by bgsengine » Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:58 am
Cant help but recommend Echo have used them - have an older SRM-210 - equivalent to today's SRM-225 - its lightweight, powerful, fast, nicely balanced and an optional shoulder harness kit for extended use time - default install location the trimmer will just about balance level on the harness.. WIth the speed feed head, carry a couple spare loops in your pocket and reloading takes just seconds (30-40 sec. with my own "best time" being 22 seconds) they are quiet and - most importantly for comfort - they are the most vibration-free trimmers I have ever run. Ive had relatively new Stihl, homelite, weedeater, husqvarna, cub cadet and other models to work on in the shop and test run.. . all of them - every single one, I can feel the units vibrations all the way through the handles and up to my shoulders... some worse than others, and over extended use time, quickly noticed the difference with the Echo models.. they run so smoothly and their handles and balance are so nicely done - picking up my Echo and running it after running one of the other brands, the difference is immediate - I have sold quite a few Echo machines just demonstrating that to a customer with a like-new competing model in for repairs..
How poor are they who have not patience. What wound did ever heal, but by degrees? - Iago (Othello Act II, Scene 3)