GoingOffGridNWO
ArboristSite Lurker
I'm in the market for a trimmer/brusher for next spring/summer to clear my vacant land. From the reading I've done here I'm thinking the fs130 is the way to go. I'm ok with fixing up a used one, and see a used power head online for sale. The owner says "it seems to have good compression" but hasn't run it or tested it, so this claim may be totally false. He's asking $100 plus $45 shipping (ouch, that seems high for shipping). I'm thinking it's more like $50+$45, considering he can't tell me anything about it other than having pictures of it. What kind of dollars am I looking at sinking into this thing, assuming the cylinder and piston/rings are good? I'm sure like most things these days, people just don't take the time, or care enough to try and fix things, and it could be a simple fix to get this thing going, so in my mind it's worth the gamble. It worked out for me once with the MS261 I bought online, but in that case I at least had the benefit of a compression test and a video of the saw running.
Let me know what you guys think, is this trimmer/brusher head worth the gamble?
Let me know what you guys think, is this trimmer/brusher head worth the gamble?