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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: juvenal on April 15, 2018, 15:28

Title: Strimmer advice needed
Post by: juvenal on April 15, 2018, 15:28

STIHL FS45 strimmer. I'm thinking of buying one of these. Any pros and cons I should know?

Thanks

Title: Re: Strimmer advice needed
Post by: jezza on April 15, 2018, 20:22

hi its a good strimmer a bit short in length if you are  very tall the head is easy to load if the arrows are lined my mothers starts first pull every time I have used different makes over 30  years and still go back to Stihl make sure to use correct petrol oil mix 50-1 mix other wise you wont see were your going for smoke   jezza

Title: Re: Strimmer advice needed
Post by: juvenal on April 28, 2018, 23:45

You're absolutely right about the length. Anyone over 5'8" would be stooping while using it. Otherwise it's a good tool. The 50-1 mix is easy if you buy one of those little oil/petrol calibrated plastic bottles for about £4.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-hp-120-2-stroke-engine-oil-mixing-bottle/46908?tc=GT7&ds_kid=92700023752918350&ds_rl=1247848&ds_rl=1245250&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiLvH4oXe2gIVyrTtCh1bRQIHEAQYASABEgIzSvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CL3xnOSF3toCFaUw0wodiv0O5Q

Thanks for replying.