Stihl Kombi-system

[4570Man]

I have one. I think I have the KM 90. I have a blower, sickle bar head, and a regular string trimmer. I want a chain saw head. The sickle bar head is almost worthless unless you are trimming 10 feet tall bushes. I like the leaf blower far better than a regular leaf blower, but my backpack blows it away. The string trimmer head is pretty self explanatory.

 

[HCJtractor]

I own three Kombi 110. Mainly use the chainsaw attachments, but also the hedge trimmer. They are simply awesome. For chainsawing, the 110 is plenty powerful. It's one of my most used tools.

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[Steve_Miller]

Anyone have any comments on the Echo system similar to the Stihl? I looked at the PAS230 the other day.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Anyone have any experience with this system. looking at the KM 56 model to use the trimmer, blade, tiller and maybe the blower. All input welcome, main concern was whether the 56 has enough power to work the tiller in bark mulch?

Thanks
Steve

I don't have what you're looking at but I can speak to blowers. If you can swing it, get a Stihl BR600 or the Echo equivalent. I keep finding new ways to use it. From blowing out gutters, to sweeping pine needles, to sweeping my garage floor and blowing it all outside. Awesome.

I also have a Shihl blade on a stick I forget the model number but it is the $1100 3.0 hp one with a harness. I wouldn't spend as much money on that tool again as it is really only useful for trimming stuff around trees and a smaller unit can do the same.

For tree limb trimming, my go to tool is a Jameson blue stick pole saw with a Sherril Tree blade holder and a 14" fantail. It allows me to cut material up to about 24' high and is the lightest fiberglass pole saw on the market. Jameson saws are what the pros tend to use and after I found out about Jameson blue stick poles, it was some of the best saw money I've ever spent.

http://www.jamesonllc.com/PDF/product_sheets/Poles_Overview.pdf

 

[groundcover]

I have had the Echo pas230 for several years, one of the few multi taskers that does each job a well as a uni-tasker. Had the tiller on it yesterday to ready several small areas to sew grass seed, couldn't get over how well it did. I was able to pick up the hedge trimmer and garden edger from a rental division that was closing . The paddle does a great job of removing the gravel from the lawn from the snowplow.
Plenty of power to run the power pruner , been very happy with it.

 

[vanguard]

I have the 110 power unit and a hedge trimmer, pole saw, and string trimmer attachments. No complaints, it starts when I want it to and simply does its job. If it melted in a fire I'd replace it with the same thing.

 

[CurlyDave]

I have the 110 power unit and like it. I wanted the 130, but the dealer only had the 110 when I needed one, and I have not felt that it was underpowered.

I have string trimmer, hedge trimmer & pole saw for it. The single power unit means that the motor gets run more often than 3 separate tools and is easier to start.

Definitely a good buy.

 

[762MM]

KM130R here - had it about 8 years. My application is usually my 6 acres: lots of string trimmer use and edging.

I have the string trimmer, brushcutter, straight shaft edger, pole pruner/extension, and power sweep/brush.

Besides my mower, the KM gets the most use. I specifically did not get the blower and hedge trimmer. To me, those are specific-use machines. I guess the hedge trimmer would work for taller hedges, but I didn't need that and thought it would get unwieldy (same with a long blower).

As Eric points out, the BR600 is great. I use this and a smaller blower (BG85). And

I've pushed this thing to its limits, and wouldn't want a smaller powerhead - that's just my opinion. Awesome machine and attachments. Worth the investment if you 'use' them. Hope that helps out.

 

[Steve_Miller]

I bought the KM90 with brush head for now. Will add more heads next year or maybe even as Christmas presents. I never realized these were four stroke engines that take mixed gas. A neat idea on the principle of operation.

Steve