What Hedge trimmer should I buy??

Is there a camshaft? What drives it to press the valve? Timing chain or belt driven?

 

I knew you where gonna do that, no skimping these days.
I Have a 30 yr old Black and Decker 18 inch electric I use around the house, Will cut anything that will fit the notch, and Will cut a number 12 extension cord easily, don't ask me how I know, the gas royobi attachment does the rest

 

That just looks so busy and over complicated. I mean simple than a try four stroke but still!!

 

Dex, you will be very very impressed with the power of the "4-mix" motor. Ive been mowing lawns and landscaping for 10-11 years while using Stihl's 4-mix products. Ive used mainly the br600 blowers and fs90/fs110 trimmers. These will last a home owner many years and make sure you run the "good" mix like we do with are chainsaws. For my "at home" use, I have an older FS85R(old style 2 stroke) and a FS90R. Both get used a lot for weed wacking the jumps on my motocross track lolol. When you run them back to back, you really appreciate each machines good qualities. The fs90 has great torque and power, while the fs85 is nice an light with lots of power. In order to do anything the fs85 has to be run wide open where as you can just blip the throttle on the fs90. Thats one reason why i really like the 4-mix for trimmers. You don't always have to run them wide open, throwing rocks and debris every where when you are working around houses and what not.

As stated earlier, the HS45 is an awesome hedge trimmer and i own one myself…. Well I did, but I just sold it to the company lol. Yes, lots of landscapers use them. They make great power and are very reliable.

Im a silent partner in my brother in laws landscaping business. Over the past 5 years we just finally had one fs90 that was just worn out and I'm talking about everyday use. Stihl has brought back, what looks to be, a revised version of the fs80/fs85…. Back to a good old 2 stroke. We will definitely be buying one of them this spring.

We've had a few br600's blow up and I'm actually working on one now. We don't seem to have good luck with them and they always seem to "drop" the exhaust valve…. Even with running the best mix, constantly changing the filter and adjusting the valves. These blowers make nice power and are lighter than the competition, but the next backpack we buy will be true old 2 stroke. Maybe a Shindy!!!

 

Not to sound to negative or ignorant but whats the point to the new 4 mix motor? Seems more complicated and requires more maintenance now with valve adjustments. Does it save that much fuel to be worth the added trouble or is it that much more powerful and maybe lighter??

Two strokes now seem so durable, light and fuel efficient it seems like this just overly complicates them???

 

Thanks for the input and useful info. Always good to keep learning and thats the good thing about these site.

Heat is a big issue for sure. Also makes sense if the motor isnt under a load that it over heats.... I know the guys cut one of the tips off a blower... Not sure why they thought it was gonna help anything. Thanks again for the info!!!!

 

MAN KILLED TRIMMING HIS HEDGE
GALION — A city man died Saturday afternoon from injuries he received while working at his home.

Robert Godby, 59, was using hand shears to trim bushes when he slipped off the porch and fell onto them at his home at 418 N. Market St.

Galion police Chief Brian Saterfield said Monday the incident remains under investigation. Galion police and EMS units responded at about 1 p.m. Saturday.

The injuries were reportedly to Godby’s lung and aorta. A passing motorist saw Godby lying injured and stopped. He was taken to Galion Community Hospital, where he died.