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  David Cox August 20, 2014 at 10:13am

  Nope - KM55 is not worth £100 in working condition.... They are no where near powerful enough for the 135deg cutter attachment... I've tried... youl just stall the engine all the time cutting tough material.

  Infact If go so far as to say the person selling you the KM55R is pushing their luck.

  A Brand new KM56R The newer version of the 8+year old engine your mentioning, is about £190..... so £230 for an out of date old worn machine is far too steep.

  http://www.mincost.co.uk/km56r-ce-kombi-engine.ir

  If you want to spend £230 on a KM56R let m know! I'd send mine for that!
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  Seth Burgess August 20, 2014 at 6:02pm

  Or get the professional engines which will last for years instead of a few months.
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  Mitchel ingham August 20, 2014 at 6:15pm

  
  
  David Cox said:

  Nope - KM55 is not worth £100 in working condition.... They are no where near powerful enough for the 135deg cutter attachment... I've tried... youl just stall the engine all the time cutting tough material.

  Infact If go so far as to say the person selling you the KM55R is pushing their luck.

  A Brand new KM56R The newer version of the 8+year old engine your mentioning, is about £190..... so £230 for an out of date old worn machine is far too steep.

  http://www.mincost.co.uk/km56r-ce-kombi-engine.ir

  If you want to spend £230 on a KM56R let m know! I'd send mine for that!

  
  It comes with 0-135 head to though?
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  Mitchel ingham August 20, 2014 at 6:18pm

  This comes with a hedge trimmer head to
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  Derek Conway August 20, 2014 at 6:22pm

  You need the KM130R, the lower power models are a bit domestic, I've had the same KM130R for 5-6 yrs now with no troubles
  
  Mitchel ingham said:

  This comes with a hedge trimmer head to
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  Mitchel ingham August 20, 2014 at 6:23pm

  Yeah I know but I don't think even second hand could justify £400-£500
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  Benedict Simmons August 20, 2014 at 6:58pm

  I also run the km130r and hedge cutter combo, can't fault it. I wouldn't be without the power of it.
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  Eugene Baston August 20, 2014 at 8:27pm

  hahaha Harry....love the 'just in case' with the KM90 anecdote :->

  Know the feeling!

  The KM130 is a powerhorse, it does everything I ask it to and probably more than I should ask it to do too. But it is there, in the back of a vehicle and everytime it powers up it completes the job required. Best investment (at least one of them) ever made.

  NEW back up's are planned for purchase as the price becomes attractive (ie. Autumn). IMO you can't go wrong buying new. If you buy second hand......always a quandary imo.

  To quote my long lost Mum......''Eugene...don't buy any old shit!!!''.

  Good advice :-;

  E.

  
  PS - Harry....a new avatar noticed over 'ere...like it :->
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  Mitchel ingham August 20, 2014 at 8:32pm

  Yep I'd like to purchase a decent machine but there silly priced second hand any suggestions people? How much should I be loooking to spend second hand?
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  Seth Burgess August 20, 2014 at 8:58pm

  I run two 90's. They won't quite cut through something the thickness of the hedgetrimmer teeth gap, and 3mm 2 head doesn't hit max RPM until it's worn down 10-15% and the polesaw is a bit slow but then it's a polesaw and really I should just get the chainsaw out half the time. I can't really see too much benefit of the higher powered engines other than for strimming/brushcutting but I have a 460 for that which is far better than a 130 so for me a bigger engine isn't worth it.