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My first thought was that Coobie might have his numbers backward; i.e., an 18" PVC with 30" string so you could easily grab another string at the top of the PVC.
Walk Behind String Trimmer ??
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My first thought was that Coobie might have his numbers backward; i.e., an 18" PVC with 30" string so you could easily grab another string at the top of the PVC.
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i keep a plastic quiver too, with caps. nothing can fall out. easy to add water too. held on with zip ties. a 1" pipe holds enough string for many many hours of cutting.. much mor ethan the gas tank or I can take.
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mine is cut so that only the top 3/8 inch of string hangs out. thus i can push a compression cap over and seal it.... yet still grab strings out with fingers / no tools
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Of course this thread is about walk behind string trimmers. I spent an hour and a half, and just a little more than one tank of gas, this morning with my Stihl string trimmer, and wished most of that time, that I still had my DR walk behind trimmer.:laughing: The only reason I have the Stihl instead is because I use it as an edger also. However, I have the edger attachment, that's almost never used, for my Mantis tiller now, so if I had to buy another trimmer, it would be a DR.
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The Mantis tiller. Now that's one wicked tool!!! I just love mine, and am always looking for an excuse to fire mine up.
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Dean, it appears that you might have about the same model I have. Actually, I bought it more for the dethatcher (power rake) than anything, but it's done a little tilling and a little edging in addition to quite a bit of dethatching. It's another of those things that I would not have bought if it hadn't been for their money back guarantee. And I got it a little cheaper by ordering a refurbished one. I don't guess they have too many returned because they didn't have a refurbished one at the time; had to wait awhile to get one, and when it arrived, it sure "looked" new. Another couple of weeks will be 7 years that I've had it.
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We have the mantis tiller with the Honda 4 stroke.Heck of a great tool is correct.I use mine to weed between the rows in our garden.
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Coobie, I've got the old 2 stroke machine and I'm happy with it, but if I were going to buy a new one today, I'm sure I'd want the Honda 4 stroke.
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my mtd 'carry' string trimmer is a 4 stroke mtd. love it. will never go back to a gas/oil mix one..
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Sorry I'm late… I have a DR walk behind and I really like it. Chops the S#$%$#^ out of everything. I have tube mounted to keep extra strings but I only put a couple in there if I'm going to be a ways from the house. I keep all my strings in a zip-lock bag wrapped on a bunch of soaking wet paper towels. Makes and keeps them very ply-able.