Stihl Fsa 135r vs Stihl Fsa 90r (Battery Powered Trimmers) 

Wow - just went through the same process without having seen your review. Have an FS85 at home, bought the FSA 90 home and could not get around the inbalance. Swapped for the FSA 135 R and the balance is perfect. I did not know that the motor was in the gear housing - way out of balance. Thank you for the information.

For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG I didn't like the fact that they just kept cutting the edge of the lawn further and further from the rock lining the flower beds and leaving bare ground. And the grass was trimmed or scalped several feet around trees, etc. It was a constant battle with them so I told them to just mow and no trimming. I have Zoysia grass so it grows pretty slow. Obviously after a while it could use some trimming. I'm in my 80's so I can't do much of it myself.Finally I decided that if I could find a lightweight battery powered trimmer I might be able to do some light trimming. I decided to buy the LST201 20V trimmer. And it works great for my needs. I have back yard with about 150' of flower beds and several trees to be trimmed. I can lightly trim the whole yard with a single charge! The grass I trimmed was only a few inches high but the trimmer was more powerful than I expected.

Just bought the 135R KMA for home use. Wow, what a great trimmer, blower and edger. Special going on buy one 300 battery get other for free!!

Just starting out in my local neighborhood (1/4-1/3 acre properties) I purchased a RMA510, FSA90R and BGA200 and two ap300s batteries and a al300 charger. Been going well so far, I have gotten alot of compliments because my units are quieter. Things really echo around town houses.

Been using both the FSA 90 and FSA 135r and honestly they both serve their purpose. The 90 is great for standard weed/grass, but falls short on thicker brush. This is where the 135 shines. The 135 can also be used with a blade.

Great information, thanks for sharing!

Just sold my 135R. The machine is an absolute beast I was very impressed with the power and battery life. I would highly recommend for anyone looking for a powerful battery option.

I didn't take your advice and went with the fsa 90. You're dead on with your info. It is awkward and feels like your tapdancing on the head. I actually bought the commercial edger and I'm absolutely blown away. I'll have to get the commercial weedeater eventually

The Echo 2600 would be their version of the 135 with the Echo 2100 being the less powerful version but still with a rear motor.

You just made my choice for me thanks

From 10 135 with two batteries each most died by year 3 and today the last one just died. Have converted back to gas. Rediculous they were double the price of gas. By the end some batteries were down to 15 minutes. I have gas whips 10-15 years old still going never been apart. Sad. Electric might work for someone but not if you’re using them

What do you recommend charger and battery for FSA 135r?

The FS 91 r is so much better than any other battery option from stihl. Battery trimmers just don't have the run time or power.

Thank you

My stihl bothering! We bleed orange. New sub here.

Hi. With an inverter will it just charge from the trailer or will it kill my batteries. I have a diesel dual battery in my truck ? I plan on using the quad charger with 2 trimmers running all day on estate homes

Nice video. Thanks for the upload.

1 of our crews runs ramp rack. Can these units be exposed to rain? As it would be outside on the trimmer rack when it rains on a property till they get back to the shop

Nice, I’ll probably get one soon

Great video. Nice review! Thanks for doing this with your busy schedule. Keep mowing…..

Did you consider the handlebar version of those trimmers at all?

Do they spin clockwise?

Could you put a hedge trimmer head on the fsa 90?....if I ever got in a pinch where something(fs90) wasn't working I just switched it to get through the day trimmer head straight shaft edger head and all

Good job guy.

Thank you for the video! Are you able to send the Amazon link for the steel auto cut so I can put on my FSA 90R?

Could you please tell me where you got the rack for hanging your Stihl machines? They where really nice with that locking mecanism!😃👍🏻

Am I can say is that I have the135 in the other version and is grat and powerful.

Which is the quietest

What trimer line do you use? Can you send link?

How long does the bigger weedeater last!

I just about hit Steel 90% of the staff don’t start well after a few months

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Wanna see some mowing vlogs !

The Echo dsrm 2600 had more power and so its even lighter

Are they any good

Hey man, do you have or have you considered the KMA 130R w/line trimmer attachment w/auxiliary battery bag carrier? It seems like the same as the FSA 135R but without the weight in the unit. Just switched all my equipment to electric and anxious to see if it can handle my jobs this 2023 season. Have a good one! -GWR ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SEnSUM2wpFE.html

first thing my kids would do is hit that switch to unlock it.

Would rather have a gas trimmer for 60% less of the cost and will last a lifetime. Batteries will degrade every year you use them.