"Reckon the ‘grey’ spares aftermarket - especially on platforms like eBay - must be taking a hit at the moment, but you’re right many manufacturers outsource to China - Stihl for instance... 
Short term, suggest there’s enough spares stock around but…"

"Truth is there is no one brand of cordless garden kit which has all the answers, they all make out that they're the best but sometimes another tool from a different range is actually more useful or unique. for example the Mountfield 48V tiller is a…"

"it's sad to hear that, as their kit looks good, even the stihl cordless has had its problems with a couple of the original hedge trimmer models being recalled, and a few people have managed to burn out the controllers in various tools; these machine…"

"My local dealer, who stocks both Stihl and Husky, said they've had quite a few problems with some of the Husky gear. Shame, as I preferred the build quality of Husqvarna. Incidentally, I ended up going with Ego Power and so far I've been very impres…"

"On a more positive note I have a load of top end gear for sale (well sort of not really trying to sell but it's done nothing since winter service) I've given up due to personal reasons  it ended up being too much stress for me. don't let that put yo…"

"Don't get split shafts! They vibrate like mad.......
other  than that all good advice"

"Thanks for your help guys looks like the  Husqvarna 325 HE 3 is the machine Im after.
Fantastic.
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"hi maybe the husqvarna is quoting a run time with a different capacity battery to the stihl. it depends on how you are using the machine as well as run time on any given battery will vary depending on conditions, so it is hard to quote a definite fi…"

"That's when I left Logica too, I was based up in the Manchester branches working as a Payroll Consultant!! Small world hey 😉"

"My pal also uses the Stihl HS87 mentioned in the other posts and it is cracking, he's been really happy with it and has used it for a few years now. I personally currently use Echo and have both the HCS-3810ES and HCR-185ES which are both great mach…"

"Hi Chris, I was recently in the same position as you and was weighing up between the two. Initially I was drawn to Husky but found some useful reviews online from a chap who had both. His initial reviews favoured the Husky machines but he updated hi…"

"Thanks for the info, they sound like they last a while then. The reason I was considering the Husqvarna was that the brochure states a longer run time of 1hr 20 mins, so quite a difference.
Thanks again.
Chris"