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Looking for a new weed
whacker. Looking for best in gas or battery. Which of each have held up well for you. Thank you
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You need a 1993 Shindaiwa.
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I have a 15 year old Shindawa. It never misses a beat. I had to replace the bubble primer last year. I rewind the spool myself every spring.
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For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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Stihl gas, had it ten yrs
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Daughters sthl l trimmers battery ops have been good
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Shindaiwa or Echo. I wrapped a month old $400 Stihl around a 6x6 deck post 10 years ago after pulling on ut for 5 minutes and not firing. My 2 echos have been bomb proof. Battery is a joke for anything beyond trimming grass along the sidewalk once a week.
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Firm believer in modern chemicals to kill weeds...
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Milwaukee battery powered............tough line, tough piece of equipment.
Mine came with an edging attachment too.
All my Milwaukee tools have common fit batteries if that matters for you.
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I have two gas powered stihls. I don't use them enough to keep the carbs from clogging up.
They'll start but won't run wide open, so not only do I have to add string to the spindle but I have to clean the carbs.
which in turn makes me use them less, not more, and makes the problem worse.
next one I buy is going to be battery.
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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Battery, Milwaukee....gas, Echo.
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You need a 1993 Shindaiwa. Yep rather the old ones , but the new ones work ok.
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I have two gas powered stihls. I don't use them enough to keep the carbs from clogging up.
They'll start but won't run wide open, so not only do I have to add string to the spindle but I have to clean the carbs.
which in turn makes me use them less, not more, and makes the problem worse.
next one I buy is going to be battery. Are you MAGA yet?
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My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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Another Shindaiwa fan here. Think mine is from 1997. Lots of hard use on the farm.
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This space for rent
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How much do you have to do at a time?
I got a RYOBI battery trimmer for the wife and have 2 batteries,it gets the job done.
Have a gas powered one from ECHO in the barn and have not used it in 4 years or so.
Good thing about using batteries is it makes a break time between changes.
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Shindaiwa or Echo. I wrapped a month old $400 Stihl around a 6x6 deck post 10 years ago after pulling on ut for 5 minutes and not firing. My 2 echos have been bomb proof. Battery is a joke for anything beyond trimming grass along the sidewalk once a week. 👍 Echo here. And make sure it’s an AA member.
“When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty”
Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version)
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
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I have two gas powered stihls. I don't use them enough to keep the carbs from clogging up.
They'll start but won't run wide open, so not only do I have to add string to the spindle but I have to clean the carbs.
which in turn makes me use them less, not more, and makes the problem worse.
next one I buy is going to be battery. Get some VP brand "Fix It Fuel" and run a tankful though them. I buy it as Tractor Supply.
The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass
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Tanaka, Stihl, Echo, Shindiawa, these oughta work. I did lawn maintenance 60-70 yards a week plus commercial for many yrs. Tanaka is the best I ever used. I have been through them all.
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Have over 20 stihl saws.
Husky weed whacker
5 year guarantee……had it 15 and have not been kind to it. It doesn’t care
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