My 31 year old gas ...string trimmah has seen better days.

I see they make electric ones now.

What make and model would you get...Gas or Electric??

And thanks

A gas stihl!

Need more info. How big of place are you using it on? Do you already have a pile of battery’s ? Those are the things I would be looking at. If you’re using tanks full of fuel you would need several battery’s to equal that.

wws

I've got a Stihl and I'm less than impressed with it. It's been a pain to start since new about 17 years ago So much to the point I spray weed and grass killer around my house and yard shed. I'd much rather have an electric. My mother in law bought the Stihl based on her sons recommendation and I wasn't expecting that. I'd planned on getting an electric back then.

No batteries on hand...not using much gas..

Doing the foundation around the house and in law apartment.

Some fence line trimming

I gave my gas sthil away after buying a milwaukee battery pwred

I have a Milwaukee trimmer. Like anti gov I would never go back. I'm not doing commercial.

9 amp battery last quite awhile. 12 amp even longer.

Love mine. Came with a big battery that sells for about the package deal of 199
I am a lawn porn star.
Yellow sucks
Blue and red good

Bought the blower and trimmer combo 56v EGO last week.
Neighbor does all my mowing , so trimming and clean up only.
Also considering selling all my gas Stihl equipment.
Watching sales and will get bigger amp hr. battery for spare.
Proactive move.
Quiet , lighter , very happy so far.
Light residential use for me.
At 72 and counting.
It perfect .

This is have the largest motor size on the swap able attachment sthil tool and have a weed Wacker head, blower, pole saw and hege trimmer atachment fo it and the largest husky motor weed eater as well.

The sthil just seem to have more low end grunt where the husky seem to want to stay at top end and will bog out on heavy stuff more. I also prefer how my sthil starts.

I have two powerful weed eaters so the boys can get additional work. Often folks dont mind riding a mower and cutting their grass but dont want to weed eat the ditch or fence lines. Its usually thick heavy tall pasture grass and weeds not grass along the house or mail box post so low power weed eaters dont cut it ( went down that route at first) I think the boys made a few thousand last year on weed eating only jobs.

The good is they have large fuel tanks run a long time and really cut tall stuff down fast. Draw back is they are heavy and loud. For a typical home owner they are almost to much. When weed eating at their typical yard jobs in town just knocking down grass around the house I find myself running them at half to 3/4 throttle so they dont get away from me and eat siding for example.

Next one will be a battery powered one, likely Milwaukee since I am changing tools as I need new ones to Milwaukee

IF you buy gas, stay away from the Stihl 4 strokes

Had a pole saw that had a very short life, something to do with internals

If your just doing light work around a house like you said go with a battery one. I have know idea which ones the best. If your weed whacking ditches and fence lines go with a good gas one. I've been using Stihl gas ones for a long long time and never had any trouble with them. Lots of people don't run them at full RPM's and doing that will carbon up the mufflers. I've even used the saw blades on mine but those saw blades are dangerous.

My neighbor loves his battery trimmer, however 4-5 x a Summer he borrows my RedMax gas trimmer.

WS

I use a Ryobi cause I already had the batteries, works fine on grass and light weeds, lasts long enough to trim around the yard and you can change batteries if you need more time, or stick the one you got in the charger and take a beer break.

I think the one I have was a combo, trimmer and blower with battery and charger and was on sale...I think HD has all of the yard ryobis on sale right now..., There's probably better ones?, but if you already have the batteries it's a no brainer...I won't have another gas one...

I like the idea of battery ones. I've used friends and family members whips, mowers, saws, etc. All pretty slick.

I think for normal homeowner stuff battery is the way to go.


Just seems like ever 3-4 years they replace everything because the new version comes out with a better battery or whatever. Plus when the stuff gets think, battery folks have to reach for the gas models.


My gas Husqvarna whip/edger, backpack blower, chainsaws and snowblower are all 5-6+ yrs old and going strong. Same as my gas Honda push mower.
Not sure what I'll do when I eventually need to replace my stuff.

I bought a dewalt 20v trimmer when I lived in town. It was great for the house and garage, and a little landscaping.

Now out in the country with a lot more to trim, it was taking 5+ battery charges to get everything done. Bought a Stihl gas trimmer, and its the ticket now.

From what it sounds like you have, a battery trimmer would be fine. Lighter weight, no mixing fuel. Always starts.

Get a name brand, and make sure it takes a standard size line.

I started with an el cheapo and it took an off size line that was hard to find locally.

Gone battery on most of my yard and truck tools. I have 4 batteries that fit all my tools( Ryobi ). Got tired of aggrivating a bad shoulder trying to start my chain saw and weed trimmer and fooling with fuel fouling issues and going to the repair shop. Granted battery run time is somewhat limited compared to fuel motors but I get more done now with less fatique on the body.

Love my battery chain saw and trimmer. Got a big place to keep up, so extra batteries of the high amp type are best. A little investment in the beginning but it is how I roll now.

Have both. Tend to grab my stihl straight shaft gas when I have trimming around the electric fence etc. Few bee boxes grab the electric. Trimming more than 50-60 feet I go gas. Electric nice around bee hives

Again - you get what you pay for.

Wife does all the trimming. She had a Stihl gas trimmer. Terrible to start. Got rid of it and bought a Husqvarna. Difference of night and day to start. Great machine.

She also has an electric trimmer. Doesn't have near the power of the Husky and you need to have several batteries on hand if you need to do a lot of trimming.
Advantages to both. Electric is lighter to handle, but lacks the power of the gas.

I like my Dewalt 20 volt trimmer - always starts and no mixing gas/oil. The 5 amp battery last a longer time on a charge.

I've got a Milwaukee battery snipper and I love it. One 8ah battery covers the 1/2 hour or so of whacking on my yard.
I've got the tri-blade attachment for hacking bush trail too. 2" trees are doable with 2 or 3 hacks into it. Stands up to abuse well so far. Had it for 3 years now.

depends on how much you have to do

I did a Rigid battery last year , it works well , I get about 20 minutes of run time on a battery

it is quiet so when I want to run it before or after a time a person should stop running power equipment to be kind to the neighbors.

easy to pick up do 5-10 minutes of trimming then put it down

I would go with whatever battery platform you run your other tools on .

if you spend more than 20 minutes with the string trimmer , gas

I bought a new Stihl last summer and I am less than impressed. The thing runs HOT. 3-4 min and the exhaust is so hot its burning my elbow. I took it back to the dealer and the adjusted the carb but man it still sucks. I haven't used a Milwaukee battery one but my son bought the chain saw and I have been really impressed with it. So far it has worked great trimming limbs and stuff.

20V B & D.

Kobalt here.

Much better than gas.

I have a 23 year old straight shaft Stihl trimmer. Its been a good tool. My preference is gas but I use it pretty hard and for hours sometimes cutting small trees and brush out in pastures.

Some of the problem could be buying cheap homeowner grade equipment and then using too often or too many hours. The spark arrestor screen will foul in time and cause loss of power etc. Easy to remove and clean. I have mostly Stihl power equipment. Battery power equipment is not practical for long run times on larger properties.

For the burned elbow try adjusting the shoulder strap and/or its mount.

If you buy gas get an Echo. I am very pleased with mine. Starts easy and revs out strong. Never was impressed with a Stihl weedeater. The Echos are made by Shindaiwa i believe

Same here. I love mine

I'll take all those Stihl FS give aways thank you.
I'd even take a blown one for parts.
Good tools.

Ask yourself weed eater or grass trimmer?

I like my Stihl gas weed eater. Always runs and its surprising how far you can go on a tank of gas

Stihl HP Ultra synthetic oil used in my weed eater and saws has resulted in very good performance for over 8 years. Lil more difficult starting when switched oils. My stihl weed wacka with metal blade will readily drop mature ragweed stalks that grow up in electric fence over summer. Battery one won't get near cutting through a stalk.........

My 31 year old gas Whackah was a Shindaiwa...I got my money's worth

Got a stihl weedwacker and a few other Stihl motors. Put their oil and run nonethenol gas. Never have a problem. Wife’s ego weedwacker is nice for light stuff in the yard but not near enough power in heavy stuff.

Love my Ryobi string trimmer and push mower. Bought the mower first to get the bigger battery then the trimmer, it has a smaller battery but having two on hand is a big plus!

Keep them reviews coming....and thanks

Electric here that runs on Dewalt batteries since I have 7 batteries.
I also bought a 56V Echo chainsaw that will cut a pickup load of wood on one charge. I love it and rarely use my Stihl MS250, which I like.

Gas echo or stihl vote. Whoever u got closer for future parts, easily accessable online these days though. Id weedeat naked before i got seen with an electric one

Lol...joco

I thought the same .......I ain't running no homo lectric weed eater

Then i saw a millwakee on a killer sale and thought I could use one to finish up or maintain some small flowerbeds.

Then I started using it more and more ......easy peasy . No forgetting to get fresh gas or mix in town . Less wieght , less vibration , less noise .....easy peasy

Then I found a dual battery millwakee for $ 699 ....on sale for $349 ......couldn't pass it up


Meanwhile the sthil had been sitting for 2 years .....wouldn't start ......gave it away ..........never looked back

Naked kinda puts weed wackn in a hole new perspective…..

I have a straight shaft Stihl gas. Also have a Milwaukee electric. Mostly use the Milwaukee when the wife wants to weed eat as she has a hard time starting the stihl. I prefer the Stihl because it is lighter and especially if there is a lot to do. The Milwaukee edger attachment works great.

Same here love my Echo. I do heavy grass and brush with mine. Doubt a battery unit would hack it.

Can't go wrong with Milwaukee or Dewalt on the battery line trimmers. I don't think I have run the battery dry yet with about 45 minutes line trimming to do my yard. The hand blowers are really convenient also. If I was going to buy gas it would be a Shindaiwa.