Ryobi petrol strimmer

I have a 52cc Ryobi brushcutter (RBC52and it's been very good performance wise, however, it is VERY sensitive to fuel mixture.

I see that they are doing 4 stroke engines now (no pre-mix) - just be careful as I've read (albeit not specifically Ryobi - Stihl in fact who are regarded by some of the best) that the reliability isn't as good, and the parts are expensive - do your homework.

52cc is overkill by the way. Mine is great for taming the large area I have, but the kickback is large and it's not great for precision cutting!
 
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koooowweeee said:
http://www.seddondirect.co.uk/stihl-power-tools/stihl-petrol-brushcutter-fs40-loop-handle.html

They are a little extra but you can't beat stihl.

I use the with the straight shaft (bit more expensive) but it's gets a good thrashing everyday and I don't even bother to get it serviced and they last me about 2 years. 10+ gardens per day
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Wow, thats a lot of strimming. I used my dads cheap titan petrol strimmer to do my pretty small back garden and my arms were aching for a few days after, never mind 10 a day :D.
 
Well it was only 7 today. Rain stopped play. I do up to 30 sometimes haha. I have 2 lads with me so it's what I do most of the day. Cutting bushes are the killer. Well apart from when I'm doing landscaping.
http://www.seddondirect.co.uk/stihl...stihl-petrol-hedge-trimmer-24-quot-hs-45.html

They are what I use most of the time. You can get the smaller versions for around £150.

For the extra £50ish stihl is the much better option. They will last longer, parts can be replaced (home use, I can't see them ever being replaced)and you have more power to get the job done easier as well
 
If you want different attachments you need the kombi range. You can attach all sorts to them. I have one also. Just got the long reach hedge trimmers and strimmer end for them. But you can get a chainsaw, brush (yes a brush haha) blower rotivator and a few other things. They aren't cheap but you can get them bit by bit.
http://www.seddondirect.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Kombi

If you get the straight shaft strimmer you can take the end off that and put the hedge trimmer end on them. It's just 2 screws. You could probably do the same with the chainsaw one but I've not used one so I'm not 100% on that but it all should be the same.
 
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Ryobi is a no frills brand, but generally well built. What you buy depends on how much land you have. I buy pro gear as I've got acres of lawn, but someone with say a 50sqm garden can get away with much cheaper gear. Do get it serviced though...
 
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