I rub elbows with the green industry and I see a lot ot Stihl and Echo on the trailers. Son uses Stihl chainsaw good stuff. I actually bought my B& D at my local Ace so I know I paid a bit more but I want that store to stay open. They had sections/ displays of Stihl and Huscvarna (sp) and Craftsman.
Stihl. I have had mine for fifteen years and never even changed the plug. Get a shaft drive and it will last forever. I used mine to keep five acres trimmed up including small brush and tree limbs,[/QUOTE
It's great to hear that you like your Stihl. I lust bought one last summer. I sure hope that I get the same longevity out of mine that you got out of yours!
I admire the fact that you were willing to support the local merchant and pay a few extra bucks just to do your part to keep them in business. I do likewise. I love a bargain but then there are times when I am willing to take a little hit if I know that it is going for a good cause.
Yep! Just yesterday I bought a Honda generator from the hardware store in my town. I did make a few calls to find out where there were being sold near me. I also checked online at EBay. There was a place 17 miles up the road that sold it for less. I then thought, screw it. let me go to Randy in my town. Nice people. Nice store. When I went to pick it up the next day, he had sent in the registration of the product for me, prepped the machine and most importantly, when I got there he must've spent 20 minutes with me going over the entire machine and how I can utilize it best for the camping trailer that I bought it for.
Mat60 this is B&D is actually for my wife, she used it for the first time yesterday and I think it is going to work out fine. I ask her to be careful of the strain on her lower back by stopping and trying different lengths of extension which she did but I still think she will be a bit stiff this morning. I encourage her to take on a few "physical " tasks and to get some Vitamin D, not because she has to but gets the kinks out. We chose wisely.Well ....My wife ,,,god love her ,wants to help me out with the trimming and we have a lot of it...She needs a light weight one.....Aney Ideas aneyone?..Small gas or battery...We have way to much area to drag a 250 ft cord around..
I'd go to Randy in a heart beat. Still haven't replace a small engine guy who hung it up 2 years ago, he and Randy had figured it out. This ACE was once a Pay N Pak and when it closed I was suddenly realizing how often I ran to that place. When it opened as an ACE I made the effort to give them first shot.
