"Not wanting to start an argument but that report was always going to fcome out with that outcome as that is what they were looking for......
they could not say anything else in it for fear of being branded racist themselves "

" 
The FSA 90 has the electric motor down by the strimmer head and I have heard reports from guys on the local council parks dept. that they break easily. The FSA 130 has the electric motor where the petrol engine should be with the drive down the sh…"

"Hi Will, I've always used the km units with the hedge cutter attachment. I'm Starting to collect cordless stihl. I got the hsa86 last month. I brought the hla85 yesterday, I used it to cut a 6ft tall yew hedge and then a 8ft tall laurel hedge. I fou…"

"Simon, if it helps, 'systematic racism' avoids blaming individuals.  You can have a mixture of innocent, oblivious and malign people working in an organisation and it can be 'sytematically racist'.
 
As an example, the Macpherson report found instit…"

"Thanks Jim and Billybop.
It sounds like I'll end up getting both the 65 and the 85 in the end.
Will go with the 85 to start and use along side my petrol HS56, with a view to getting the 65 later in the year."

"yes the 2 long reachers both do something different, you need both really lol. i was using the hla85 the other day purely to keep away from the choking dust which comes out of certain hedges sometimes. i could have used the smaller one but would hav…"

"i use the white type of grease on my stihl battery ones, just once in a while when i remember. most battery strimmer heads don't need greasing if they are the type with the motor at the bottom of the shaft as opposed to those with a top mounted moto…"

"Hmm... there's a thought. Thank you Jim"

"Hi Will, the FSA90 is a good machine and since getting it about two years ago I rarely have to resort to a petrol strimmer.....I don't carry one in the van any more, 'just in case'. It has been soaking wet quite a few times without issue.
I think yo…"

"If they're "sealed", any grease in there should not escape so you shouldn't need to do anything.
On the Stihl HSA86, I just remove the plastic bottom "plate", remove the 5 bolts and top plate wit the bearing in it, remove the top connecting arm, rem…"

"£12.60 seems cheaper compared to stihl big screw in for £18? And small for £9? Now...  "