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Re: Stihl 4140 family Weed Whackers FS-45,55, etc
« on: November 24, 2013, 08:06:12 pm »
I had an FS-45 but never really liked it. Too noisy and too much vibration to suit me. My current Echo GT-200 is a treat to use.
The FS-55 and FS-90 use the flexible shaft. The 55 can be fitted with a weed blade as well as the 80 tooth brush blade although Stihl discourages the latter. The four mix FS-90 does not accept a blade, it is a commercial grass/weed trimmer.
I'm old school, don't like the four stroke hand helds at all. They have great torque but are heavier and too complex, anything internal fails it goes to the scrap pile. They are not economical to rebuild. I am going to keep my 2 strokes going as long as I can.
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