Need a new trimmer!

[Ric]

oh yeah, im a senior in high school. i thought you new that i was young ric?

Well I was thinking you were still in school, that kinda explains the budget situation. Buying cheap for you at the moment is probably the way to go but just keep in mind though if you decide to go into lawn-care and start building a good base of clients your needs for commercial equipment will also grow. Remember time is money.

 

[metz12]

very true. im trying to get clients to do the lawn care on the side. i have an internship in school for a high end construction company in their cabinetmaking section of the company. i hope to do that out of high school and landscape on the side. i eventually will purchase commercial equipment when i get more people to mow for.

 

[gabowman]

Until I bought my Stihl I ran a Weed Eater brand Featherlite ($67 from Walmart....Probably a little higher now) and it got the job done doing the weed eating around the house. It lasted me for many years...until it required work from a shop to replace all the rotted gasoline hoses and the expense was gonna cost more than buying another new one like it. Before the Featherlite I had another cheap one about as good in quality and between the two of them they probably ran for 20 years. When the Featherlite went is when I stepped up to my Stihl because I wanted something heavier I could use around hunting camp.

 

[Carscw]

Until I bought my Stihl I ran a Weed Eater brand Featherlite ($67 from Walmart....Probably a little higher now) and it got the job done doing the weed eating around the house. It lasted me for many years...until it required work from a shop to replace all the rotted gasoline hoses and the expense was gonna cost more than buying another new one like it. Before the Featherlite I had another cheap one about as good in quality and between the two of them they probably ran for 20 years. When the Featherlite went is when I stepped up to my Stihl because I wanted something heavier I could use around hunting camp.

I sold my last stihl last year.

Gave away a few echo trimmers and blowers to a guy starting out

If you have a stihl or a ryobi your still going to trim the gras around the house or fence or wherever. The theory that you can trim faster the more you pay for a trimmer is just that a theory.

The brand of trimmer does not make you walk any faster. If all your doing is trimming the grass then why spend all that money for something that won't last any longer than the cheaper one.

Now if your cutting grass with your trimmer or putting a blade on it then by all means get the one with more power. For just trimming around the yard you don't need all that power.

I see guys all over here buy a new stihl every two years. So every two years they have to cut 5 to 6 yards to pay for 1 trimmer. I have to 2 yards every 3 to 4 years.

For as much as your going to be using it get the cheaper one as your only doing yard care on the side.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

 

[Carscw]

Now some one is going to say the $300 trimmer will last twice as long as the $100 trimmer ok fine you still saved $100

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

 

[metz12]

hey, i understand you completely. i dont think i need an expensive trimmer. im going to go check out those ryobi trimmers tomorrow.

 

[Ric]

I sold my last stihl last year.

Gave away a few echo trimmers and blowers to a guy starting out

If you have a stihl or a ryobi your still going to trim the gras around the house or fence or wherever. The theory that you can trim faster the more you pay for a trimmer is just that a theory.

The brand of trimmer does not make you walk any faster. If all your doing is trimming the grass then why spend all that money for something that won't last any longer than the cheaper one.

Now if your cutting grass with your trimmer or putting a blade on it then by all means get the one with more power. For just trimming around the yard you don't need all that power.

I see guys all over here buy a new stihl every two years. So every two years they have to cut 5 to 6 yards to pay for 1 trimmer. I have to 2 yards every 3 to 4 years.

For as much as your going to be using it get the cheaper one as your only doing yard care on the side.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Well for one I don't replace my Stihl Trimmers every two years or anything else Stihl for that matter. I've been running the same Stihl Trimmers for the last five years and they run as well now as when I purchased them. The theory that you talk about has nothing to do with the cost of a Trimmer. The reason cost comes into the equation is because your buying a Trimmer that has a larger engine and has the power to do jobs in less time than the typical homeowner unit and that can take the abuse that the homeowner unit cant take without constant care and attention. The weed eater trimmer is a decent unit if used by the homeowner for light use once a week, it should last a person a long while but if I have to climb down into a drainage ditch or trim around retention ponds where grass is a foot or taller, places where a mower can't go I'll take my Stihl 110R with 0.105 line and do it three times faster than you will with a weed eater feather light.
The theory i use when looking at a job is where I can make the most money in the least amount of time and I use the same theory when it comes to equipment, what equipment is going to give me the biggest advantage on the job, the answer for me has always been Stihl.

 

[Carscw]

Well for one I don't replace my Stihl Trimmers every two years or anything else Stihl for that matter. I've been running the same Stihl Trimmers for the last five years and they run as well now as when I purchased them. The theory that you talk about has nothing to do with the cost of a Trimmer. The reason cost comes into the equation is because your buying a Trimmer that has a larger engine and has the power to do jobs in less time than the typical homeowner unit and that can take the abuse that the homeowner unit cant take without constant care and attention. The weed eater trimmer is a decent unit if used by the homeowner for light use once a week, it should last a person a long while but if I have to climb down into a drainage ditch or trim around retention ponds where grass is a foot or taller, places where a mower can't go I'll take my Stihl 110R with 0.105 line and do it three times faster than you will with a weed eater feather light.
The theory i use when looking at a job is where I can make the most money in the least amount of time and I use the same theory when it comes to equipment, what equipment is going to give me the biggest advantage on the job, the answer for me has always been Stihl.

I am going to agree with you if your going to be bush whacking or foot tall grass then yes your going to need more power than a feather light or a ryobi.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

 

[metz12]

im not looking to do this sort of thing. all i do is trim around houses and stuff where mowers cant go. im not looking to brush wack. i would buy a stihl or an echo if i were doing that sort of thing.

 

[exotion]

Well for one I don't replace my Stihl Trimmers every two years or anything else Stihl for that matter. I've been running the same Stihl Trimmers for the last five years and they run as well now as when I purchased them. The theory that you talk about has nothing to do with the cost of a Trimmer. The reason cost comes into the equation is because your buying a Trimmer that has a larger engine and has the power to do jobs in less time than the typical homeowner unit and that can take the abuse that the homeowner unit cant take without constant care and attention. The weed eater trimmer is a decent unit if used by the homeowner for light use once a week, it should last a person a long while but if I have to climb down into a drainage ditch or trim around retention ponds where grass is a foot or taller, places where a mower can't go I'll take my Stihl 110R with 0.105 line and do it three times faster than you will with a weed eater feather light.
The theory i use when looking at a job is where I can make the most money in the least amount of time and I use the same theory when it comes to equipment, what equipment is going to give me the biggest advantage on the job, the answer for me has always been Stihl.

I have to agree with ric I started with a weedeater featherlite. Lasted maybe 30 hours hard use before it needed more stuff done than it was worth. Bought a green max or green machine something like that forgot the name it cost 89 dollars at lowes lasted maybe 60 hours and again the repairs cost more than the machine. They can't stand the heat. They can't stand heavy use and they have close to no power.

Carscw says he beats the hell out of a ryobi I would buy that one. I've never used it probably won't but if he uses it as much as he said he does and its lasting go for it.

Have you looked at the toro equivalent of the ryobi? I don't remember the price at homedepot but I remember it was cheap and uses the same attachments as the ryobi