Quote Originally Posted by BuckeyeKdog View Post
I'm sold on Stihl. Still using the 2 stroke model I bought in 1994. Had to replace some shaft bearings a couple years back (unit was not made to cut underwater but the cattails in my pond will argue that it worked just fine. Otherwise no problems. However, I love this rough blade for almost everything 7 " Brushcutter Chain Saw Tooth Blade Fits Stihl Echo Husqvarna More | eBay




My weedeater sees a lot of brushy stuff and with the brush cutter blade and barely needs much more than idle speed to devastate weeds. Trees up to 1-1/2" can use some throttle. Also is easily sharpened.
That blade is what I run on my Stihl 4 stroke.