string trimmer reccomendations?

I have the Stihl fs110. I use 3 different heads with it, string trimmer, steel blade and plastic blades. I use the plastic blades to mow the weeds behind my house in the fall. Pics attached

 

Husqvarna Trimmers 223L

It is not professional grade, but I used one for the better part of ten years with no issues around 3.5-4 acres. I gave it to my sister a couple years back and it is still in use at her house. I went and bought a brandy new one for myself. Great power to weight ratio, starts reliably and easily. It is not capable of running a brush saw, but I have an old CS2601 for that. Did I mention that it is light? I like the string head too. Easy to load, holds decent amount of string and feeds properly. I did modify the newer one a bit. Drilled through the cat in the muffler and fattened mixture a bit on carb as the factory settings are extremely lean. I recommend these trimmers to anyone who doesn't make their living with them. It's a homeowner model that punches well above it's weight....Prosumer?

Edit: Well, throw all of the above out the window...just realized they have discontinued the model.

Looks as if the 322L has replaced it looking at specs/pricing.

 

Something else I had considered too. I wouldn't even need a spare battery, as I'd be about done (me, not the trimming) if the charge lasted close to an hour. That's about my limit with one of those things.

 

I have TAD-trimmer acquisition disorder! I have had a Stihl 85 for around 15 years-had to replace the ignition module this year-first repair ever.
I also have a KM 130 Kombi tool with a line head. I use that for a heavy ditch trimmer-I have around 600' of steep ditch that I can only find time to do 3-4 times a year. That has great power for the heavy growth, and the ditch is too steep to use my bike handle trimmer-a FS 250-that is used with a circle saw blade or a 3 side grass blade when I do tough jobs.

 

Stihl FS-90R here, and a Ryobi 40V cordless. To be honest, the Ryobi gets used 9/10 times vs. the Sthil. For grass and hollow stem weeds it does a good job. The string head sucks though, faster to just hit the clicker and manually pull string out when it gets short. Actually very easy and fast to do that.
The FS-90 is a beast for my vegetation, better suited for the cutting blade I have on it now.

 

I have a cordless Ryobi and it's done great on my 3/4 acre for 5 or 6 years now. I normally charge it after every other use. The last time I used it was the first time I ever used up a fully charged battery in one day. That's only because in addition to all the usual stuff, I also used it to whack a bunch of 7+ft tall brush growing over the fence and to clear the ferns, salal, and huckleberries encroaching on my trail out back.
I really use the crap out of it and it hasn't disappointed.
Charging the battery takes about 45 minutes. And at the end of the season I throw it in a corner and forget about it...zero maintenance.

 

I'm starting to lean towards the re-chargeable types now.....

 

I am patiently awaiting a brushless electric *true replacement for 50cc saws. They aren't quite there yet. I will embrace the technology once it has surpassed current gasoline powered options.

 

I hung my 110 weed wacker up many years ago.
I got a 32 volt Worx weed wacker last year I really like it, is so much lighter it's unbelievable, it's fully adjustable to suit you, adjust the angle of the head, adjust the handle position, adjust the length of the shaft, with two batteries I use one and a half to trim all around the house, pole barn and yard and all around all the wood stacks , plus Edge the driveway.
I will never give up my 2-stroke though with all the attachments, pole saw etc, for other jobs.

 

Take a look, can't hurt. Ryobi 40V.-
Mine is a RY40001A, still works like a champ. HD has a RY40210B which looks exactly like mine. On-line price is $119.00 w/ charger and battery. That's less than I paid a few years ago. Make sure you get the charger and battery, a battery alone is $99.00.
The rotating head/edger feature actually is useful. Clears pine needle accumulation between my deck boards out like a champ.

 

I have the Stihl fs90r
good so far.

 

I have an echo srm 230...has been bulletproof, wifey uses a 40v Ryobi. Wouldn't want to trim the entire yard with the Ryobi!

 

If you're leaning towards a battery unit, look into the Stihl lightning system. It's their cheaper/reasonably priced battery powered lineup they came out with this year. I do like the echo/shindaiwa battery powered unit. Better balance compared to the Stihl.

I personally run a 90r for most trimming. I only bust out my fs130 with the bike handles when I'm in really thick stuff. The 90r with a tri-blade works well.

 

Stopped in Home Depot on Fri and saw some brushless units, but beat feet to make an appointment.