STIHL MSA 200 C Chainsaw Review – Battery Powered
I’m a logger, just up from Coos Bay, Oregon. Not really, but it makes me sound tough. While I may not be a logger, I have felled my share of trees. I even worked with my uncle, who was a real logger in South Alabama. On that subject, a small storm rolled through our town […]
Stihl BR700 Backpack Blower Review
If you’re one of our regulars and you’ve somehow missed the fact that we’ve gone crazy for backpack blowers in the last couple months, let us get you up to speed with our Best Backpack Blower Shootout. In it, we’ve taken a look at some of the top brands in the OPE world to compare […]
Stihl BGA 100 36V Handheld Blower
We have good news for you if you missed our stupendously big cordless blower shootout in August: the internet never forgets anything (that might actually be bad news) AND we’ve started spotlighting some of the 16 blower competitors with their own reviews. We began the spotlights with the EGO 575 CFM (one of two EGO […]
STIHL FC 91 Edger Curved Shaft Review
After the grass is cut, the job is not yet done. Edging now has a broad meaning, just as string-trimming does. You may just be edging the concrete driveway and sidewalk, or edging could be keeping the flowerbeds and landscaping details at bay as well. Regardless of your jobs’ exact needs, it’s almost impossible to […]
Stihl Backpack Battery – AR 2000 to Replace AR 900
Stihl recently introduced the Stihl Backpack Battery, the Stihl AR 2000, as an alternative power source to gas-powered tools and for professionals who work in areas with noise or emissions restrictions. The company claims the backpack battery can power tools up to 11 hours on one charge, which takes 130 minutes with Stihl AL 500 high-speed […]
Stihl BGA 100 Cordless Handheld Blower
Stihl BGA 100 Blower Offers High Performance, Low Noise, and Light Weight At just 5.5 lbs and 56 dB(A), the Stihl BGA 100 Cordless Handheld Blower boasts the lightest and quietest in its class of outdoor power equipment. A lot of pro landscapers will be looking to see how it actually performs with this combination of noise […]
Stihl Electric Start Backpack Blower Preview
Stihl Electric Start Backpack Blower Now an Option for at Least One Model Stihl backpack blowers are a common sight on professional lawn maintenance crews and the company has just given us another reason to love them. The Stihl BR 450 C-EF now features a battery operated electric start. The battery is stored onboard and is […]
Stihl FS 56 RC-E Trimmer Review
Stihl has introduced the new FS 56 RC-E, the top of the line model for its new Homescaper Series of straight shaft trimmers. It features the company’s new full crank Easy2Start system and semi-automatic choke to ensure starting doesn’t become a strength training exercise. We took the trimmer out for an extended test drive and found it to get the job done, but with a few quirks that detracted from an otherwise decent product.