Mowing ..

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Work Horse

I have always used Sthil brush cutters, but I am becoming increasingly disappointed with the build quality of some resent Sthil purchases. My blower Sthil BG 86 is so bad I will not buy another Sthil blower. I will be looking at Husqvarna gear next time I think.

Does Husqvarna do an automatic line feeding head for brush cutters like the Sthil supercut 20-2? That is one feature of the Sthil I like.

I was very much a Stihl man but I can echo your sentiments.

I have had a few BG55 / BG 86 blowers. I currently have two because a few years ago the oldest one seemingly seized. I replaced with a new one and threw it in the shed until I discovered that there is a pretty simple reason/fix for this problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGwvi0Q8zqA

Seems that the three bolts that attach the engine to the blower body work loose over time, jamming the flywheel. Stihl don't use thread lock for these bolts.

So now I have two running BG86's, one is hard to start in hot and humid weather, the other has a failed ignition switch and a dodgy starter.

Will definitely looking at my options when it comes time to replace these.