controlled products and competition
Now heres a guide 95 per cent of carbies are the same, filters same ,spark plugs same , trigger same ,shaft same ,plastic same ,only small manufacturers make parts for alllllllllllllllllllll brands difference under say 350.00 nothing under 450 nothing over 460.00 brand and hype ,manufacturers or suppliers in this country like honda etc have dealer net works ,if dealers dont abide by the rules of the suppliers dealers lose dealership ,that includes prices must be above a certain level or dealer can lose dealership, dealers are under immense pressure by the suppliers ,if dealers want to stock other products and an existing supplier doesnt want that product to be sold in that shop ,more pressure can be added .some shops in western australia , have allready lost a major supplier because it wanted to give customer choice ,that shop owner shouldnt have to be forced by a supplier on how he should run his own shop, or what prices he sells his product ,we cant have controlled competition surely this is australia .
Re: What Brushcutter to buy?Honda brushcutter stihl brushcutter
I still have the trusty Honda UMK425. But now use it as a hedge trimmer.
Too heavy for every day whipper snipping.
I've got the Tanaka whipper snippet which is allot lighter to swing around all day.
An old guy said to me years ago when I started the business.
Get the lightest whippy because your using it all day long
Re: What Brushcutter to buy?Honda brushcutter stihl brushcutter
I really do think best value for money would be the Echo if looking at it for everyday use with various attachments.
As for the 3 Stihl products i own i strongly doubt i'b buy Stihl again,only thing i do like is the Stihl blower as that does work well in performance but when doing 7-9 jobs a day you never know how it wants to be started and how many pulls will it take
Re: What Brushcutter to buy?Honda brushcutter stihl brushcutter
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BeetleJuice
I really do think best value for money would be the Echo if looking at it for everyday use with various attachments.
As for the 3 Stihl products i own i strongly doubt i'b buy Stihl again,only thing i do like is the Stihl blower as that does work well in performance but when doing 7-9 jobs a day you never know how it wants to be started and how many pulls will it take
Are you talking about the Sthil backpack blower? Mine was getting unpredictable to start too. I got the valves adjusted and it is heaps easier to start.
Re: What Brushcutter to buy?Honda brushcutter stihl brushcutter
It's just a 2 stroke,stihl use Zama carburetors may be if they were to use all Walbro carburetors they might start up easier like the Shindaiwa's and be more of a pleasure to use.
Plus i find the Stihl extremely expensive for replacement parts,comparing to Echo/Shindaiwa,Honda,Husky.
Also notice a heck of a lot of new Stihl shops popping up lately
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The next brushcutter I will buy is A Kubota DH262-S. Only weighs .6 kg more than a Makita RBC 2510 that I have now. The Kubota has much less vibration than the Makita too. I belive price is around $360.
Just something to think about.
Cheers
hjl
Re: What Brushcutter to buy?Honda brushcutter stihl brushcutter
My current trimmer stock
Shindaiwa- easy to start
Echo- easy to start
Stihl kombi- not so easy every time hit or mis
Makita- easy to start
Stihl- not so easy every time hit or mis
Had many brands over the years,had good long runs with the Kawasaki,no more Husky's or Hondas .No more Stihl either.