[GH85Carrera]

We still have ethanol free gas here. The gasohol is 25 cents per gallon cheaper, but I don't ever use it.

My Echo 2 cycle string trimmer is really old, and I had to replace the head not too long ago with the proper Echo branded parts. They changed the design, and it is "new and improved" and sucks big time now. Spend as much time fighting with the line feed as I do trimming.

I just broke down and bought the E-60 56 volt electric trimmer. Carbon fiber shaft, and it has a neat system to reload the line. Just start feeding it in until it comes out the other side, push a button and it self winds the line to the proper point. Get back to trimming.

So far I have only used it once, and it is different than my old trimmer in the way it trims. I will have to change my technique a bit. So far so good. It uses the same battery technology as my electric blower. The blower has a smaller battery as far as amp hours, but the batteries can be swapped back and forth.

So now I will be able to get rid of the last of the two cycle stuff.

My mower and walk behind edger are both 4 cycle.

I have an insane amount of edging and trimming. Just over 1/4 mile of concrete to grass edging with the walk behind edger. And the lots of trimming with the string trimmer along the fence line, and the 10 flowerbeds or tree rings.

So my real option, was embrace the new battery powered blowers and string trimmers.

Also I add Stabil to the tanks of gasoline before I fill them up, even though it is 100% gasoline. My edger is 28 year old. Still starts on the first pull.