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Well what you've described is exactly why both handle types exist to be honest. The roll hoop is quicker but hunching down for us over 6 feet (my dad at 5 7 doesn't mind a roll hoop all day) tends to get painful. Perhaps the solution would be to cut the bottom of our legs off!
You do use the Cowhorns with a harness though?
I do use the harness with the cowhorns luckily!
when i upgrade my loop handle this year, may it be worth getting a kombi with the extended bar? haven't used a kombi so don't know whether that would work or not!
cutting off the legs could be a viable option!
Go to a dealer and try it, it's the only way to know. It's just a basic strap with a bit of padding so takes some of the strain
Extension bars come as 0.5 or 1m so possibly too much. It make make it even more tiring as well as the balance point will shift.
Would you say the strap takes off the weight? because the weight isn't an issue, its just the hunching, maybe i just need to man up!
to an extent. I have mine set to hold the head just level on the ground. Although I normally find the strap just gets in my way of speed
I use the cow horn strimmer and find it much more comfortable to use as the trigger is in front of you I also have a kombi with a loop handle but the trigger is at the side of you and dos my back in after 4 hrs. if I am doing lawn edges
hi daniel, i would suggest when it comes to upgrading your loop handled strimmer avoid stihl 1's altogether.....their loop handled models all vibrate way too much and simply not safe for pro use as theyre all over 5m/s which doesnt only leave you open to nasty diseases such as white finger over time it makes using the machine more uncomfortable to use and adds to fatigue, if its just for going round lawn edges etc a strimmer such as the tanaka 230s would be ideal, your losing a bit of power in comparison to an fs90r but what would you need the extra power for anyway? and on the plus side.....its a kilo lighter "which would only help your back" its very near half the price and the old hands and fingers would only have to absorb half as much vibs!