"Hello, Echo is japanese and it's engines are marked Yamabiko as they are in partnership with Shindaiwa. Parts are expensive, but normally not too many needed if machine treated well. As I live and work in France where  the two manufactures are more…"

"That thing that intrigued me were the Mitsubishi engines. Original Japanese manufacturered.But answering myself, are Echo not also Japanese manufactured.
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"also do not forget that the bank holliday in may has been changed this year from monday to the following friday "

"Yep, good point, I had only heard of them through this thread
https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/best-stihl-brushcutter
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"My only thought about that is, whilst an interesting idea on paper, ground cover plants by their very nature spread, and sometimes can be quite pernicious and start to take over the site and other plants in some cases. So a very careful choice would…"

"If the Echo one lasted 7 hard years, why try something else you're not sure of?..... whatever you get, you'll be very lucky to do better.   Never heard of them either.... Googled them and couldn't find anything about their strimmers though I see Pet…"

"If I took her out for a meal like that there be a slap alright.. your suggestion makes a hearty Friday working lunch nonetheless. :-)"

"To be fair the website is a bit clumsy to Navigate."

"Sorry, for what ever reason I read kawasaki, not mitsubishi. "

"Ah, just me being unable to navigate their website, thank you. "

"I found the full brushcutters with engine from the drop down menu under the trade heading.
http://www.bessertrim.co.uk/trade-uk-home/brushcutters.html"

"I think vic575 uses them and his comments have been positive.
I have that kawasaki engine on a hedge trimmer and it never misses a beat.
Have you got a link? I looked on their website lastweek and there was no full strimmer, just info on their heads…"

"I tend to quote for X many cuts per year. Fortnightly through the season but allowing for an early cut which can be anytime late Feb/early March and always a late one, maybe November. It's not a perfect system but I'm around and about the area all y…"

"hi I have down loaded it but I am using a chrome book and when it turns the word document in a a word / chrome book compatable it cuts / loses the boxs.
I not sure it will work for me on the chrome book"