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FSE 60

This electric trimmer is lightweight and exceptionally quiet.

FSE 60
Rated 4 out of 5 by 15 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Glad I bought the best (you get what you pay for) When my old gas line trimmer wouldn't start, I decided not to spend any more money having it repaired. I had been researching electric line trimmers for a long time in anticipation of this day. The Stihl trimmer was a top pick by a popular product review magazine, but I decided to buy popular name brand electric trimmer at a large home improvement store. I used that trimmer one day and returned it. I decided to pay $20 more for a Stihl. So far I have only used my Stihl line trimmer one time, but I can tell you that while it cost 25% more than the popular name brand, it was 100% better! It is powerful, quiet, and I love that I can control the line feed! The Stihl trimmer did feel a little long for me (I am 5'10") and I think I still need to find the right position for the grip handle, but other than this, I am very happy I bought this Stihl trimmer. June 15, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Trimmer Number Five, and Holding, and Holding This is about my fifth weed trimmer. Some of them held up pretty good for several years, but this one has outlasted all of them, hands down. I own a lot of expensive woodworking equipment. From that, I learned lightweight is not my friend. For example, my electric chainsaw weighs twice what my previous ones did, but it's still going strong and has ample power to take on anything for which a fourteen inch bar is designed. Something to keep in mind when selecting a trimmer to put to hard use. The Stihl weighs a little more, but that is, as has been said by others, a probable sign of quality construction. In the seven years I've had my trimmer, the cord has never disconnected, unless I tried to take a short cut and just plug it in. The head feeds line well. Keep in mind, old line tends to get brittle. Too, working the line hard generates heat and might weld line, requiring you to pull the head and get things working again - a sixty second process, when necessary. If this unit died tomorrow, I'd be back at a Stihl shop to replace it before the next trimming was necssary. June 13, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Almost impossible to load Line While this trimmer is certainly lightweight and seems excellently made, I have struggled for the 2 years we have owned it every time it needs new line. The process is virtually impossible for one person with 2 hands. I have taken the trimmer back to the local dealer, where it was purchased. They have shown me how to most efficiently load the line (if you do buy one, buy the shortest package available and feed both ends at the same time) but the last visit even the repair tech could not get it to evenly load. SO, Stihl, please rethink this in future models. This was too expensive a trimmer to have issues like this. June 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by My first and hopefully last trimmer! I am a new home owner and have never used or owned a trimmer. After doing months and months of research i was on the fence with a battery or electric trimmer. Everything i had read on the FSE 60 was good and the only negative comments weren't enough to change my mind. I used it today after i mowed - frist time using a trimmer in my life. Right out of the gate, it was simple to use. Some people say the cord comes unplugged. Thats because they dont follow the instructions with the looping of the cord. You do that and you wont have trouble. I havent tried to load new line yet (the other negative comment I read, but it seems easy enough - also getting new line out of it, is simple. I have roughly 2 acres of West virginia brush, weeds and grass on hilly, steep terrain. I was worried that an electric trimmer wouldnt cut it. The FSE 60 worked awesome! Very powerful. I cant stress enough how easy and well it worked for a newbie like myself. The only negative would be the weight, but in reality, i like that, because it reflects the build quality. It might be a negative for some people though. I rely on reviews to buy stuff, so i hope this helps people out there. Best wishes. June 5, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Great while it lasted. A great trimmer. Very powerful. But it only lasted 26 months. Every other, much less expensive trimmer I have owned did much better than that. Make what you will of that fact. June 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Owned for 10 years - no problems! My previous trimmers lasted 2-3 years. Yard work takes 1/2 as long, due to great power. Line replacement is easy and simple. Would recommend larger-than-normal extension cord (14ga. instead of cheap 18ga.) so that all the power of the tool is available, Not cheap, but a great (and quiet) tool. May 30, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by If you want a quality electric trimmer, this is the one to buy. I've had many gas line trimmers including a straight shaft Stihl, but my new house has a postage stamp sized yard where an electric might do the job. Read lots of reviews and was queezy about giving up the power of a gas line trimmer. I've borrowed neighbors electrics and their balance was terrible and so was the power and the reviews were bad, too. The Stihl electric trimmer had at least pretty good reviews so I purchased one. To compensate a bit for the lesser power of the electric unit I chose to use the Stihl pentagon line which is supposed to cut better than the plain round though I did stick to the recommended .08 line. Some people reported difficulty loading line. I took apart the head to see how the line catch system operated and thereafter had no difficulty cranking line onto the spool. It doesn't take anywhere near as much line as other trimmers nor as much as described in the directions, but in use didn't find it used line any quicker than any other trimmer though others had that complaint. The bump feed works flawlessly. I have only praise and it meets all my expectations. No, it doesn't have the power of a gas trimmer and is not the device to clear a hillside of tall grass. For most homeowner use where it is reasonably easy to run an extension cord, it works smashingly. May 20, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Should last a long time.... Having only had this trimmer a short time its already apparent the qualtiy of the product is vey good.....its light, easy to use and perfect for the size of my yard. May 18, 2013
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