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I have a husky, stihl, and a Milwaukee trimmers the stihl is a big bastard with the power broom as well. Before loosing a few fingers i hated weedwacking. Still not a fan, the Milwaukee is the one I reach for all the time but I have several hundred feet of fence that I need to keep the weeds trimmed on. Iike the echo except it seems to have a design flaw where the head is always spinning in self propelled which i am not a fan of
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I'm listening in to answers to the OP's question.
I've been thinking about one for running along irrigation lines to clear them (hay field ... grass gets tall enough to tangle up the sprinkler heads) and mark them so they don't get busted up by the cutter / baler. I've been doing it with a straight shaft trimmer .. big Stihl .. and it's at least a 12, sometimes 16 hour job to do the whole property. That's without mowing, just prep. When I'm done my back is [bleep] for about a week.
I'm not sure what to get though. I'd like to stay with Stihl because that's what all our other equipment is and having a single fuel/oil mix simplifies things, but the Stihl option is an add-on for the yard boss rather than a complete, purpose-built unit and this might be more job than it is meant to handle.
The walk behind unit I have and most I looked at are 4 stroke Briggs and Stratton engines or similar, so no fuel mix issues.... I didn't realize Stihl made a walk behind, but with my field grass and tall weeds to deal with the 3 hp motor on the unit I bought seemed like a good idea and even then I sometimes hog it down pretty good....
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I'm listening in to answers to the OP's question.
I've been thinking about one for running along irrigation lines to clear them (hay field ... grass gets tall enough to tangle up the sprinkler heads) and mark them so they don't get busted up by the cutter / baler. I've been doing it with a straight shaft trimmer .. big Stihl .. and it's at least a 12, sometimes 16 hour job to do the whole property. That's without mowing, just prep. When I'm done my back is [bleep] for about a week.
I'm not sure what to get though. I'd like to stay with Stihl because that's what all our other equipment is and having a single fuel/oil mix simplifies things, but the Stihl option is an add-on for the yard boss rather than a complete, purpose-built unit and this might be more job than it is meant to handle.
I think a good walk-behind would be perfect for that. I've stayed away from the self-propelled ones. I think you give up maneuverability and increase unnecessary complication. Just my opinion.
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I have a push mod cub cadet 22 in and I love it. It would take me about 5 hrs to cut 700 ft of ditch and then do 700 ft of fence line inside and out. This thing cut it to a lil over 2 hrs. The best thing is you are not covered from head to toe in cuttings when your done.
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That’s what I ended up buying went to tractor supply and they had a open box marked down 25% the trimmer itself was on sale for 314 instead of 350. Out the door for 215. Looking forward to trying it tonight
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