply to: Which weed wacker should I get? posted by SteveB on June 17, 2002 at 17:43:50:
I picked up a Stihl FS85 and I guess an FS120, with piles of attachments at an auction a few years ago. Love em! I don't use the 120 much because it is so much machine. The 80/85 does just fine. I've got the shoulder harness and double handled cross bar. I like that far more then just hand holding the unit. With it balanced as the instructions describe, it's very easy to control, even when walking along the creeks and such. I've been using the plastic cutter teeth head a lot, but I've switched to a heavy square string. The plastic teeth do cut brushy weeds and such better then the string, but they also cut through wire fence which is annoying when you're trimming near the electric fence or the chicken coop. I've got several different brush saw blades, none of which have impressed me all that much. From circular saw design to things that look like airplane propellers. None of them cut all that well. On a cool factor, these units all sound like dirt bikes, not weed wackers. That's pretty nifty. The units are very solid and reliable. They are also one of the few two stroke tools that will start again next spring without requiring me to tear down and clean the carburetor (someday, I actually will put stay-bil in the gas before putting toys away for winter). The 80/85 is far lighter on gas then the bigger one is. Neither are as gentle on gas as the toy weed wackers are.
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