Need to get a new scrub cuter, my echo has died after 20 plus years of flogging the guts out of it.
Option 1 Stihl, nearly a 1000 bucks, will probably out last me.
Option 2 a el cheap Morrision or whatever from Bunnings around 280 bucks, 2 year warranty.
Any opinions?
I do have enough work to keep it going for a long time.
mouse265,
May 13, 6:44pm
option 1 is the better way to go we have an el cheapo Morrison and it is crap most times I want to use it it don't want to start or the starter cord pulls out
tsjcf,
May 14, 1:18am
what about another Echo?
stevo2,
May 14, 1:41am
I use a Shindaiwa. Excellent machine but similar price to the Stihl
kenw1,
May 14, 4:49am
The price difference between that and a Stihl is large but not massive, and I know that a Stihl will always be sell able.
muzz67,
May 14, 4:57am
got a Morrison. Figured it'd clear the scrub then be worn out and biffed. wore out several scrub blades,, now its a line trimmer and still going perfect.
loukirby,
May 14, 5:08pm
We have his and hers stihl heavy duty brushcutters and I love mine. I changed the head to one of these as it was quicker and easier to replace the line. http://littljuey.com/products/cutting-heads/professional-engine-head.html Sometimes the head is pretty hot so I have a tool that hangs off my belt to help me remove the head. Ours get regular services and do a great job of maintaining our land.
budgel,
May 14, 5:36pm
Those little jueys are overpriced to my way of thinking.
kenw1,
May 14, 7:32pm
Been using those heads for probably the last 10 years or more, they certainly speed up the new nylon.
comadi,
May 15, 3:32am
My work hire brush cutters on occasion from Hire Pool, and I have used the stihl and husqvarna. Both have the tri blade. I am a stihl man, but I am quite impressed with the husqvarna. We are cutting thick blackberry, gorse you name it, and going hard out.
youngwesty,
May 16, 3:43pm
Husqvarna.
payntr,
May 17, 3:34am
have to agree best scrubcutter I have ever owned.
alfred011,
Jan 8, 5:08am
Both shindaiwa and echo are better than a stihl any day.
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