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    Kawasaki or marayama .

    Had a lawnmowing business for almost 10 years - only brushcutters I would reccomend .
    Still have the engine out the Kawasaki - mowed just on 10,000 lawns .

    Would fire up now after a coupe of pulls

    The marayama I use for my lawns at home it's 6 or 7 years old now , still works great

    The Japanese engines esp 2 strokes are awesome and last .

    4 stroke good , but heavier and only just as powerful

    But you can't really go wrong with either of the choices , only would say . Buy from a shop , not and ebay or on line store . You will need to ask a question or order parts for it at some point .
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    x2 for Kawasaki i have the big 2 stroke brushcutter cost about $860 about 12years ago, have only replaced the plug and primer bulb in that time, I like buying Japanese and have Shindiawa saw and second hand Echo hedge trimmer [i had to buy s/h to get a made in Japan model]. I did buy a 2stroke Atom edger which i always regretted not buying the 4 stroker as it's just a PIA.

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    Hi. I am product specialist in outdoor power equipment until recently and I see a few confusing replies so here is the lowdown. First let me bust a couple of myths.
    1. Honda. Comes in a couple of sizes 25/35cc both are good, slightly heavy and have pretty good engine life but they will not outlast a top quality 2 stroke.
    They do have a sump and while will still run upside down they don't like it for long. Torquey and both models will run a blade but for scrub the 35 is better. A little pricier too.
    2. Stihl. Also a four stroke and yes you still mix the fuel but it IS a 4 cycle engine. No sump so no oil changes. First done by Shindaiwa before Stihl but the Germans have done more with the idea. Lighter than a Honda and still torquey but not cheaper. On a promo they are not too bad a deal.
    3. Makita. A few years ago Makita made a very clever purchase and bought Robin engines (a division of Fuji Heavy Industries who also make Subaru and the toughest stationary engines on the market Robin) up tp 100cc production lock stock n barrel. Top quality Japanese engines. The 2 strokes are great and imho the 4 strokes are better than Honda. They are tough and torquey, pretty good weight and generally well cheaper than both the other two.
    There is a myth that 4 strokes have more torque. Bollocks. 2 strokes can out torque the 4 bangers but they do it at generally higher revs. Although 2 strokes can be tuned for lower rev torque too. That said you can't cut scrub and long grass effectively at low revs anyway, regardless of the machine. Also 4 stroke will not outlast a 2 stroke. This is more a quality issue. There is no machine out there that I have seen ( Ive sold them all) that can outlast a Shindaiwa 2 banger. Eg; T270/T260s are absolute ball tearers and will run all day everyday. Most municipality contracts are using Shindaiwa. But on 2 strokes most the Japanese gear is very good eg Echo, Tanaka, Makita, Shindaiwa, Shibaura etc.
    In 4 strokes the 3 I've mentioned are all good and have plenty of servicing dealers. Go with your local servicing dealer and what brands they stock, you'll get better back up service.

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    I have a Honda 4 stroke which I bought new in 1999. It has "never" failed to start on the first pull and it doesn't get used all winter. It'll do me.

    I have no experience with Stihl except for their chainsaws.
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    I ended up buying the DMC. It’s ~$300 cheaper than the equivalent Honda or Bushranger from a mower shop. It has the Honda GX35 engine and the shaft etc is all made in Japan so I can’t see the overall quality being much different.
    I gave it a good workout for a few hours and it’s awesome compared to the Chinese two stroke unit it replaced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rijidij View Post
    I ended up buying the DMC. It’s ~$300 cheaper than the equivalent Honda or Bushranger from a mower shop. It has the Honda GX35 engine and the shaft etc is all made in Japan so I can’t see the overall quality being much different.
    I gave it a good workout for a few hours and it’s awesome compared to the Chinese two stroke unit it replaced. .................
    You still having problems with gorse Murray?

    I reckon I've had 2 grow from seed this year that didn't get any bigger , none of the poisoned ones have come back, re: old post of yours.

    cheers, DL

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    You still having problems with gorse Murray?

    I reckon I've had 2 grow from seed this year that didn't get any bigger , re: old post of yours.

    cheers, DL
    Got it under control, once the main Forrest of gorse was removed and poisoned, now it’s easy to spot poison any sign of growth which is bugger all.
    When I sprayed it originally, I used the recommended ‘woody’ poison which did a bloody good job. My neighbor said it took him 5 years to completely get rid of it, so I’m expecting to see the odd one pop up for a while.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rijidij View Post
    Got it under control, once the main Forrest of gorse was removed and poisoned, now it’s easy to spot poison any sign of growth which is bugger all.
    When I sprayed it originally, I used the recommended ‘woody’ poison which did a bloody good job. My neighbor said it took him 5 years to completely get rid of it, so I’m expecting to see the odd one pop up for a while.
    You will never get rid of gorse in my area.... Not unless all the neighbours.... but mostly the bloody council don't get rid of all of theres. The council has many acres of gorse growing near us

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    Fortunately our neighbours have got rid of theirs. Our house was rented prior to us moving here so it wasn’t well cared for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rijidij View Post
    I ended up buying the DMC. It’s ~$300 cheaper than the equivalent Honda or Bushranger from a mower shop. It has the Honda GX35 engine and the shaft etc is all made in Japan so I can’t see the overall quality being much different.
    I gave it a good workout for a few hours and it’s awesome compared to the Chinese two stroke unit it replaced.

    DMC 4 STROKE BRUSHCUTTER TRIMMER WHIPPER SNIPPER Honda GX35 engine commercial | eBay
    I bought the cheaper $220 one from DMC which is powered by what appears to be a copy of a genuine GX35. Came with the Japanese shaft etc. So far it starts and runs just like a real Honda but time will tell how long it lasts..
    I really like using it compared to my previous Stihl FS45 (cheap two stroke) but its significantly heavier.

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