I've just been thinking about this also. I have an Echo 2-stroke weed eater that I paid a decent amount for. It's been endlessly troublesome, I think because I don't use it enough. I think if you are a lawn service and using them every day they are probably fine. I spend 20 minutes getting it running and praying it will stay running every time I use it. I've had similar issues with my Lawn Boy 2-stroke push mower. I've had it.
I bought an Atlas (Harbor Freight) electric push mower in the spring, and been happy with it. I use it for mowing small areas that the riding mower doesn't reach. Last week I bought an Atlas 18" chain saw (uses the same battery) and it made quick work of about 4 dead trees I've been meaning to cut. Not huge trees, but not saplings either. Probably about 4-6" diameter. Cut them like butter. I'm convinced that with the latest generation of batteries, it finally is making sense for the homeowner to switch. I'm planning to buy the Atlas weed wacker next. It's nice that they all use the same battery. So far I only have one battery and it's been enough. Note that I don't necessarily think this is good advice for commercial use, or very frequent use. Ultimately I think gas engines have more power and of course will run all day, and the build quality of pro-grade equipment is definitely higher than what you get at Harbor Freight. But for me, who uses these a handful of times a year, it seems to make sense. Allan On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, at 16:11, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Recommendations for these? Stick with gas or go electric? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
