Originally Posted By: Chum Man
if you don't mind curved shaft, stihl makes the FS45 for $159. ask and you should be able to get the bump feed head swapped for a fixed line head for no charge(if you want that kind of thing). if you want to go straight shaft, the FS55 is $219.


I have a little FS45, and we have several of the largest straight shaft models at my work. For just my yard, the little 45 does a pretty kick a$$ job for as small as it is. I wouldn't use it to tackle anything much heavier than yard grass, for blackberries, field grass, etc., I'd step up to a larger straight shaft with fixed line head and heavy line.
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