Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hey guys, I was at Lowes today just looking around raining here today and tomm. So i figured what better time to mozey around Lowes. I been thinking really hard about buying a power pruner. We have the sthil ones at work they say 4 stroke on them but you still mix the gas. Them don't seem to have the quickness of the regular 2 stroke. I looked at the huskavarna' s today, and I have Echo's products catalog. The price of these  things really shock me. I really want one for around the house and for when I'm out doing yards maybe do some simple trimming and make a few extra dollars. Anyone have any of these brands of pruners?? Thanks again ,Mike

hi Mike...

i sell the husky,the redmax,the shindiawa,the maruyama.and have sold the echo and poulan.

expierence tells me that the best is by far the maruyama.

the shindiawa is  the next one in my book.havent sold the stihl but some are quality units.

the echo also is a pretty good unit.

later chris

Mike,
I have a Stihl HT75.
You are right....they are pricey for use around the house, but I had a lot of trimming around my house and my cost justified what I would have paid someone too do the job.
I have some friends and relatives that have found some uses for it too.
I have pro cutter customers that love the things.
I havent seen a lot of problems with them......the most common problem I see is people running them over with trucks and bending the shafts. (It just happens)
If you can justify the initial cost...they are well worth having. I dont think I would waste my time or money on the homeowner pruners...they tend too break real easy and usually dont have the range that the pro-product does.
HTH

Can you get a head for the trimmer you have?

Robmints I don't think so. I have the Huskavarna 123L line trimmer, And just a cheap weedeater hedge trimmer. I don't know of any for the Huskavarna. If that is what you was talking about.  Hope it was. I don't know if this sounds dumb or not but I'd kinda like to just get the whole unit that way, I could save wear on my trimmer motor for my yards. Thanks Mike

I wrote a long review a while back about my Echo ppt260.  I also bought tyhe 5' extension for it.  I love it!!  Be sure to wear proper head gear!!!  Also use the harness included, and work in short spurts, and then rest your arms.  I'm in prettyu good shape physically, and thougt I tore a bicep for a while my 1st 2 hours of operation w/ it.  Heres the specs on it, also look up the extension, it's good to have as well.http://www.alamia.com/index.asp?PG=80&ID=776&VSP=0

 

Thanks guys for all the input, now I just got to talk the wife into it!