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Finally, a suitable use for a Stihl!

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Old Jan 1, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NE frmhnd
We had a Shindaiwa weed-eater, it was a pretty good machine. Nothing like the old JD one my uncle won as an open-house door prize, though. He had it tweaked a little bit. Rated at 6200 RPM but it turned a little faster. Hired help ran it with 50:1 mix and killed it though.

It had a clutch in the drive line. If grass started to wrap around the head you could play with the throttle and it would clear itself. Others would just stall.
I want that.
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Old Jan 1, 2014 | 11:46 PM
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I wanted to rebuild it but dad said it cost as much as a new one. For all I know it's been scrapped.
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