my trusty old Weed Eater trimmer started having issues, so I used it (and my wife's new Coach purse) as an excuse to buy something a little nicer.
I went out to the Stihl dealership and bought the cheapest trimmer they have, the FS45. they also had a sale going so it was a teensy bit cheaper than normal (like $10 or 10%, i don't remember)
Got it home fired it up and WOAH, not as fancy as my dad's heavier Stihls, but it just serves as a VERY strong reminder of the difference between a nice trimmer you can buy at wal-mart and the lowest end model you can get from a company like Stihl.
If you have a cheap saw and have been teetering on the fence about buying something a little pricier, then perhaps this summer you can experience a taste of how different a NICE product like this can be. I spent maybe 70-80 bucks more to get a Stihl trimmer over the cheap one at wal-mart, so it was easier to make the decision than spending a couple hundred more on a saw. BUT it's proof (not that I need it) that there IS a difference.
I guess I don't know my point, other than to post that I got a new Stihl trimmer and that i like it...whatever....
I went out to the Stihl dealership and bought the cheapest trimmer they have, the FS45. they also had a sale going so it was a teensy bit cheaper than normal (like $10 or 10%, i don't remember)
Got it home fired it up and WOAH, not as fancy as my dad's heavier Stihls, but it just serves as a VERY strong reminder of the difference between a nice trimmer you can buy at wal-mart and the lowest end model you can get from a company like Stihl.
If you have a cheap saw and have been teetering on the fence about buying something a little pricier, then perhaps this summer you can experience a taste of how different a NICE product like this can be. I spent maybe 70-80 bucks more to get a Stihl trimmer over the cheap one at wal-mart, so it was easier to make the decision than spending a couple hundred more on a saw. BUT it's proof (not that I need it) that there IS a difference.
I guess I don't know my point, other than to post that I got a new Stihl trimmer and that i like it...whatever....