I have both at the moment - a small husky with string and a larger stihl with a three blade brush cutter (also a heavier string head and a saw blade). The husky is left over from when I lived in a suburb on a quarter acre lot. The Stihl came along now that I'm on 15 acres outside of town. Still use the little string trimmer around the house, but the Stihl comes out for anything more than grass or yard weeds.
If I was starting over I'd just go ahead and buy Stihl, but that could be because there is a good servicing dealer half a mile from my house now.
So, today's message is: Whatever brand you buy get one large/powerful/versatile enough for the heaviest stuff you'll be cutting. And, you don't want plastic strings if you get into anything with thick fibrous or woody stems.
Last edited by MikeL2; 08/01/22.
