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New Strimer Suggestions

Hi All,

I have decided it is time to semi retire my strimmer and am looking for a good replacement. We do about a 50:50 mix of light work eg lawn edging and heavier clearance work.

I have been reccomended the Kawasaki KBL27C at around £350, does anyone have any experience of this model or anyone with any great experiences with something else that they can reccomend

Thanks Joe

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  • Not tried that myself, but if it's what your local service centre advise then go with it? They have the spares in stock, and will do warranty work if needed.

  • I have a stihl fs70c and it cope with everything I throw at it! Maybe that or a couple of models up
  • I have the same stihl james, its good but difficult to start! A dealer near me says tannaka are excellent strimmers. They start with no effort at all. I am considering one with a hedge cutting attachment. Strimmer 250 attatchment 200 pounds.
  • I don't have starting issues. As long as you use the primer bulb and the choke!!

  • Thanks guys.

    The machine I am semi-retiring is the Tanaka TBC230 which I have always found fantastic. After 2 1/2 years of abuse it has never not started on the first pull.

    I was thinking about getting the next model up on the Tanaka but the store suggested the Kawasaki as they say it is a more commercial grade machine..

    As for Stilh personally I not a huge fan.. Was thinking about attachment for my 130R but put off by the weight so am thinking of a dedicated machine.

  • I have a stihl fs100. I really like it. had it 10 years now with little issue. Can be used to lightly edge lawns and take on bramble clearance too. Get yourself the bike style handle and a good harness and you can go all day with no issue.

  • I have a tanaka tbc230 as well and it's excellent! But it's not heavy enough for clearance. I bought an echo srm4000 5 years ago second hand for £120. It has required no repairs in this time and starts predictably 3rd pull every time. It is what I consider my best value machine as it gets used daily! This alone means I am going to get another if it ever dies.

    Stihl... heavy, noisy, high vibrations, agricultural, truly hate them. There are so many better options. The stihl brand is living on borrowed time
  • Agree with Dan Echo all the way. I've never liked Stihl strimmers.
  • Interesting comments.

    I have no objection to changing brands, but whilst there are a couple of places near me who sell Echo, neither service them!

    My local 2-stroke guy, and my major dealer, prefer to sell and service Stihl. They keep all the parts in stock, and it's usually while-you-wait service.

    If they are so awful, why aren't the workshops recommending something else? I understand franchised dealers are biased, but my 2-stroke repairer is completely independant as he doesn't sell kit. He sticks anything other than Stihl to the back of the queue; in his words, 90% of the pros are using Stihl so that's the only parts to keep in stock.

  • I echo Paul's comments. Perhaps we each have ideal Stihl dealers/servicing agents locally. More likely, you have dedicated strimmers (bent pole) with no flexibility. A new strimmer head costs me something like 20 or 30 quid. Fits nicely on my (straight) strimmer/brushcutter tool for my 130r.

    Follow the destructions for starting it and it gets easier with use.

    Like Ben says, get the harness for whatever you do most and Stihl will serve you well all day long.

    Tell your clients you use - err, what was that again? Or say we use Stihl - Oh, yes, come on in!

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