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  Bigyin August 4, 2010 at 7:31pm

  Sounds like a good case for hiring ?
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  Dan Frazer Gardening August 4, 2010 at 7:47pm

  Buy a second hand stihl. You'll get a great one for £150.
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  Geoff Norfolk August 4, 2010 at 8:20pm

  for £250, you'll get a brandnew BG86........... you might be lucky picking up a secondhand one cheap but the odds are its knackered. Wouldn't touch a "cheap" make....... when you want to use it, it won't start and when it does, the performance/vibration/weight will be bad
  
  john pugh grass roots said:

  got to agree
  
  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  Buy a second hand stihl. You'll get a great one for £150.
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  Phil Voice August 5, 2010 at 10:52am

  I concur...I would steer clear of 4-stroke and it's no big deal to mix up fuel - one 4.5 litre can will last a fair while anyway. Stihl are easily the best make but always take a look at the air speed per min/sec.
  
  I would rather pay the right price for the right power than pay less for a machine that will leave you frustrated.
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  GORDON August 5, 2010 at 7:23pm

  I am not aware of a low budget 4 stroke hand held blower and would not purchase one if there was.
  
  However contrary to other comments, my 3 year experience is the Honda 4 stroke blower is a far better tool than any 2 stroke. It has a little less power than the latest Stihl blower but you don't have to mix fuel which is just an unnecessary job, it is quieter, exhaust fumes are far less and you don't end up smelling like an oily rag at the end of the day. I think also the fuel consumption is better than a 2 stroke but not absolutely sure about that.
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  Dan Frazer Gardening August 5, 2010 at 9:37pm

  Do people not generally already have some 2 stroke mixed up for strimmers, blowers and chainsaws anyway?
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  Nick Hill August 5, 2010 at 9:46pm

  Makita do a 4 stroke blower £160 from Screwfix.
  Got one myself, does the job. Had 1 year of use with no problems. Good thing is it is so quiet in comparison to 2 stroke tools.
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  Bigyin August 5, 2010 at 10:06pm

  Probably yes but not all engines use the same mix so it could involve having several well labelled mixes on hand.
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  GORDON August 5, 2010 at 10:09pm

  Hi Dan
  
  I think for most people this is probably true. I however use a Honda 4 stroke bent shaft strimmer so with the mower & blower that's me sorted for most of the time. Haven't ventured into 4 stroke hedge trimmers yet and don't think I will judging by whats on offer.
  
  For the purpose specified by T & S Plants and assuming they do not run other petrol driven equipment which you mentioned then I thought a Honda 4 stroke blower would serve them well. Not cheep though!
  
  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  Do people not generally already have some 2 stroke mixed up for strimmers, blowers and chainsaws anyway?
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  T & S Plants August 6, 2010 at 7:27am

  Hi all
  
  Thanks for all your help on this.
  
  It appears from your responses, it's either a Sthil 85 or a four stroke Honda/Makita.
  
  I'll do my homework on these.