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Lloyd_Swartz

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Stihl told me I had 7 days to return it. Otherwise they just say I am an idiot because I cant start it. Once we cross into that relm, I switch gears, into letting people know just how bad the products are and costing as many sales as I can. I LOVE it when a company makes it right, and could care less what the problem was down the road. EVERYONE has problems. But when they tell you to pound sand, that burns me for life....We will see what the district sales rep does, but I dont want that thing. The Hitachi starts. :thumbsup:
 

reddragon

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tell them you raised hell on the lawn mower forums and everyones going to boycott Stihl !:laughing:
 

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Trimmer shopping isn't hard if you do your homework. I've never been a fan of working on stihls. Too much plastic housing and carb issues galore and too heavy for a trimmer. Look into the red max professional line and echo pro lines. (not home depot echo) they aren't as solid as echo pro models. They are just beefed up cheapy trimmers. Two year warranty with echo or red Max and tested in the toughest conditions. Both companies know their stuff and provides valuable info to potential buyers. I own a red max bcz2650s and with routine seasonal maintenance they run like a champ and start on the first or second pull every time.
 

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yeah.. i was going to suggest echo or husqvarna...but i was aware of the box store variations...glad you chimed in!...you know of any husqvarna variations?
 

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reddragon said:
yeah.. i was going to suggest echo or husqvarna...but i was aware of the box store variations...glad you chimed in!...you know of any husqvarna variations?

Husqvarna actually bought out redmax last summer. Red max has the CARB 2012 compliant strato charged engine which is a very clean burning two stroke Husqvarna was in a scramble to meet the new regulations and the end result was the purchase or komatsu zenoah. (RedMax) although in my region the majority of trimmers used are echo stihl and redmax. I'm not too familiar with husqvarna. But I do know the older models of husqy had similar carb issues as stihl.
 

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My most recent Echo was not all that impressive, but it was a big box purchase. I also had a big box Echo blower that was not good. A Makita worked well however. The Husqvarana trimmers seem to get mixed reviews, but I am 100% loyal to there chainsaws. Well, lets see what the Hitachi does long-term. If it lives up to reviews and its insane 7 year warranty....then at 200.00 its a hell of a buy.
 

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thats outstanding!...it shows confidence in they're product
 
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Was the warranty for the hitachi for 2 or three years offered by hitachi and the remaining years of the warranty offered by the store you bought it from at an additional cost to you?
 
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