I own 5 chainsaws, two blowers, two Kombi units, and just purchased the FS94R. I have NEVER had to use the warranty on any of my Stihl equipment.
@tonysmith77593 жыл бұрын
I also have both units and find the fs131 also uses less fuel that the fs240 because you don't need to rev it as high to get the same power output. The power on the fs131 is instant.
@JamesJ7851 Жыл бұрын
I reviewed this video today. Then went to the local dealer and spoke to them about the 240 and the 131. The dealer said, performance wise you're not going to see much difference, so they don't even stock the FS-240 anymore, and many commercial customers are going for the 4 stroke on their replacement machines. So walked out with the FS-131R. I bought a gallon of the motomix fuel, and they doubled my warranty to 4 years.
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Congratulations on the FS 131R. That is one mean weed eater! Mine is so powerful. Weeds fear you! Lol. Have a great weekend!
@mintymendicant19292 жыл бұрын
I had the 130 for about 5 years and just got the fs 240. Looking forward to getting the 131 too. Because the 130 was awesome. Just recently I was getting crazy thick stuff but the 130 was plenty of power for most jobs.
@DiscoveringHisWay2 жыл бұрын
I miss my FS130 had some people take it! Ouch! Hate that!!! FS131 is a pretty mean trimmer that gets it done. FS240 Is my work horse, I take it when I don’t know what I’m excited. Lol. 😎😎😎😎😎 Thanks for watching!
@DatSomeCrazyShit111 ай бұрын
This was definitely one of, if not the most comprehensive, and surprisingly concise, 10-mins of side-by-side product comparison I’ve seen on KZbin. And, frankly, that’s all I could take. As I write this I’m looking at the last comment (1yr old) that reads “…I love the energy….” Tony Robbins has energy. John McEnroe has energy. Strength & Conditioning Coaches have “energy.” Within the 1st 3-mins I was distracted by side thoughts of what it must be like to lean against concert speakers playing presidential nominee Dean Smith’s shrieking or H.R. Clinton’s hysterical ranting at MAX volume on a continuous loop. 😵💫🤯 I JUST COULDNT TAKE IT MAN!!! ☠️ But seriously, sincerely, with a little vocal/speech training you could go from a content creator “hobbyist” Richard Simmons on Meth to quitting your day job to make $$$$$ as a full-time reviewer & product influencer. I’d subscribe.
@DiscoveringHisWay10 ай бұрын
I’ll work for you and you pay me up front! Thanks for watching! 😎😎
@brucesummers74482 жыл бұрын
Longer pole makes sense in a wide open field but in an area with shrubs or trees the shorter pole makes it much easier to maneuver and cut.
@sony494 Жыл бұрын
Beginning at 21:43 is the most entertaining lawn care product demonstration I've ever watched. This is how every person really feels inside when they're trimming tall grass! Love the video, and there isn't anything that 2 stroke Stihl can't conquer
@hawssie12 жыл бұрын
ill tell ya, the first 2-3 minutes of watching I thought I was going to have to drop the volume and slow the replay down to 3/4 speed, but it didn't take long, before he grows on you, and now Im fan!
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
You are growing on me bro, I love you man! How about we take our STIHL trimmers out to play together; then lunch, then coffee. All the food is on you! M
@farleymusclewhite411 Жыл бұрын
I bought an FS131 as a back-up for our FS250s and Shindaiwa T270s (my guys are smaller stature, from Guatemala and don't like the heavy and long trimmers). The 131 surprised me with it's power. A little hard to get used to hearing the 4-stroke engine noise which SOUNDS like it is going 1/2 speed but actually isn't as you know. Me? I'll stick with the Stihl FS250 with .130" line for these hills in Southern Calif. If that isn't enough, I put a "brush knife" on a 250 and that is that! -BA Oh, the 240 is definitely too heavy. Next year calif will outlaw the sale of gas trimmers I hear. Electric only!
@matthewalvarez2741 Жыл бұрын
I have the 240. Going for the kombi 131 for the accessories. It will be banned but people have to snitch to get ticketed. And it will hold it's value if not go up on the used market which would get me the battery version if needed.
@keithienmason46432 жыл бұрын
Hey Mat my Stihl fs56 RC string trimmer it's amazing to use every time I run it better and better ever time I use it my first Stihl trimmer ever bought and own
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
You are now the ruler of the yard and the open land. Congratulations on the weed eater. Awesome! Enjoy your STIHL! Matt
@andysteward86174 күн бұрын
Dude said the two stroke is heavier than the four stroke, that’s incorrect. Not only is the two stroke lighter, it contains a third less moving parts
@erike72973 жыл бұрын
Nice review. I had the KM 131R and put 300 hours on it in a year and a half before one of the bolts holding on the carb sheared off and got stuck in the engine head. I tried to extract it but failed and damaged the head it was a last ditch effort anyway. Getting these machines repaired typically costs too much anyway. After 300 hours of hard use on jobs I got all my moneys worth. I recently got an FS 240 bike and excited to run it and start using a harness type rig. I would buy another 131 any day of the week too. 300 hours full throttle and hundreds of tanks or gas before it took a dump. No other issues.
@angusdaves18532 жыл бұрын
This was the best video I have ever seen. I love the energy, I love the facts and he is super straight forward
@guppyworldwide3 жыл бұрын
Man! Love the energy. I was laughing so friggn hard . 🤣 just bought the fs 131 with the bike handles and the saw blades and brush blade. I have some bushes, saplings and crazy thick weeds to jam through. But I will be trimming around the tulips most of all. I am going to cut like you and see what my neighbors think. Haha.
@DiscoveringHisWay3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great post! You ARE the man!
@thomasfaucette16602 жыл бұрын
hay matt i just got the Stihl fs 240 its one heavy badass trimmer now i have both the Stihl fs 240 stihl fs 131
@DiscoveringHisWay2 жыл бұрын
Bro, you are the man! Congratulations! Alpha male! All wildlife will respect you! Enjoy! I love mine!!!! Matt
@chewyredding1 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a preference over the 240 or 131? I'm debating between the two and can't figure out which one would be best based on price and performance. 131 seems more economical but I don't mind spending the difference if the 240 is preferred.
@archimdejesus31883 жыл бұрын
finally I found your new video sir mat I'm glad your ok👍
@r3n7363 жыл бұрын
I was so motivated by Matt video that when I brought my Stihl FS 240, I felt so overpowered that I started cutting 6 foot high grass. By the second day of usage I had to take Trimmer to my Stihl dealer since I broke it from heavy abuse.
@DiscoveringHisWay3 жыл бұрын
Bro, you broke your STIHL, what were you doing? That is crazy! 😆. I’ve never broke one of all of my weed eaters. You must have been hitting it hard core bro! Get it fixed and get back in the game, never quit trimming bro! Love the story! I was out yesterday for a long time just ripping through the Everglades of weeds! Blessings Matt
@shawndubay40503 жыл бұрын
It's good to break in a new engine at no more than half throttle for at least eight tanks of fuel. Myself I normally run them easier for about half a year keeping my string at full length. When you run a brand new engine full throttle it will destroy the cylinder and piston due to extreme heat and very tight piston and cylinder contact. I am a small engine repair guy and have seen alot of new equipment absolutely destroyed by wide open throttle when brand new. Break them in easy and like my old FS-250R they will last twenty plus years and keep on going.
@siamsurf2 жыл бұрын
@@shawndubay4050 Taking it easy for the first 8 fuel loads makes a lot of sense, but I would have never considered it. Thanks for this, I will do exactly as you suggested.
@archimdejesus31883 жыл бұрын
I wish I could use one of those sthil brush cutter fs 240 or fs 230 I want to feel the power and the difference between other brand I can't own one of them it will be a big help to my job by the way sir mat your my idol thank for the review keep up the good work
@DiscoveringHisWay3 жыл бұрын
You are too funny! Thank you so much for watching. I’m just a man who loves to weed eat with Stihl!
@billhesford60989 ай бұрын
A pathetic grizzly bear is no match for a 240 stihl. In fact, its animal cruelty to even think like that and thought crime - well - this vid may just have to be taken off as delicate minds cannot handle the truth.
@jonhouck7254 Жыл бұрын
I love the 4 stoke there out there that sound like a Stihl.. I have a fs130r
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
Strong Trimmer, tons of torque and lots of POWER! Congratulations you have a winner. Spoil the family and enjoy your STIHL! Matt
@oskar-vz2vh Жыл бұрын
I have a fs130r also was told that it's a 4 stroke but uses 2 cycle oil in the gas right?
@user-ex3qc9gq2z Жыл бұрын
Yeah love the reviews an stuff great dude but could definitely be more cuasious with showing it cutting grass maybe one 30 sec clip of u not joking around then the rest have fun with it cool stuff brother thank you an thank u stihl
@shawndubay40503 жыл бұрын
Would take my twenty year old mean old dog FS-250R over the 4 mix any day of the week all day long. It bows down to nothing. It levels everything up to four and a half inches in diameter with the blade and with string anything green up to thistle. I have cleared six foot tall overgrowth and brush with no problems. Only down side is it's kinda heavy.
@costasgeorgiou5015 Жыл бұрын
They were cheap 2 years ago I lost my 240r in a devoice I now I got the 131r 😭 I still don't think it's a 4 stroke tho cause of the mixing of the oil I seen real 4 strokes wackers. 😂 I noticed a big difference in the 2 but could afford the 240r they more then doubled in price!
@keithienmason46432 жыл бұрын
Did you know that Stihl makes a auto speed feed trimmer head
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I don’t care for them as much as the bump head! Some people love them? I guess it is whatever a person likes the most. Have a great weekend!! 😎😎👍👍 Thanks for watching! Matt
@colt22062 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@KriegerKrieg2 жыл бұрын
I demoed the fs131r for a day and generally I hated it, ergonomics were good, seemed to be well built, had some torque. The throttle control was ridiculously sensitive and incapable of modulation. I did some test plots and timed it against my echo 2620T thinking it would be a huge improvement. Nope, most of the time the two would tie, or with the echo slightly behind and echo's torque head seemed to proved plenty of wet weed/grass cutting power. Anyway, I didn't keep it, I decided on a shindaiwa t302x, and it blows the stihl out of the water on torque. The only thing I dislike about it compared to the stihl is the loud/high RPMS and engine housing is the opposite of compact/slick. But this isn't a one handed under a pine tree type trimmer so resting my arm all over it isn't as much of a concern.
@DiscoveringHisWay2 жыл бұрын
Echo sucks, don’t try to con me with Echo story! Echo is Garbage from the dump, that trimmer is embarrassing! Sold exclusively at Lowes Discount Mega Store. Guess where I have to bring it when it breaks? Lowes! Then I’m dealing with customer service and the store manager telling them how only after 2 months this piece of junk broke. They try to shift the blame that I misused it.etc, etc, or I could buy a STIHL……….STIHL for Life. Write your Echo Trimmer love story on the bathroom stall at Lowes.
@KriegerKrieg2 жыл бұрын
@@DiscoveringHisWay It must be embarrassing to have a trimmer from "lowes" outcompete your $500 4mix trimmer that has such a poor reputation stihl stopped advertising it as such. I ran 3 tanks through that demo and it was such a let down compared to echo's high torque trimmer with 1/2 hp less power. Lets not get into how awful stihls trimmer heads are either... In case you were wondering the demo had an echo speedfeed head on it, because even stihl stealerships know how bad their products are.
@djexclusivee Жыл бұрын
Please never try to put your kids to sleep hehe😂
@nicolashosein2 жыл бұрын
Can I have the Stihl FS 240
@DiscoveringHisWay2 жыл бұрын
Sure, send me 599.00 plus shipping and Marcy is yours. 500 additional for special handling, because she is special!
@cla18143 жыл бұрын
Had a weird dream after watching this video where I went to Stihl academy and Matt was the Grand Master, he trained us to use the force of the Stihl Trimmer! and discover our Way to be a Real Man! Then we fought the Dark Lord which was basically an 8 foot tall grass with a black cap on it! that would send serpents at us and we chopped those snakeheads and cut down the grass minions, then Matt finally faced the Dark Grass Master and had no chance Matt cut it off with minimal effort and showed the Stihl trimmer superiority to the Galaxy!
@DiscoveringHisWay3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I love your dream! Was the Stihl trimmer glowing orange or green as I wielded against the darkness of the rebellious grass?! LoL. That was too funny!!
@cla18143 жыл бұрын
@@DiscoveringHisWay That depends on the Trimmer string you use! I am using yellowish-green X-line Stihl .105. Which one do you use? I remember you recommended using .105 instead of .95 so I upgraded my string thanks to your helpful videos.
@noteworthy2273 жыл бұрын
This is steel on steel by stihl!! Haha awesome video man 👌
@medusa210562 Жыл бұрын
I struggled to follow this guy a bit. Is this a review or a theatre performance.
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Matt
@rocket5363 жыл бұрын
👍
@del-boysnostalgiatvads74163 жыл бұрын
You do the lawnmower huh, ???
@DiscoveringHisWay3 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@del-boysnostalgiatvads74163 жыл бұрын
@@DiscoveringHisWay good man I like your face,
@percymatthews98792 жыл бұрын
You are hilarious 🤣 😆 😂
@andrewdavies95232 жыл бұрын
Like giving a chimp on nitrous gas a motorbike to play with.
@DiscoveringHisWay2 жыл бұрын
Bro, do you have the 🙉 pox?
@StariqVelqs Жыл бұрын
Lamer ...... you talk a lot and nothing new !!!! Pffffffff
@DiscoveringHisWay Жыл бұрын
You should stop complaining and get outside and trim out the yards for 7 hours. Nothing new with you because your life is over before it really began. Just look inward and you’ll see.
@StariqVelqs Жыл бұрын
Reduce the tempo of the voice ...... you are wearing out the audience !!!!