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What's the latest with pole chainsaws? ours is about goosed and needs a new head and shaft so is not really worth it, its a HT101 4 mix, been good but I don't really like the 4 mix stuff, what's the husky and echo equivalent models like or just stick to stihl?

 

Please not a husky/stihl slagging match but info from people who have used the other makes.

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Another vote for the Echo.

It is also a fair bit heavier than the Stihl, but then again a Unimog is heavier than a BMW 4x4

 

The Echo also has a small plastic section in the drive train which is designed to fail before any damage is done to the complicated and expensive shaft. It costs about £4.00 to replace, though ours has lasted 4 years. We carry a couple of spares just in case.

 

I used to use a Stihl but got fed up with replacing the drive shaft each time we Knack'd it.

 

I have a 4 mix pole hedge trimmer which had two tanks worth of use then spent months being looked at. Its a 'kin disgrace that we don't even take it out now as it's so unreliable. I would never touch a 4 mix again.

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I've got a husky long reach hedge cutter that's been abused and it's been good. Our pole pruner is an ancient Stihl that's only brought out a few times a year but it replaced an echo that I didn't think much too as it kept breaking every time it was used fully extended.

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Oh I don't know then Matty, still listed on Jonsies site but I wonder if there soon to be replaced? will ask Justin.

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Edit- Just had word from Lord Jones who says he doesn't know of any plans for stihl to drop the 4 mix engines.

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