on second thought, I'd get the one with bigger tits.
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on second thought, I'd get the one with bigger tits.
whatever i was running quit on me last summer and stihl wouldn't start this spring
since this trimmer came with the house and I didn't really love it any way I waited for a good deal on FB market place,
so as oposed to fixing the dead trimmer I picked up a used STHIL FS 86 on FB marketplace in great shape for only 125$,
this thing is fucking huge, I'm way over gunned with this bad boy
I just want to know who the hell calls that tool a string trimmer. First time I've ever heard that term in my life was seeing this thread.
I guess you’re a whackerQuote:
Originally Posted by goldenboy
Whack on. Whack off
Kleenex vs Facial Tissue...Quote:
Originally Posted by goldenboy
The real question is are the Weed Wackers or Weed Eaters?
One of the surrounding towns is having quite a to-do about weed whackers and leaf blowers this spring.
Camp 1) - Very loaded people who can afford a groundskeeper are very vocally in opposition to listening to their neighbors landscaping services use these. They have no problem paying three times as much in labor costs to have the help rake all the leaves and detritus. Claim either noise or environment issues are the motivating factors. Have some surprising allies in the very not loaded people who give zero fucks about their yard and no jobs and just want to drink high lifes in peace.
Camp 2) - The upper middle class people who have either landscapers or enough free time to take care of their yards, and utilize the tools. They have aligned with the middle class Dad's who like a nicely mowed lawn.
You would think the end of days had arrived given the vitirol. Local contractors are piping up and you'd think a bomb went off. Highly amusing all around and is probably the most Vermont problem I could imagine.
weed eater is the name brand, string trimmer is genericQuote:
Originally Posted by goldenboy
this uses a weedeater motor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk6hEB8Kp0M
String trimmer - professionals, landscapers, people who know or work with small enginesQuote:
Originally Posted by goldenboy
Weed whacker - homeowners who didn’t have to mow a lawn until they bought a house
I’d just like to say that the power loader on my E-go trimmer is the nuts. Just hope it doesn’t break.
I have an electric Ryobi weed eater
I prefer the term whipper-snipper.
And I’ve had great luck with my old FS45. More than I need for the small yard at home base, but didn’t blink an eye batting back the wilderness when we had the cabin in Pemberton. Went through a fuel pickup and a card, both cost around $20 plus an hour or so to fix. If it ever dies, I’ll probably try the ego whipper as I’ve invested in their platform for the mower and light snow blower
This is the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by billyk
Dang it, I want to make the move to E-Go (already have their snow blower, so already have the batteries and charger), but the Stihl two stroke trimmer refuses to die.
Damn thing started on the 3rd pull after not being winterized.
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Electric here as well. I have the DeWalt, and the head has finally died but the motor etc is great. I can't imagine using a gas one ever again.
Ego all around. Two stage, mower, trimmer, etc. great and durable
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I used that new to me Sthil FS 86 and man does that thing edge grass I'm enjoying the being over gunned , along with the new Huskqavarna lawn mower I am all set for slaying the grass no fucking around eh
and the old yardworks string trimmer almost started working so that is something else to fuck around with
Need a new commercial grade string trimmer. It needs to be able to handle all manner of thick tough grass and weeds. Looking at the Stihl FS 91. Thoughts? Suggestions?
https://www.stihlusa.com/products/tr...2bf6c203784758
https://stihlusa-images.imgix.net/Pr...ess&fill=solid
love mine! rips through mature japanese knotwood like a hot knife through butter...
yeah I like my FS 86, I'm way over gunned so I feel like Tim the Toolman every time I start that bad boy up
The Sthil dealer in this town is pretty good
the cheaper trimmers or whatever fucking nomenclature you wana use don't have that angle at the head where there would be a bearing, they just gently bend the whole strut
I had a stihl brushcutter (fs 55) for a long time and it was a temperamental as a teenager. Finally got sick of it and got the Husky 525R brushcutter and it's been (mostly) trouble free - it starts right up with a couple of pulls. The shroud is more fragile than the Stihl, I broke that right away. Whichever way you go make sure you get the head with the nylon blades. I like stihl in general, I have a couple of chainsaws and a pole saw which have run like champs. I dunno what was going on with the trimmer, we did not get along very well at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Not a Stihl fan. Had a gas trimmer and a chainsaw and got rid of both. "Temperamental" is a good way to put it.
Whatever you buy, add Startron fuel treatment to the gas every time you fill it up. Helps small engines operate and you never need to worry about winterizing or "old gas." Stihl products in particular are super finicky about gas.
I noticed at the place where I was looking at the Stihl that they (Stihl) sell their own brand of gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahman
Sweet Jesus, at that price, it'd better be doing the yard work for me. That's fucking absurd. They sell non-ethanol fuel at my local station. I use that and drain it at the end of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
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I run 91 octane pump gas (ethanol free) in all my engines, but even with stabilizer I change out the gas every 6 months in the 2 strokes. In spring when I fire everything up for the season I'll run seafoam in the first tank.
You realize that makes the problem worse in the long run because all those little bits of the damned knotweed can fly off the tool and propagate, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
I wish I'd known that before I tried going after ours with a brush cutter (DeWalt 60V, FWIW). Switched to other mitigation techniques and seem to be finally making some headway, but the stuff is evil.
once an area is fully infested, it don't make much difference. the river brings in new stuff every time it rises... the choice is control it, or let the 10 foot tall jungle take over like it does on the island across from me.
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unfortunately, eradication is not feasible around here.
fact.
All the mitigation regarding fuel, those running nonethanol fuel, are you having carb problems? I run av fuel or premix on my small engines. I have done it for several years. I never empty the tanks or use additives. I have never had issues that was traceable to nonethanol fuel. I have definitely experienced problems before I switched. My string trimmer sometimes goes 9+ months w/o use and is not a problem to fire up.
Isn't the point of running non ethanol fuel to prevent carb problems?Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Yes. Upthread, there are posts about running nonethanol fuel and doing extra stuff. I’m wondering if people are finding that the extra stuff is necessary.
I just run premium in all small engines and thro stabilizer in the last tank of the season
Sthil vs Husky is like Ford vs Chevy
All gas goes bad after awhile, even the non ethanol stuff. If it sits in carbs it will start gumming them up, and it's hard to start. I'll drain all my 2 strokes in spring and fall (running the old gas through my truck) and fill (and run for few minutes)with fresh gas. Adding stabilizer will make the gas stay fresh longer, but I'm pretty set in my schedule.
Ethanol is hard on fuel lines and gaskets, I've heard newer models are more resistant to damage, but I'm against running E-fuel in anything on principle alone.
No, non-ethanol and I throw in some Stabil and I get third-pull ignition after a couple months.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Except you never know for sure when that is. Better to just pour an ounce of startron in the 5 gallon gas can every time you fill it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXX-er
We've got a swamp / flood plain behind our house. I cut the crap down a couple of times before putting a bunch of scrap carpet (salvaged from the discard pile) over the affected area. I've been pulling what pokes through or around edges of the carpet pieces and, two growing seasons later, it's turned manageable.Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
The infestations on the neighbor's property, on the other hand, are doing pretty well. They tried excavating one affected area the winter before last, but they didn't cover and fill the area and it all came back. That should be in the shit that annoys you thread, probably, but the worst part is that particular infestation blocks the view from our driveway. I have cut it with the brush cutter before, but I've switched to using pruning shears so I'm not spreading the crap around. I'm pretty sure napalm would be a better option.
Yard equipment usually sits in the winter when it is cold, so it is less likely to gum up. Snow blowers sit all summer in the heat. More likely to gum up. I've never had no ethanol gum up over a winter, have had it gum up over a summer.
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Ethanol will make the rubber seat in the carb's jet soften and then the needle gets stuck. Sometimes flushing it will break it free but usually not. It's practically glued in there then and a carb jet rebuild is in order, simple.
I run non ethanol in my small engines and will occasionally throw some seafoam in the tank. Often just a bottle into the 5 galloner when I fill that up in the spring.
Shit starts like a charm all the time.
Stuck needles make me cuss really loudly. The whole neighborhood is bugeyed.
Reading the instructions from stihl is key to proper starting. Their tools are not always designed intuitively. But they run just fine once ya get it figured out.
I have a new trimmer FS46? I got in trade from a client who couldn't get it started. It has a funky sequence to fire. Works great.
$35 a gallon for that stihl gas. what fool would do that?
Well it sounds like it's a crap shoot.
I will say I usually go for a 4 stroke because I hate mixing.
What about Husqvarna?
I mentioned above I like my husky brush cutter. The shroud is definitely more fragile than the Stihl FWIW.
You run mix gas through your truck?Quote:
Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain
RE Stihl.
Give the primer bulb a couple of pumps to make sure its filledQuote:
Their tools are not always designed intuitively. But they run just fine once ya get it figured out.
I have a new trimmer FS46? I got in trade from a client who couldn't get it started. It has a funky sequence to fire. Works great.
Pump the primer bulb 7 times. Not 6 and not 8, the number shall be 7, 9 is right out!
Give the kill switch a push to make sure it isn't on, its a rocker switch, push it and it will pop right back but it is now in the run position.
Give it full choke.
Pull the starter, it should fire on the 3rd pull. let it try and run and smooth out. It will probably run roughly for about 15 seconds and then die.
Give the primer a 2 pumps.
Take off the choke.
Put the throttle to full and give it a yank, it will run and warm up further from there.
Or not.