Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?

Straight or Curved Shaft Trimmer ?


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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
The straight shaft keeps you from having to bend, and reach as much.
 

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
....and the decision is ....

Straight shaft Echo SRM-225. Just picked it up today at a dealer open house, where I demo'd several Echo and Stihl trimmers. It is surprisingly lightweight and easy to handle, so I won't need a shoulder harness. They had a modest 10% discount on it too. :smile:

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
Re: ....and the decision is ....

Straight shaft Echo SRM-225. Just picked it up today at a dealer open house, where I demo'd several Echo and Stihl trimmers. It is surprisingly lightweight and easy to handle, so I won't need a shoulder harness. They had a modest 10% discount on it too. :smile:

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Great choice. You will be happy with it, but let us know your first impressions when you get to put it to work! :smile:
 
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Re: ....and the decision is ....

Straight shaft Echo SRM-225. Just picked it up today at a dealer open house, where I demo'd several Echo and Stihl trimmers. It is surprisingly lightweight and easy to handle, so I won't need a shoulder harness. They had a modest 10% discount on it too. :smile:

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Echo makes some good equipment you will be happy with it.
 

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
I have a toro and a royoby, both are straight shaft and take attachments
 

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
Used both. Prefer straight shaft more. Stihl FS 90 r. Great machine
 

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
Did I answer already? If so it was straight and still is. For so many reasons. I have houses with shallow ditches tho and I'm thinking a curved shaft would be more suited to some of those ditches.
 

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  • / Straight shaft or curved shaft trimmer. If you could only own one, which would it be?
I use both but I prefer a straight shaft because the seem to be a little easer for me to use
 
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