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What is better ECHO and or Husqvarna

Lohman mows lawns said:

What is better ECHO and or Husqvarna

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I say out of those ECHO.

yes i agree out of these 2 choices Echo will be the best bet

scott47429 said:

yes i agree out of these 2 choices Echo will be the best bet

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What's about homelite is that any better that evho

no go with Echo if those are the brands your looking at the other good choices would be sthil or red max

scott47429 said:

no go with Echo if those are the brands your looking at the other good choices would be sthil or red max

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The ones I like are STHIL, REDMAX AND SHINDAIWA

ECHO! :thumbsup::thumbsup: But as said above, other good brands include Stihl, Husqvarna, Redmax, and Shindaiwa. Redmax is more popular in the south.

Lohman mows lawns said:

What is better ECHO and or Husqvarna

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You could get a demo of them to see which is best for you.

slammed said:

You could get a demo of them to see which is best for you.

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I have done that I just can't decide

Lohman mows lawns said:

I have done that I just can't decide

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Then get a demo for the other brands until you say to your self this is the one I want or this is the that fills the best.

slammed said:

Then get a demo for the other brands until you say to your self this is the one I want or this is the that fills the best.

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I am leaning torwards a Husqvarna now

Lohman mows lawns said:

I am leaning torwards a Husqvarna now

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They are ok but not heave duty.

Lohman mows lawns said:

I am leaning torwards a Husqvarna now

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Do what you think is best but I would still get an Echo.....what are the models of the Echo and Husqvarna you are looking at?

lawn mower fanatic said:

Do what you think is best but I would still get an Echo.....what are the models of the Echo and Husqvarna you are looking at?

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Husqvarna model 326 LS

Lohman mows lawns said:

Husqvarna model 326 LS

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That one is not bad for the price.

slammed said:

That one is not bad for the price.

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That is what I thought so I might get that one

Lohman mows lawns said:

Husqvarna model 326 LS

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The Husqvarna 326 is a good unit but for the same money you can buy the Stihl FS 90R with the 4mix engine and it's a far better unit than the Husqvarna.

Ric said:

The Husqvarna 326 is a good unit but for the same money you can buy the Stihl FS 90R with the 4mix engine and it's a far better unit than the Husqvarna.

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I have not looked into sthil yet Thnaks for telling me

What Echo model are you considering?

Lohman mows lawns said:

I have not looked into Stihl yet Thanks for telling me

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The 90R has a some what larger displacement engine and a larger fuel tank and is a professional unit. It also being a four mix engine is a lot quieter than a two stroke engine. It's also a solid driveshaft, not a 4 layer cable like the Echos and has or works with a variety of cutting attachments.

lawn mower fanatic said:

What Echo model are you considering?

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A echo SRM 230

I have two Stihl trimmers a fs85 and a new fs110r. They work great.:thumbsup:

Lohman mows lawns said:

A echo SRM 230

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I think it would be a great match for your needs.

lawn mower fanatic said:

I think it would be a great match for your needs.

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I have just looked into getting a sthil FS 90 with a spreed feed trimmer head fir the price and not going to get a ech or Husqvarna

Lohman mows lawns said:

I have just looked into getting a sthil FS 90 with a spreed feed trimmer head fir the price and not going to get a ech or Husqvarna

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OK you will be happy with the Stihl. Post a pic of it when you get it.

lawn mower fanatic said:

OK you will be happy with the Stihl. Post a pic of it when you get it.

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I will try but it will not be for 6+ months besause I have to buy some other things before I buy tjat

All the workers like the feel and the smoothness of operation of the huskvarnia weed eater, but once it gets old enough to have trouble, it is much harder to work on. On most of the models you have to remove the outer case to get access to the carb. The trimmers that have lasted the longest with the least trouble is Kawasaki, but the workers will use the huskv first every time. I buy mine from Lowes where I get a military discount. If you buy a 3 year warranty, you can't go wrong. If you only use it at home, the $199 223L with straight shaft should last forever. It has the smaller motor with more hp than the cheaper big headed models. The lightweight with more hp makes a big difference after an hour of trimming.

ss69 said:

All the workers like the feel and the smoothness of operation of the huskvarnia weed eater, but once it gets old enough to have trouble, it is much harder to work on. On most of the models you have to remove the outer case to get access to the carb. The trimmers that have lasted the longest with the least trouble is Kawasaki, but the workers will use the huskv first every time. I buy mine from Lowes where I get a military discount. If you buy a 3 year warranty, you can't go wrong. If you only use it at home, the $199 223L with straight shaft should last forever. It has the smaller motor with more hp than the cheaper big headed models. The lightweight with more hp makes a big difference after an hour of trimming.

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Yes I like the feel of Husqvarna biut I am going to get a sthil FS90r

Lohman mows lawns said:

Yes I like the feel of Husqvarna biut I am going to get a sthil FS90r

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The Sthils are great machines.

slammed said:

The Sthils are great machines.

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I agree they are great but redmax it right there with them

If you're looking at a 4-stroke, don't forget that it takes about 1 and a half times the displacement to make the same HP as a 2-stroke, which fires twice as often.
If I'm buying a chainsaw - Sthil
But a trimmer - Echo!!

Troy Bilt is a popular brand in the South. I recently purchased a Troy Bilt trimmer with a 4 cycle engine. No more mixing oil and gas. The trimmer is a little heavier, but works great. Easy start and idles smooth.:smile:

Lohman mows lawns said:

What is better ECHO and or Husqvarna

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i would say echo

leej said:

If you're looking at a 4-stroke, don't forget that it takes about 1 and a half times the displacement to make the same HP as a 2-stroke, which fires twice as often.
If I'm buying a chainsaw - Sthil
But a trimmer - Echo!!

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mowerman1999 said:

i would say echo

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I, too, am an Echo fan!

Out of those two I would say Echo.

Jim104 said:

Troy Bilt is a popular brand in the South. I recently purchased a Troy Bilt trimmer with a 4 cycle engine. No more mixing oil and gas. The trimmer is a little heavier, but works great. Easy start and idles smooth.:smile:

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I had one of those Troy 4 cyc trimmers. Too heavy. Didn't have anymore power than the 10yo 2 cyc troy that I have had for 8 years. Still like my huskv trimmer. Lightweight, enough power. balanced and it feels good in your hands. Just hard to work on.

ss69 said:

I had one of those Troy 4 cyc trimmers. Too heavy. Didn't have anymore power than the 10yo 2 cyc troy that I have had for 8 years. Still like my huskv trimmer. Lightweight, enough power. balanced and it feels good in your hands. Just hard to work on.

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Here in the "north", I don't see many Troy-Bilt trimmers. Also Redmax, I don't see many of them. Here it is primarily Echo, Stihl, and Husqvarna.

At work most of my stihl equipment only lasts 2 years where I keep pulling old beat up eccos out the shop and they don't seem to die. Chopped one edger in half and put a hedge trimmer head on it and it's my favorite set. Don't know about the newer Ecco though most I use are about 10 years old

ss69 said:

I had one of those Troy 4 cyc trimmers. Too heavy. Didn't have anymore power than the 10yo 2 cyc troy that I have had for 8 years. Still like my huskv trimmer. Lightweight, enough power. balanced and it feels good in your hands. Just hard to work on.

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I purchased a Troy-Bilt 4-Cycle(built by Ryobi/MTD) 3 years ago to replace an 8-year-old Ryobi 2-Cycle which I gave to my son. This past spring the shaft drive sheared off at the head and made me wish I had kept the Ryobi and gave my son the Troy-Bilt. I consider both of these machines to be "residential" trimmers and the Troy-Bilt(obviously) not as good of quality components as the Ryobi. I would not recommend the Troy-Bilt based upon my experience but have owned two Ryobi's over the last 15 years and would recommend them if a "residential" trimmer is what you are after. Neither would most likely hold up if used commercially.

I am looking at a echo SRM 225 straight shaft is that ok to use on 12-20 yards a week

I have done lawn care for 25 years. I use echo or stihl you can't go wrong with either one. My current echo is 5 years old no problems at all. I also have a stihl that is 7 years old with no problems. I will probably get another 5 or 6 years from each one.

Lohman mows lawns said:

I am looking at a echo SRM 225 straight shaft is that ok to use on 12-20 yards a week

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It would probably be fine. Mind you, 20 lawns is a lot for the low-end straight shaft trimmer....but you should be OK--I have had no problems with mine. If you have the money you might want to upgrade to the SRM-230: ECHO SRM-230 String Trimmer, Weed Trimmer, Powerful Straight Shaft - ECHO USA | ECHO USA.

Lohman mows lawns said:

I am leaning torwards a Husqvarna now

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we used to put husqvarnas on our sealcoat trucks they would last ten years

Mid TN Lawn said:

we used to put husqvarnas on our sealcoat trucks they would last ten years

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I see this is an old thread,but I wanted to chime in here,I bought a husqvarna 323L for the golf course I work at about 10 years ago,I wanted a stihl,but my dad (owner)had a friend who owned the husqvarna dealer,and basically I had to buy one..I wanted to hate it,but I have to tell you,that trimmer is my favorite now.it had been abused for 10 years by many employees and tossed in the back of a work golf cart and bounced around for 7 months out of the year and it is still running strong!it must have 3000 hours on it easily...I had the spark arrestor screen plug up twice before I tossed it because my guys mix too much oil in the premix..I liked it so much I bought 2 of them for my landscaping business..what I like about them is there only 9 lbs,and yet have enough power and are strong enough to run a steel blade....and they start easily all the time..an fs90 is so much heavier and more fatiguing to use,I don't think you could go wrong with a sill,husqvarna,echo,redmax as long as they are commercial grade trimmers..

Lawnpro1969 said:

I have done lawn care for 25 years. I use echo or stihl you can't go wrong with either one. My current echo is 5 years old no problems at all. I also have a stihl that is 7 years old with no problems. I will probably get another 5 or 6 years from each one.

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I run the Still FS 90R, 110R for seven years in my business and never had a problem with either unit and there still running strong. The Echo SRM 210 unit I had lasted one season along with the PE-200 edger. I'll stay with Stihl.

lawn mower fanatic said:

ECHO! :thumbsup::thumbsup: But as said above, other good brands include Stihl, Husqvarna, Redmax, and Shindaiwa. Redmax is more popular in the south.

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In the south everyone runs echo, Shindiawa, or Stihl

I currently have a Husqvarna because that was the best I could afford at the time, but I've always been partial to Stihl or Tanaka myself. I just saw Tanaka makes a straight shaft trimmer with a 71" shaft which would be awesome for me since I'm 6'5" and my back always hurts after using pretty much any other trimmer. I think thats my next one when the Husqvarna is done. On a side note, I think my husky is a 128ldx, it will accept different attachments. My mom just bought an echo, not sure on the model, but it two accepts different attachments. Just holding the echo in my hands, it feels like a much higher quality piece of equipment. I havn't had a change to use it yet, nor has my mom.

afoulk said:

I currently have a Husqvarna because that was the best I could afford at the time, but I've always been partial to Stihl or Tanaka myself. I just saw Tanaka makes a straight shaft trimmer with a 71" shaft which would be awesome for me since I'm 6'5" and my back always hurts after using pretty much any other trimmer. I think thats my next one when the Husqvarna is done. On a side note, I think my husky is a 128ldx, it will accept different attachments. My mom just bought an echo, not sure on the model, but it two accepts different attachments. Just holding the echo in my hands, it feels like a much higher quality piece of equipment. I havn't had a change to use it yet, nor has my mom.

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If you use the Echo let us know what you think!

Lohman mows lawns said:

I am looking at a echo SRM 225 straight shaft is that ok to use on 12-20 yards a week

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yes it would be but i feel that the 230 or 266 are better then that due to the quality put into making them :thumbsup:

I actually run A Stihl trimmer and a Stihl blower. However I started up last Summer. I bought a Poulan Pro blower figuring if it made the rest of the summer I would replace it with a Stihl. I actually bought the Stihl blower off do a site on Facebook. All I know is that as good as the Poulan Pro runs and as reliable as it has been it will be hard for me to over look buying another one unless it bites the dust soon. It normally starts second pull in the morning and first pull the rest of the day. It has had many, many tanks of gas run through it.

I am sure we will buy a back pack next summer and it will either be a Stihl or Shindiawa. Most likely Stihl. However if I buy another handheld I will probably buy another Poulan Pro.......

Lohman mows lawns said:

I have not looked into sthil yet Thnaks for telling me

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Get a four stroke...you will like the extra torque and easy starting...I have a Troy Built that has been an awesome piece of equipment for me

scott47429 said:

no go with Echo if those are the brands your looking at the other good choices would be sthil or red max

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redmax is huqvarna now..