My first new piece of yard equipment.

katoranger · 09-29-2012, 10:51 PM

I have never bought a new piece of equipment for the yard. This thing cost more than all the riding mowers and tractors that I have bought.

http://www.stihlusa.com/products/tri...rimmers/fs55r/

MICRider · 09-30-2012, 12:30 AM

You can't go wrong with a STIHL, extremely well built and balanced

. I ran one of the larger ones with a brush blade on it a lot, never a problem!

SpudRider · 09-30-2012, 02:15 AM

That's a nice trimmer, Allen.

Spud

TCCKSR · 09-30-2012, 02:15 AM

I have a Stihl 18" chanin saw and it rocks!

I also have the long shaft Stihl HL100 hedge trimmer and it totally rocks doing the massive hedges around my place. My old Poulan can't even do the job in 4 times the amount of time I can now do it in with my Stihl HL100. It was worth the $700.

katoranger · 09-30-2012, 10:07 AM

My last cheap trimmer died and I don't like working on those things. The stihl actually has a tunable carb.

So much more power too.

Weldangrind · 09-30-2012, 11:26 PM

I have trimmer envy, but I'm still going to repair my old Weedeater. All it needs is a new fuel tank.

katoranger · 10-01-2012, 03:39 PM

I may try to fix the old one. It has never worked right and compared to this stihl feels really cheap.

Told the wife that I need the matching blower. :wink:

2LZ · 10-01-2012, 04:14 PM

Very nice!

I've had great luck with both my Stihl and Husqvarna equipment.

I'm in a trimmer quandary at the moment.
I'm currently looking at the Husqvarna 327LDX and the Stihl equivilent.
My local dealer sells both brands only. It needs to have the split shaft so I can attach a pole saw also. The way my property's been neglected over the last 2 decades or better, both are equally as important right now. :?

When it comes to yard equipment....you really get what you pay for.

katoranger · 10-01-2012, 06:17 PM

I pretty much only use the trimmer function.

katoranger · 11-14-2013, 10:43 AM

I bought my second piece of new equipment last week. We have already burned a few tanks of fuel. So easy the little kids can use it. They make piles of leaves to jump in.

Next year is a new small chainsaw.

Weldangrind · 11-14-2013, 11:04 AM

Does it come with a vacuum bag attachment?

katoranger · 11-14-2013, 11:09 AM

No attachments. I think you can get some things. My Dad has the same blower and has the gutter attachment. I just go up the ladder. Took me 5 minutes to clean the gutters.

I have an old trampoline tarp that I blow the leaves unto and then slide them to the garden. Will plow them under.

FastDoc · 11-14-2013, 12:36 PM

Good unit. Top $ but it will last.

katoranger · 11-14-2013, 01:07 PM

This only cost about $20 more than walmart units. I am making my investments now that I have a good place to keep this stuff and a true need for them. I have a chainsaw that works right now. Its a cheap one, but it has been pretty good. Dropped and cut up a 60 foot ash tree with a 24" trunk. I have got my $75 worth from it.

FastDoc · 11-14-2013, 01:25 PM

Thats a good saw. Ash is one of the hardest woods and thats a big tree. Do you have a fireplace?

09-29-2012, 10:51 PM	#1
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	My first new piece of yard equipment. I have never bought a new piece of equipment for the yard. This thing cost more than all the riding mowers and tractors that I have bought. http://www.stihlusa.com/products/tri...rimmers/fs55r/ __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-30-2012, 02:15 AM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a nice trimmer, Allen. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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09-30-2012, 02:15 AM	#4
TCCKSR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 298	I have a Stihl 18" chanin saw and it rocks! I also have the long shaft Stihl HL100 hedge trimmer and it totally rocks doing the massive hedges around my place. My old Poulan can't even do the job in 4 times the amount of time I can now do it in with my Stihl HL100. It was worth the $700. __________________ TCCK: The Coca-Cola Kid......... Hide your pepsi or I take your soul !!
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09-30-2012, 10:07 AM	#5
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	My last cheap trimmer died and I don't like working on those things. The stihl actually has a tunable carb. So much more power too. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-30-2012, 11:26 PM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I have trimmer envy, but I'm still going to repair my old Weedeater. All it needs is a new fuel tank. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-30-2012, 12:30 AM	#2
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	You can't go wrong with a STIHL, extremely well built and balanced . I ran one of the larger ones with a brush blade on it a lot, never a problem!
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10-01-2012, 03:39 PM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I may try to fix the old one. It has never worked right and compared to this stihl feels really cheap. Told the wife that I need the matching blower. :wink: __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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10-01-2012, 04:14 PM	#8
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,112	Very nice! I've had great luck with both my Stihl and Husqvarna equipment. I'm in a trimmer quandary at the moment. I'm currently looking at the Husqvarna 327LDX and the Stihl equivilent. My local dealer sells both brands only. It needs to have the split shaft so I can attach a pole saw also. The way my property's been neglected over the last 2 decades or better, both are equally as important right now. :? When it comes to yard equipment....you really get what you pay for. __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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10-01-2012, 06:17 PM	#9
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I pretty much only use the trimmer function. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 10:43 AM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I bought my second piece of new equipment last week. We have already burned a few tanks of fuel. So easy the little kids can use it. They make piles of leaves to jump in. Next year is a new small chainsaw. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 11:04 AM	#11
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Does it come with a vacuum bag attachment? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-14-2013, 11:09 AM	#12
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	No attachments. I think you can get some things. My Dad has the same blower and has the gutter attachment. I just go up the ladder. Took me 5 minutes to clean the gutters. I have an old trampoline tarp that I blow the leaves unto and then slide them to the garden. Will plow them under. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 12:36 PM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Good unit. Top $ but it will last. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-14-2013, 01:07 PM	#14
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	This only cost about $20 more than walmart units. I am making my investments now that I have a good place to keep this stuff and a true need for them. I have a chainsaw that works right now. Its a cheap one, but it has been pretty good. Dropped and cut up a 60 foot ash tree with a 24" trunk. I have got my $75 worth from it. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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11-14-2013, 01:25 PM	#15
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Thats a good saw. Ash is one of the hardest woods and thats a big tree. Do you have a fireplace? __________________ Happy to serve.
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