reckon i'll be sticking with my jonsered until it wears out, made the
decision not to buy stihl at the time based on price, my experiences
with this sort of equipment tell me that yes in the flexy shaft cheapy
range you get what you pay for not much at all. but in the straight
shaft upper end of the quality ranges there are times when paying more
doesn't mean you get more.

my jonsered hasn't failed me at any time in the ten years or so that i
have had it, all i do is pump a bit of grease into the gear box and
shout it a new plug about once a year, and i mix the fuel fresh as i
need it. this machine has a mitsubishi engine on it.

there's bound to be other brands out there that will do just as well
for the price.

len

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:57:28 GMT, (Simon
Avery) wrote:

"amanda pope" wrote:

Hello amanda

ap I use strimmers on commercial work and Stihl is one of the
ap best makes if pricey. The straight shaft has less
ap maintenance and will pay for itself. Get the best you can
ap afford. The best value for money and my first choice for our
ap contracting equipment is Johnseerd. much cheaper -just as
ap good.

Not strictly true for either, sadly. Both (and Husqy, same
manufacturer as Jonsered) have made some complete turkeys in the lower
price sector. All make super quality machines, but all also make
useless rubbish at the cheaper end.

Unfortunately there are few manufacturers around that aren't willing
to ruin their good name by producing low quality goods. Eg, JCB.

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