I purchased an Echo hand-held 58v blower for dad...got one for myself too later. Just toy blowers imo.....wouldn't consider anything but 2-cycle for a trimmer....I've had a Stihl FS80 for years....simply a beast and will last me forever. A REAL trimmer is not much more than battery power....they still gonna be strong in 10 years? Love the balance, power, everything about my FS80...nuthin' wrong with Echo 2-cycle stuff either
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