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SouthernSooner
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My father in law has a wheeled weed eater that needs a bit of work that he is giving me. As soon as I get time to fix it, I'm going to start using it to weed eat the property.
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Gary Fowler
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I just bought a Stihl FS56RC with harness and after using it for about 6 hours, the only thing hurting was my back but I had a bad back to start with. I found no excessive vibration but did find that the trigger pull is a bit heavy and was a bit hard to hold down for extended periods. This is the first Stihl I have owned but it sure beats the El Cheapo ones I have bought before in the power department. It can power thru knee high grass in an 18" swath with no stalling.
I am not worried about snakes when weed eating. If they come too close, they get whipped to shreds with the string. You just need to keep the trimmer in front of your walking path and no snakes, frogs, spiders or other animals will be alive after you pass over them.
I am not worried about snakes when weed eating. If they come too close, they get whipped to shreds with the string. You just need to keep the trimmer in front of your walking path and no snakes, frogs, spiders or other animals will be alive after you pass over them.
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I agree, Gary, that a 'weedeater' with handles & harness practically eliminates vibration damage to the hands. It's those hands-on-the-shaft (less expensive) ones that are the culprits. I use regular work gloves with my new one... and I swap out a 3-point blade for the string canister when heavy slashing is required due to bracken. Bracken will eat an entire string canister as a snack!
However, I've learnt my lesson and wear the foam neoprene gloves when using my 2-stroke leaf blower.
However, I've learnt my lesson and wear the foam neoprene gloves when using my 2-stroke leaf blower.
MacLawn
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Great looking place, there Sooner! It was a good test of the water flow on ye land too. Snakes will get out of ye way when cutting, but I'm always on the lookout anyway, been around them rascals all me life. I've learned that bass love where snakes are. Reckon they eat the little ones, but I've alway done good for bass when/where I see snakes. Biggest bass I ever caught in me long life was in the Snake Hole (I ain't tellin') Mr. Crawford named way back in the '50s.
Oh, about the weed eater thingamajigs; I just replace the housewife model Ethyl got me a couple years ago with a Stihl. Love it! Buy good stuff the first time, I've been trying to tell Ethyl for over 40 years now. I think she's listening.
Okay, be back. Gotta run to WallyWorld to get oil/filter, peanut butter...
Oh, about the weed eater thingamajigs; I just replace the housewife model Ethyl got me a couple years ago with a Stihl. Love it! Buy good stuff the first time, I've been trying to tell Ethyl for over 40 years now. I think she's listening.
Okay, be back. Gotta run to WallyWorld to get oil/filter, peanut butter...
