Time for a New Weed-whacker

Bought the Honda 4 stroke, it’s an animal

I bought an echo a few months ago and love it. That or a stihl or husqvarna are the way to go

I would say stihl or echo. Im not a fan of husky.

But my main recommendation is don't buy a fixed shaft whether u decide straight or bent buy the one that accepts attachments, weed eater, saw head, edger, blower, tree trimmer etc.

I bought my echo and I was allowed to pick which attachment, I bought the edger version bc there was a weed eater attachment on sale on craigslist for like 15$ and I later bought an attachment with the blade for cheap i don't remember if I bought new or used.

But I believe all those attachments can swap between brands, I know my weedeater head was from a stihl and it works on my echo

Had a Stihl FS55 for a decade but got tired of replacing carb every other year.

Switched to an Echo SRM-225 and very happy so far. Line is much easier to install and starts one 2nd pull every time.

Echo

Second the echo 225. Assume you have a normal yard. Think it’s always $200 at HD

Wish I’d gotten the version with interchangeable toolhead though.

Round up

Troy Bilt and Ryobi are pure garbage. Cheaper than Echo and Stihl, but you get what you pay for.

bought a stihl last summer and it's been great. worth the money.