Hey Shane, Thanks for sharing. I learn something new every day on UA-cam. I just purchased the FS91R and I own a Echo 225. On the first use of the FS91 I was frustrated by the trimmer head constantly having the string disappear into the head. Never had this problem with the Echo. Spooling the line was a pain compared to Echo. Thanks to you I just learned that I can use the Echo speed feed on my Stihl. I am going to try this today, and wanted to ask if it is easy to change the part on the trimmer or will I need any additional parts to make the Echo part fit the Stihl? May be a dumb question but I am not in the lawncare business and not very mechanically oriented. Thanks in advanced for your help.
There is a part inside the head you will need to change but all the parts are in the Echo kit. If you have problems with it, go to a local dealer and they should be able to help you. You will love the Echo head! I never use the Stihl bump head, not very good. If you need anything else, feel free to ask. Thanks Don
Good video mate. I just bought a Stihl FS91R on your recommendation, but I’m never going to use mine because I just can’t bring myself to make it dirty. Best trimmer I’ve ever bought.
Damn right those echo speed feed heads are the best. I have tried some after market brand "speed feed" that were more cumbersome than the taditional wind-up spools. I like the fact the spark plug is encased, on those hot august days and the sweat is pouring it sucks to get a jolt of electricity when your triming.
I have the FS91R and I do use the shoulder strap. I couldn't do without it or the optional harness. I have the handlebar grip and I couldn't otherwise use the trimmer/brush cutter.
I’ve got one of the 91R and I hate the thing I’ve had nothing but trouble with it since I bought it I’m in the process of rebuilding my old 90R love those.
The 90 was a great model, plenty of power. It's like everything else, there are always some bad apples in the bunch. Mine has been great but love my 111r
Funny because my neighbor has a 91R and uses it for his home...says he has no issues...mine 2yrs old, always ran like crap...ever since I asked him, mine runs like a champ now, don't get it, came close to tossing it the other day...50 lawns/week I do...thought I had a "lemon"...see how it goes!!!
Wondering if you ever grease the head...gotta pull the plug on the 91 and use that Stihl grease tube that threads on, or put a zerk on...many comments elsewhere say don't touch it, mine is 2 yrs old now, just asking a friend
DLT Lawncare also bought the ms 170 for $143.00 got the big gallon of stihl mixed fuel and the doubled my warranty on the 91r and total for both was $484
Great video brother I have a friend that’s a truck driver I should see if I can ride with him to gie that is if he’s heading towards Kentucky that would save me a lot of money we should get a Airbnb
You mentioned that you bought the stihl fs 91 R cheaper that what the suggested price is. Could you tell me how you got the discount to the stihl fs 91, thanks for your videos,
At the point I made this video I was doing quit a bit of business with my dealer. They were giving me a very good price so it was just a matter of asking them. Thanks for watching!!
seriously man, maybe if you were gonna weedeat 10 minutes a month, other than that the Milwauki is junk. I could put one in the starting lineup it would not last a month
Looking at buying one here in American Samoa...$429.99 at Ace Hardware. We cut whole yards here with string trimmers, bought an Echo SRM 225 two years ago...it finally gave up the ghost, low power now at full throttle. A couple yards I cut take over 5 hours to finish, hopefully the process will speed up with the FS 91 R. Do you have any thoughts about the effects this constant use will have on the machine. I will be using it 5 to 6 days a week, some days it will only run for a couple hours. Any input will be appreciated. Fa'afetai lava
What is the difference in the FS 131 and FS 131 R? All i can see and find is the bike handle as opposed to the loop handle. Ace here only carries the FS 131(bike handle)...which I am not a fan of that style and shipping/ordering the FS 131 R is somewhat out of the question. Just to give you an idea on the price for things here ACE asking price for the FS 131 $529.99🙄 US dollars.
I have this after using Shindawa for a long time. The Stihl heads are sh*t, I do the same thing, Echo/Shindawa Speed Feed heads only. This trimmer is a Fn beast! It is MUCH more powerful than my old Shindawas.
Nice video man but unfortunately stihl 4mix trimmers and blowers have been nothing but problems for my company was never able to get 2 to 3 years out of them they start losing power melting timing gears broken cranks I mean terrible and all I ever used was stihl and echo oil and 89 octane here in Miami they just don't last for some reason.
I can understand that, I had nothing but problems with echo trimmers but the blowers are great. It just seems like we get lemons sometimes and then it turns us off of those name brands. Thanks brother!
@@DOCREAL1118 I didn't get any lemons cuz I had at least a dozen with those problems and echos do really good here Miami and much more simple to maintain and easy to fix.
@@DOCREAL1118Man 2 mechanics have told me already the enemy of stihl 4mix is heat and humidity down here I don't know if that's true or not but they have shown me proof of melted plastic gears and broken cranks of my equipment and others that bring there equipment for repairs.
@@DOCREAL1118 Just watch out I wanted to give you heads up on that if you live up north you will definitely get more life out of your equipment then us unless you work 5 and 6 days a week all year around none stop like we do down here.
Good head on a junk trimmer! 16-1/2 cut swath about the same as a $90 trimmer from walmart with more power and people try to compare this with trimmers that cut 20” swaths. Thy and sling 20” with the 91r and you can see it does not have even enough power to barely run. $30 dollar head on a $2 trimmer.
My boss just bought me an fs91 after I requested a new 111 and I'd love to throw this POS in the trash. It has decent power if you're willing to wait 2 minutes to wind up everytime you give it gas
your in the lawn biz and you still have the guard on, wow, thats no good. The correct length on this unit if using 105 is 9 inches, which cannot be obtained w the guard, and the one screw you refer to is not for the guard. If you really wanna make this unit perform at its best take the dang guard off, take the screen out of the muffler, reset the carb, and you have something then. I'm running 2 91's and 2 131's and the 91 is better, nothing but problems w the 131. I hate the new 4 mix stuff, they have no sweet spot even when properly tuned, 2 stroke is the way to go. Speaking of 2 strokes, Stihl is bringing back the 250, yes the baddest weedeater known to modern man, should be out any time now, use one of those you'll never run a 4 mix again, let the mexicans run those....Roost
Anymore info on the upgrades to the 91r? I have a new one that doesn't run as good as i think it should.. carb feels like it needs to be adjusted. Bogs then revs after running awhile then acts like it's about to die.
@@Guardianautoservices first thing I'd do is pull that screen outta the muffler, it gets gummed up and robs power. They call that a spark arrestor, it's an EPA thing, throw it away. Other than that the air filter needs to be checked, these 4 mix Stihls just run weird, nothing like a pure 2 stroke. For most folks they don't know any different, but I have been running one nearly every day for years and years and I dam sure noticed. They do have a ton o torque though, which is great if you run a blade especially.
Hey Shane, Thanks for sharing. I learn something new every day on UA-cam. I just purchased the FS91R and I own a Echo 225. On the first use of the FS91 I was frustrated by the trimmer head constantly having the string disappear into the head. Never had this problem with the Echo. Spooling the line was a pain compared to Echo. Thanks to you I just learned that I can use the Echo speed feed on my Stihl. I am going to try this today, and wanted to ask if it is easy to change the part on the trimmer or will I need any additional parts to make the Echo part fit the Stihl? May be a dumb question but I am not in the lawncare business and not very mechanically oriented. Thanks in advanced for your help.
There is a part inside the head you will need to change but all the parts are in the Echo kit. If you have problems with it, go to a local dealer and they should be able to help you. You will love the Echo head! I never use the Stihl bump head, not very good. If you need anything else, feel free to ask. Thanks Don
Good video mate. I just bought a Stihl FS91R on your recommendation, but I’m never going to use mine because I just can’t bring myself to make it dirty. Best trimmer I’ve ever bought.
Awesome, Lol!! They are great trimmers
The Echo speed feed is the one! Great deal on your new trimmer, thanks for the look see!
No problem Mark, hope you enjoyed it. Cant wait to use it. Love the Echo speed feed!!
Damn right those echo speed feed heads are the best. I have tried some after market brand "speed feed" that were more cumbersome than the taditional wind-up spools. I like the fact the spark plug is encased, on those hot august days and the sweat is pouring it sucks to get a jolt of electricity when your triming.
I love this new design man!! Awesome trimmer
How do you remove the carburetor on a fs 91 r?
Awesome video Shane as always brother. 👊😉👍.
Thanks brother!! 👍👊👊✌
I have the FS91R and I do use the shoulder strap. I couldn't do without it or the optional harness. I have the handlebar grip and I couldn't otherwise use the trimmer/brush cutter.
Marty, could you use more straps? I could send you both that I have
@@DOCREAL1118 I appreciate the offer, but I think I'm going to get the harness.
I’ve got one of the 91R and I hate the thing I’ve had nothing but trouble with it since I bought it I’m in the process of rebuilding my old 90R love those.
The 90 was a great model, plenty of power. It's like everything else, there are always some bad apples in the bunch. Mine has been great but love my 111r
Funny because my neighbor has a 91R and uses it for his home...says he has no issues...mine 2yrs old, always ran like crap...ever since I asked him, mine runs like a champ now, don't get it, came close to tossing it the other day...50 lawns/week I do...thought I had a "lemon"...see how it goes!!!
Do you have a part number for the echo speed feed head for the FS91R?
I did but not on me. You can probably google it or ask your local dealer
I run the speed feed heads on my stihl trimmers as well.
I just think it works better.
Wondering if you ever grease the head...gotta pull the plug on the 91 and use that Stihl grease tube that threads on, or put a zerk on...many comments elsewhere say don't touch it, mine is 2 yrs old now, just asking a friend
I use high temp grease and pump it once every 2 weeks. Just my opinion. 👍
Nice shop man!
Thanks so much brother. Its a mess.but always working on it 👍👊
Where did you get that green toolbox
Harbor freight believe it or not
I just bought one about a week haven’t used mine yet cuz I’m waiting for my new grass seed to finish coming up !
Hope I helped explain how it changed a bit! Awesome!!
It did I got it for $269.00 cuz of the stihl special and and cuz my dealer had a 10% off sale
Excellent deal man!
DLT Lawncare also bought the ms 170 for $143.00 got the big gallon of stihl mixed fuel and the doubled my warranty on the 91r and total for both was $484
@@CKID-dv8tq have you ever bought use weed eaters
very nice i need to buy one thnx for info
No problem! Hope I helped
Can I put a hedge trimmer attachment onto this?
Not on this one
Damnit that sucks. I just spent $450 after tax and that was my plan.
Great video brother
I have a friend that’s a truck driver I should see if I can ride with him to gie that is if he’s heading towards Kentucky that would save me a lot of money we should get a Airbnb
I am already booked bro!! I would love for you to hang out with the WOLFPACK!!
DLT Lawncare no problem me to hopefully we will see tho
You mentioned that you bought the stihl fs 91 R cheaper that what the suggested price is. Could you tell me how you got the discount to the stihl fs 91, thanks for your videos,
At the point I made this video I was doing quit a bit of business with my dealer. They were giving me a very good price so it was just a matter of asking them. Thanks for watching!!
You want the same power impact you can use while away from air? Get the Milwaukee m12 stubby! Best money I ever spent! Upwards of 250+ ft pounds.
Thank Kevin, I will check it out man!
seriously man, maybe if you were gonna weedeat 10 minutes a month, other than that the Milwauki is junk. I could put one in the starting lineup it would not last a month
Planning on buying one today but what category of speed feed head to buy for it ??
Just the normal one your dealer has for you. I will try to check for you. What trimmer do you have bud?
@@DOCREAL1118 thanks I buying the fs 91 R want to put an echo head on it
Ok, get back with you in a few
Part # 99944200907 echo, must get one in package because you will need adaptors
@@DOCREAL1118 thanks DLT
Milwaukee makes a impact like one
I love the Milwaukee line brother 👊👊
Hi i saw you on a tree trimmer channels. Nice video stay connected.
Sure thing!
Looking at buying one here in American Samoa...$429.99 at Ace Hardware. We cut whole yards here with string trimmers, bought an Echo SRM 225 two years ago...it finally gave up the ghost, low power now at full throttle. A couple yards I cut take over 5 hours to finish, hopefully the process will speed up with the FS 91 R. Do you have any thoughts about the effects this constant use will have on the machine. I will be using it 5 to 6 days a week, some days it will only run for a couple hours. Any input will be appreciated. Fa'afetai lava
If you need to do yards and have that many hours to run it I would suggest the FS131R
@@DOCREAL1118 thank you very much for the advice and response!
@@jonathancomfort9939 Anytime buddy. Hope it helps
What is the difference in the FS 131 and FS 131 R? All i can see and find is the bike handle as opposed to the loop handle. Ace here only carries the FS 131(bike handle)...which I am not a fan of that style and shipping/ordering the FS 131 R is somewhat out of the question. Just to give you an idea on the price for things here ACE asking price for the FS 131 $529.99🙄 US dollars.
@@jonathancomfort9939 I believe the R can handle different attachments. You may want to try the 111R
I like the tools
Thank you so much!! So glad to see you in live!
My dad broke the plastic choke somehow when he barrowed it. And the dealer said it's a common problem.
I have never had one break but I have seen them broken.
5 minutes in and he finally starts talking about the trimmer.
Yes sir. I like to talk. 👊🤣
I have this after using Shindawa for a long time. The Stihl heads are sh*t, I do the same thing, Echo/Shindawa Speed Feed heads only. This trimmer is a Fn beast! It is MUCH more powerful than my old Shindawas.
I would love to try Shindiawa but no dealer within miles. Good to hear this is the beast I found it to be 👊💯
3:20 that’s a w
very nice video 👌👌
Thank you very much!
Hey thank for sharing let's stay connected
👍👊 For sure
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Nice video man but unfortunately stihl 4mix trimmers and blowers have been nothing but problems for my company was never able to get 2 to 3 years out of them they start losing power melting timing gears broken cranks I mean terrible and all I ever used was stihl and echo oil and 89 octane here in Miami they just don't last for some reason.
I can understand that, I had nothing but problems with echo trimmers but the blowers are great. It just seems like we get lemons sometimes and then it turns us off of those name brands. Thanks brother!
@@DOCREAL1118 I didn't get any lemons cuz I had at least a dozen with those problems and echos do really good here Miami and much more simple to maintain and easy to fix.
Sound like Echo is the trimmer to use in Miami, I wonder if its the salt water. That is so odd man but hey, nothing wrong with Echo, great product
@@DOCREAL1118Man 2 mechanics have told me already the enemy of stihl 4mix is heat and humidity down here I don't know if that's true or not but they have shown me proof of melted plastic gears and broken cranks of my equipment and others that bring there equipment for repairs.
@@DOCREAL1118 Just watch out I wanted to give you heads up on that if you live up north you will definitely get more life out of your equipment then us unless you work 5 and 6 days a week all year around none stop like we do down here.
#DrRealinDaHouse Sounds like that new trimmer is gonna be awesome....and you basically stole it at that price!
It was too good to pass up!! It just has so many nice features! 👍👊👊 #DrReal
What's up. I did it again
Lmao!! My brother! You are always my #1 view. Love it man
Tree Trimmer82 sent me new friend here
James is awesome man!! Glad to have you man!
Hey Shane..If you get a chance ..ck out the stihl 94r there really light..there nice for maintained yards..
I checked it out but doesn't have the torque of the 91
Wow Ricky Bobby
Not sure what that means but heck yeah
Amazing how lawn keepers will use equipment that bugs them so much and never make easy fixes.
Not sure what you mean Tim
Good head on a junk trimmer! 16-1/2 cut swath about the same as a $90 trimmer from walmart with more power and people try to compare this with trimmers that cut 20” swaths. Thy and sling 20” with the 91r and you can see it does not have even enough power to barely run. $30 dollar head on a $2 trimmer.
Works great for me. Thanks for the input
I use my strap. I dont the hand that spins around.
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I hate 4 mix tho
I do as well but they are what gets the job done
The echo 2620t and redmax bcz260TS/Husqvarna 525lst can get job done too
My boss just bought me an fs91 after I requested a new 111 and I'd love to throw this POS in the trash. It has decent power if you're willing to wait 2 minutes to wind up everytime you give it gas
I do like the 111 better but I don't have that problem with mine. It certainly doesn't have a hair trigger.
your in the lawn biz and you still have the guard on, wow, thats no good. The correct length on this unit if using 105 is 9 inches, which cannot be obtained w the guard, and the one screw you refer to is not for the guard. If you really wanna make this unit perform at its best take the dang guard off, take the screen out of the muffler, reset the carb, and you have something then. I'm running 2 91's and 2 131's and the 91 is better, nothing but problems w the 131. I hate the new 4 mix stuff, they have no sweet spot even when properly tuned, 2 stroke is the way to go. Speaking of 2 strokes, Stihl is bringing back the 250, yes the baddest weedeater known to modern man, should be out any time now, use one of those you'll never run a 4 mix again, let the mexicans run those....Roost
I actually dont run guards on them anymore. I run echo oil in all my equipment and it works just fine. Thanks for the tips 👍
Anymore info on the upgrades to the 91r? I have a new one that doesn't run as good as i think it should.. carb feels like it needs to be adjusted. Bogs then revs after running awhile then acts like it's about to die.
@@Guardianautoservices first thing I'd do is pull that screen outta the muffler, it gets gummed up and robs power. They call that a spark arrestor, it's an EPA thing, throw it away. Other than that the air filter needs to be checked, these 4 mix Stihls just run weird, nothing like a pure 2 stroke. For most folks they don't know any different, but I have been running one nearly every day for years and years and I dam sure noticed. They do have a ton o torque though, which is great if you run a blade especially.