my 130r is 4 1/2 years but its at the shop for repairs wich its the first repairs on it wich isnt bad for 4 1/2 years orgional parts and made me $6,000 over those 4 1/2 years better then the other brands i had wich had them for 1 day and next day issues with them wich my 130R out lasted them wich was her time for repairs wich the parts and repairs is $280.60 but my stihl dealer doing it for $136.00 wich pretty great deal
I am conflicted , do I buy the FB131 or can I get away with putting the redefiner head on my FS111r, trying to keep spade work to a minimum..... any thoughts appreciated
I've only had the stihl comdi for 1year and I love it. I have the redefiner, straight hedge trimmer, straight line trimmer, and the pole saw and they all work amazing. 👍👍
I recently bought the KM131R Kombi with the straight lawn edger and the blower. I absolutely love it. The blower is so powerful that you have to make sure that small children don't get blown away. They said if I bought the Stihl synthetic oil with the Kombi, they would double my warranty. Just make sure that the attachments are fully seated in the head unit short shaft. I bought the most powerful head motor so that, at a later date, I would have plenty of power to operate the rubber paddle-wheel attachment. I also own a Husqvarna 455 Rancher chainsaw so I want to settle on a gas/oil mixture that can be used on both of these units. I like what some people have said about using a 40:1 mixture instead of a 50:1 mixture for greater lubrication of the engine.
we have a km 131 with a weed eater attachment on it. love it. goes through everything with .105 line on it. ive ran it with trimmer and edger attachments as well. no problems other than carb issues when we werent running ethanol free gasoline.
131 is a beast. Have all the attachments for it and really the reason to use the 131r is the redefiner. If you will never use it than the 111 will make you more than happy. But the cultivater and the redefiner are just awesome tools for fixing neglected jobs.
I own the pole pruner for my KM91R. I HAD the steel extension but after running the pole saw for a few minutes I took the steel extension back and got the carbon fiber extension. I had not used the steel extension, so I have no experience with how that changes the balance of the unit ice the saw and extension is running. I can say that I appreciate how well balanced the Kombi motor and pole saw are. I have only used it for a week on my very small but incredibly overgrown property, so I’m no expert. I love how versatile and easy to use these Stihl products are. Not at all inexpensive, but I know a lot of folks that build them (factory is just up the road from here), and I can tell you that every single one of the folks stands behind the products they build. It impressed me so much that I think I’ll continue to buy Stihl.
Just bought the 131 Kombi. works great with the bed redefiner and I also got the pole saw attachment and the extension pole. Havent used the saw yet the the redefiner is awesome. keep up the great videos Brian.
Thank you for sharing, I love the Kombi, I have only seen guys around here (Augusta, Ga. ) area use a stick edger. Best of luck and I am glad to see you chasing your dreams
The kombi system is great. I use the articulating hedge triming attachment and it works great. It is heavy but worth the money. You can comfortably trim bushes up to 8 ft. High off the ground, no more messing around with ladders!
yeah thats all i use for my yards plus its saving me piles of money then buying to many power units wich 1 power and does most all different jobs and less space in the building for storage using the awsome kombi keeper storage racks wich love it
Been using the Kombi System for over 3 years now. I own the KM90 and several of the tools for it. Been thinking of upgrading but not sure how the newer systems have been performing. Haven't had to do any maintenence to mine and that's been with moderate to heavy use. Also, when receiving mulch, do you not put a tarp where they're going to dump it? That's always made cleanup easier for me. And if you're ever in need of cleaning mulch out of the yard, try the paddle broom. It makes moving heavier objects easier than using a blower. Keep up the good work
I have the KM 91, brushcutter, trimmer, edger, blower, articulating hedge trimmer, and cultivator i will get the pruner and extension soon as well as the other hedge trimmer, power scythe, power sweep, bristle brush and bed redefiner. I am pretty satisfied with the Kombi System and mine has really served me well
I am a small lawn business and I have all of the attachments. I love them all. They are very durable and love the work they do. Once you have beds edged, I don't pull the grass in the beds, as you mentioned you were going to do, I use the same bed edger and turn it to the side and it will take that grass out for you. It does a great job and is a time and labor saver. 131 is the only way to go. Going smaller would not be my suggestion.
I have a Kombi as well with a lot of the attachments that I use for my lawncare business. The chainsaw, hedge trimmer, cultivator, nylon bristle broom and the edger. I find the edger leaves a cleaner cut than the bed redefiner, so I'm not sure if I'll buy one or not. I guess a lot depends on the soil and grass conditions too. Cheers Brian.
Great tip! It's hard because Mike delivers for me and I'm not always there to see the first batch get dropped off, but great tip otherwise. That makes sense to do that!
Hard to shovel once the mulch gets low and your hitting the tarp and trying to get mulch. Just my experience trying it out once and never did it again.
Hey Brian, I had a job like this and instead of just dumping it on their drive way, I put some tarps down and they thought it was a great idea because it didn’t stain their driveway and it made picking up very very easy. Try it out. Thanks for the vid!
All I use is the Stihl kombi system. To me you can’t beat it for the price. I had a 131 and a 56. The only downside to the 131 is it is heavy. It will plow through anything though. I used it mostly for edging and trimming extra tall grass. I mostly use the 56 because it’s pretty light and has good enough power. Never get the curved shaft edger or curved string trimmer for either of them especially on the 56 because you’ll be edging for the rest of your life. Get the straight edger and straight trimmer it’s a huge time saver and you get more power out of them. The blower attachment gets the job done but you can’t beat the backpack blowers. BR600 will blow your face off
We have the Kombi 91 and love it. We have the hedge trimmer and trimmer head for it. Our dealer loaned us the Mulch Bed redifiner.....we liked it ok. Saved us some time for sure.
Got the kombi a few months ago. Have the string trimmer, hedge trimmer and pole pruner. Need to get the edger and bed redefiner next. Love the versatility. Is a tad heavy and awkward to use at first as opposed to smaller dedicated tools but cant beat the versatility and reliability of a stihl.
Pole pruner+++ light weight extensions rock. I personally would offer a bed edging service with a real edger that leaves a big edge... only really needed the first time... customer pays for sprinkler system repairs if I cut one.
They have all the other attachments and those are all the ones I have they all were crossed don’t have no problem with it it gives me all the power I need to do the jobs
I have the stihl KM 131. So far no complaints it has alot of power but that's my opinion. I don't have all the attachments but the ones I have work great.
I have the 131 and use it for every thing including the paddle broom pole saw and hedge trimmer. Awesome tool. But for the hedge trimming and pole saw work the best motor head is the 56 for anything reaching in the air because of the weight but although I would like a hand held unit I will never get rid of mine. It is a pain for the tiny ones, although doable. But when you pull up and have a ten foot tall bush like i did yesterday its amazing
Have one. Awesome unit! The only caveat is the metal line in the attachments and unit will wear down the white plastic pieces where they connect. Once that happens, the lines will come out just about every time you switch attachments.
Bri I have it and it works great. What I also do is when I'm done redefining I take my trimmer and edge the beds with it really fast it really cleans up the edges of any grass that might be in the way.
Van Johnson flip the trimmer upside down to really make your edge line clean and sharp looking. Beds still look awesome without doing it but that my OCD taking over when I do bed redefining. Haha
We use a string over on the edges on a weekly basis and over a short time they look pretty good. If the customer is more picky it’s hard to beat an edging knife.
Im a mean sum bish with a weed eater. I can weed eat, edge, edge flower beds, get grass sticking up in beds down to dirt, get grass in cracks on walk ways and street cracks, and I keep extra string (i have the exact amount it takes to fill down pat) in my back pockets. I've even used a large water bottle to put gas in on large weed eating ventures and kept that in my pocket to refill and keep rockin. I also work in a circle so I begin and end in the same place as to not walk back and forth wasting time. I map out where I begin and end on each yard in my stupid brain and before I even hop out of the truck I have it calculated and walk to my special start and finish spot. I can weed eat flush in ditches and around signs and mailboxes. I can weed eat to the dirt around fences on both sides giving an edge to a friggin fence. My weed eat skills are impeccable I get In the zone and I actually begin to have a blasty blast with myself and my perfectionist style . I always stop after a long while and take a quick look around and a breather and even when no one is around i yell out yall see this shit? You cant learn this in no history book! Haha! And I have no Idea why any of this matters or is relevant to anything cuz it isnt. But taking an edger piece over a yard I have edged with my weed eater would not do the job like it needs at all as I would have dug in a nice bit more than that blade ever could. Plus what about a long gravel driveway Or a long windy asphalt driveway where the edger doesnt click up like it does on a nice walk way or driveway? My edger attachment is literally for my workers who cant weedeat like me I will let them use it on certain yards I dont need my expert skills on. Cuz you cant beat my edge with an attachment tool no questions asked . But it took over 5 years to figure out. Now I will say I've seen guys who say they have done this all their lives and pick the weedeater up and are wacking around botching spots up making a mess walking all around back and forth missing spots not weed eating flush. I'm like bro? You've been doing it your whole life and doing it wrong horribly. Once you get the patterns down which I have named (landscaping highways) you can follow your same pattern or highway everytime you come and you get faster and faster at the same places over time and figuring out the angles to hold the thing will come in time when your strength builds enough to hold it how you want when you want for however long you want.
I have it with all the attachments except the broom. Had it over a year use it everyday I'd be lost with out it. I has paid for itself 100 times over. Im 17 fyi great video Brian!
Bought the km131r couple weeks ago. Well worth it!! Years of putting in hours for other buisnesses finally out and own my own Lawncare buisness "Kickin Grass Lawncare LLC" here in NWA. Anyways always loved the stihl's I used for other companies so I went ahead and spent the 800 so far. Still got few attachments I'd love to have but. Not busy enough yet. I am 4 months or so into my first year and i have bought 2 weedeaters besides km 131r. Neither of the husqvarnas run now. Should have just invested that 400 or so into the stihl km131r.
I just bought the blade for the bed redefiner and put it on my curved shaft edger FC 90. Does the same thing and didn't have to spend $600. I also wasn't using the curved edger anymore.
I own the stihl km 131M with the bed redefiner m it works amazing mine is 6 years old and I had nothing went wrong, you should swich to Stihl LOL, sthil has really good products and there leaf blowers and trimmers and chainsaws have the power to get the job done, I have a stihl BR 700 and 600 backpack blowers and they are powerful! And I have all of the stihl attachments and 3 kombi units and I can swap attachments in seconds!
Hey Brian I came across this video. I've been watching for a while but never saw this video. How far the videos have come! Great progress. I'm thinking about picking one up so that's why I watched this video!
I have the 131R with the string trimmer pole saw and caltavater and love it makes my job easier my friend work for me and has a small vehicle I’ll test out the blower in the morning
Kombi is ok meaning the edging but I had to shelf my 131 I had to go back to old spade and foot power about 4 inch back make a nice crisp defined edge deeper yes you have to pick up after but makes the job pop and you feather it to the edge so a heavy rain does not wash away. I had a mulch blower truck do 2500 yard 2 weeks ago came out nice a 3 man crew should be able to do 150 yards with edging looks nice I respect you and your company but Iam in New York 15 miles outside of the city a total different demon.But glad to see your doing well was that single or double hit root mulch looks good
After you use the redefiner, follow behind with a weed trimmer. Turn the way you would edge a sidewalk. This helps clean the edge so the grass isn’t coming over the bed edge. Good luck!
Try using a Brown bed redefiner pull behind unit. Creates a much cleaner edge in my opinion, just build the rental cost in the mulch price, can't go wrong with it.
Get the whole kombi system Brian. Its the only one I will ever own.. I have all the attachments. Excellent machine. Yes it's heavy, but 1. Quality is always well built and heavy, 2. Buy the universal shoulder harness with hip side plate for it. It bears the weight. . 3 take your weed eater head after you use the redefiner, and use the string to cut a crispy line in the edge of the grass. It literally doubles asthectic appearance. Way way cleaner looking
We run a couple Kombi's and have a hedge trimmer attachment with another extension, a stick edger and paddle broom. Was thinking about this bed re-definer, we have the ECHO re-definer and I think it does better than the Still, at least by this video. It looks like the ECHO digs a deeper edge and cleans out the edge better. I think both of these tools are for bed edges that are well defined not grown over like those looked to be. Another tip for ya, take a trimmer and edge the beds after and cut off all the fuzzy edges.
I’ve used the stihl 131r kombi with almost every attachment just fine but when I used it with the bed redifiner the attachment shaft would get hot after about an hour and it broke the shaft, and the second time I used it after an hour I blew the clutch on the 131. The bed redifiner is only good If there’s no roots or rocks, i had to stop using it and rent a big machine to finish up my customers. And yes I was using it correctly
I love the 131, i took my articulating hedge trimmer off of the fixed unit and threw it on so i can just swap em out. Id look into seeing if you prefer the short pole or the longer pole. The only thing is you have to turn up the idle after its broken in a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Also make sure your not turning/twisting to get any attachment out for some reason thats how some people do it and its a sure fire way to break the plastic insert(ive not broken one). If your doing lots of hedge trimming a pole trimmer and a shorty hand trimmer 24" is best for time imo. The saw is a must, id also only use the light weight extension. I also highly suggest running 91 octane through it so it keeps the gas from boiling and vapor locking down to a minimum, its already hot enough to do it a few times. You know its getting hot when you go top it off and once it depressurizes and instantly boils over. Its heavier than my bcz260ts but tons more power = to bcz350s power/weight. Its a light saber through tall grass, and you can feather the trigger just not as easy as a pure 2 stroke.
Is the plastic insert you're talking about the little white piece of plastic where the two shafts connect? Recently got the pole saw and lost the little white piece but it seems to work fine without it. Didn't really even think about it but looking at all my other attachments the little white piece is still there.
I prob said this before but we use a Power edger just to cut a nice straight (or smooth curve) line then follow up with a hand edger and pick up the edgings with a pitchfork. End result is much cleaner than what I see there... I have been looking at the bed redefiner as a combi attachment but haven't really been impressed with the finished look.
True but it's super tough to capture good before and after, even with video and HD gear. The real life before and after look great though. Demo a unit! You may end up liking it.
I think hand edging looks better. I wont spread using a rake.If you use color enhancement mulch use a tarp on the driveway and watch touching anything because it stains> im glad to see how the re definer works but i will stay hand edging.
I have the stihl 131, and just ordered the re definer attachment. Do you need somewhat of an edge to use the re definer or can you make an edge from scratch with it?
So what do you guys think about the STIHL Kombi 131R? Do you guys currently run the multi-tool? Let me know, leave me a comment down below!
my 130r is 4 1/2 years but its at the shop for repairs wich its the first repairs on it wich isnt bad for 4 1/2 years orgional parts and made me $6,000 over those 4 1/2 years better then the other brands i had wich had them for 1 day and next day issues with them wich my 130R out lasted them wich was her time for repairs wich the parts and repairs is $280.60 but my stihl dealer doing it for $136.00 wich pretty great deal
I am conflicted , do I buy the FB131 or can I get away with putting the redefiner head on my FS111r, trying to keep spade work to a minimum..... any thoughts appreciated
got the 131R last month and absolutely love it!
I think it is cool and helps alot!
Bought mine a month ago. Got the edger, bed redefiner, trimmer head and the chainsaw attachment. Love this thing. Tons of power.
Thanks Brian for all the kind words, you guys did a great job. I will be having you do it again next year.
Back at cha sir!
Austin Denney so great to see people appreciate the hard work and actually pay what we are worth
Brian does nice work and he works hard, he was out today at his HOA job doing it on a holiday.
Austin Denney im learning alot from him, he is very down to esrth...never change Brian.
I bought one last week. Loving it so far, I’ve got the free trimmer attachment and the edging attachment. It cranks the first pull! Enjoy the weekend
I've only had the stihl comdi for 1year and I love it. I have the redefiner, straight hedge trimmer, straight line trimmer, and the pole saw and they all work amazing.
👍👍
I recently bought the KM131R Kombi with the straight lawn edger and the blower. I absolutely love it. The blower is so powerful that you have to make sure that small children don't get blown away. They said if I bought the Stihl synthetic oil with the Kombi, they would double my warranty. Just make sure that the attachments are fully seated in the head unit short shaft. I bought the most powerful head motor so that, at a later date, I would have plenty of power to operate the rubber paddle-wheel attachment.
I also own a Husqvarna 455 Rancher chainsaw so I want to settle on a gas/oil mixture that can be used on both of these units. I like what some people have said about using a 40:1 mixture instead of a 50:1 mixture for greater lubrication of the engine.
I bought the Stihl Kombi 131R this year and got all the attachments for it. It has so much power and they all work great.
The Kombi is a great tool, nice to see it in action. The mulch job looks awesome. Nice to see such good relationships with customers.
I've got the 111 kombi and it's the biggest money maker. Saves so much time with all the attachments you can just pop on.
we have a km 131 with a weed eater attachment on it. love it. goes through everything with .105 line on it. ive ran it with trimmer and edger attachments as well. no problems other than carb issues when we werent running ethanol free gasoline.
131 is a beast. Have all the attachments for it and really the reason to use the 131r is the redefiner. If you will never use it than the 111 will make you more than happy. But the cultivater and the redefiner are just awesome tools for fixing neglected jobs.
I own the pole pruner for my KM91R. I HAD the steel extension but after running the pole saw for a few minutes I took the steel extension back and got the carbon fiber extension. I had not used the steel extension, so I have no experience with how that changes the balance of the unit ice the saw and extension is running. I can say that I appreciate how well balanced the Kombi motor and pole saw are. I have only used it for a week on my very small but incredibly overgrown property, so I’m no expert. I love how versatile and easy to use these Stihl products are. Not at all inexpensive, but I know a lot of folks that build them (factory is just up the road from here), and I can tell you that every single one of the folks stands behind the products they build. It impressed me so much that I think I’ll continue to buy Stihl.
Beautiful job.
The grass is so green!
Just bought the 131 Kombi. works great with the bed redefiner and I also got the pole saw attachment and the extension pole. Havent used the saw yet the the redefiner is awesome. keep up the great videos Brian.
Awesome!
the beast💚💚 use it almost every day for customers..does a great job .ive not used that attachmemt yet but the power is unmatched
I’m sure the stihl works great I have the echo PAS 2620 with one of my attachments being the bed redefiner and I love it God bless you all
I Have it and love it! Use is mostly with the hedge trimmer, and the edger for when the weed eater won’t cut it!
Thank you for sharing, I love the Kombi, I have only seen guys around here (Augusta, Ga. ) area use a stick edger. Best of luck and I am glad to see you chasing your dreams
I've heard having the Echo bed redefiner attached to the Stihl 131 kombi is the best set up.
I love my 131 with the hedge trimmer and bed redefiner Love the paddle sweeper, pole trimmer next investment
The articulating hedge cutter is my favorite and most versatile tool. Fantastic.
The kombi system is great. I use the articulating hedge triming attachment and it works great. It is heavy but worth the money. You can comfortably trim bushes up to 8 ft. High off the ground, no more messing around with ladders!
yeah thats all i use for my yards plus its saving me piles of money then buying to many power units wich 1 power and does most all different jobs and less space in the building for storage using the awsome kombi keeper storage racks wich love it
Great job man. Been working landscaping since i was 16. I am 58 now. My son. 28 does the heavy work now.
Been using the Kombi System for over 3 years now. I own the KM90 and several of the tools for it. Been thinking of upgrading but not sure how the newer systems have been performing. Haven't had to do any maintenence to mine and that's been with moderate to heavy use. Also, when receiving mulch, do you not put a tarp where they're going to dump it? That's always made cleanup easier for me. And if you're ever in need of cleaning mulch out of the yard, try the paddle broom. It makes moving heavier objects easier than using a blower. Keep up the good work
I have the KM 91, brushcutter, trimmer, edger, blower, articulating hedge trimmer, and cultivator i will get the pruner and extension soon as well as the other hedge trimmer, power scythe, power sweep, bristle brush and bed redefiner. I am pretty satisfied with the Kombi System and mine has really served me well
I have enjoyed all the footage. You do a great job making videos. You make it look easy.
Used the Echo bed redefiner on the golf course a Ton! Works awesome
As a gardener can't go wrong with having literally all the kombi attachments. I have them all and they've made their money pretty quick
I am a small lawn business and I have all of the attachments. I love them all. They are very durable and love the work they do. Once you have beds edged, I don't pull the grass in the beds, as you mentioned you were going to do, I use the same bed edger and turn it to the side and it will take that grass out for you. It does a great job and is a time and labor saver. 131 is the only way to go. Going smaller would not be my suggestion.
I need to upgrade my lawn care equipment after watching your videos.
Lol, same with me and RVs on yours! I haven’t been commenting but I watch every one ha!
I use a 91r and just switch the attachments...I like the bed redifiner...maybe not as clean as a spade but the difference in time....
131 is awesome...just bought another one today...pruner saw is legit for sure!!!
I have a Kombi as well with a lot of the attachments that I use for my lawncare business.
The chainsaw, hedge trimmer, cultivator, nylon bristle broom and the edger.
I find the edger leaves a cleaner cut than the bed redefiner, so I'm not sure if I'll buy one or not.
I guess a lot depends on the soil and grass conditions too. Cheers Brian.
Throw down a tarp before you drop the mulch and it will be easy clean up and no stain. Looks good. Keep up the good work and hustle.
Great tip! It's hard because Mike delivers for me and I'm not always there to see the first batch get dropped off, but great tip otherwise. That makes sense to do that!
Brian's Lawn Maintenance that’s true! Keep it up man, love the videos! I just bought a Kombi a couple weeks ago for the hedge trimmer attachments!
Hard to shovel once the mulch gets low and your hitting the tarp and trying to get mulch. Just my experience trying it out once and never did it again.
@@benschutman8133 You lift the edges off the tarp and push the mulch to the center. Makes for easier shoveling.
Hey Brian, I had a job like this and instead of just dumping it on their drive way, I put some tarps down and they thought it was a great idea because it didn’t stain their driveway and it made picking up very very easy. Try it out. Thanks for the vid!
Great suggestion! Definitely need to start doing that.
I just bought the combination, if you blow of the soil from the edge then string trim the edge , like edging a sidewalk it really cleans up that edge
All I use is the Stihl kombi system. To me you can’t beat it for the price. I had a 131 and a 56. The only downside to the 131 is it is heavy. It will plow through anything though. I used it mostly for edging and trimming extra tall grass. I mostly use the 56 because it’s pretty light and has good enough power. Never get the curved shaft edger or curved string trimmer for either of them especially on the 56 because you’ll be edging for the rest of your life. Get the straight edger and straight trimmer it’s a huge time saver and you get more power out of them. The blower attachment gets the job done but you can’t beat the backpack blowers. BR600 will blow your face off
Make sure you buy a few extra of the things you tighten the attachments with along with the nuts. They strip out very easy
Awesome Brian. Mulch gives the yard more contrast
I have the km111r and the pole pruner is really powerful and cuts through limbs with a diameter of 8 inches very quickly.
We have the Kombi 91 and love it. We have the hedge trimmer and trimmer head for it. Our dealer loaned us the Mulch Bed redifiner.....we liked it ok. Saved us some time for sure.
That's cool pal. I am excited to test the other heads out soon. Mid season pruning soon for us.
I have the 131 kombi. It’s probably my favorite piece of equipment!!!
Got the kombi a few months ago. Have the string trimmer, hedge trimmer and pole pruner. Need to get the edger and bed redefiner next. Love the versatility. Is a tad heavy and awkward to use at first as opposed to smaller dedicated tools but cant beat the versatility and reliability of a stihl.
Just bought one,it works awesome, trick is go back and forth with it
It is an excellent machine I used it once in a company that I went to help him and that machine helps a lot and gets the job done faster 👏👌👍
Using a bucket instead of a shovel to load your wheel barrel is something I do. Faster, easier imo. Try it out! Nice video!
Pole pruner+++ light weight extensions rock. I personally would offer a bed edging service with a real edger that leaves a big edge... only really needed the first time... customer pays for sprinkler system repairs if I cut one.
They have all the other attachments and those are all the ones I have they all were crossed don’t have no problem with it it gives me all the power I need to do the jobs
I have the stihl KM 131. So far no complaints it has alot of power but that's my opinion. I don't have all the attachments but the ones I have work great.
Good to know!
Have the 130 it’s great my buddy has the 131 he loves it no issues
The articulating head heads trimmer works really good I also got the chainsaw park to
A lot of the dealers I go to don’t have that then re-define your heart for the Comby system
Great work Brian!
Dude that thing Is awesome!! And great video as always brother!!
Thanks Derek!
I have the 131 and use it for every thing including the paddle broom pole saw and hedge trimmer. Awesome tool. But for the hedge trimming and pole saw work the best motor head is the 56 for anything reaching in the air because of the weight but although I would like a hand held unit I will never get rid of mine. It is a pain for the tiny ones, although doable. But when you pull up and have a ten foot tall bush like i did yesterday its amazing
Have one. Awesome unit! The only caveat is the metal line in the attachments and unit will wear down the white plastic pieces where they connect. Once that happens, the lines will come out just about every time you switch attachments.
Good to know! Ty
Bri I have it and it works great. What I also do is when I'm done redefining I take my trimmer and edge the beds with it really fast it really cleans up the edges of any grass that might be in the way.
Nice!
Grass in the way, really.
Rich is 1000% right you have to hit it with the upside down weedehacker to see full potential
Van Johnson flip the trimmer upside down to really make your edge line clean and sharp looking. Beds still look awesome without doing it but that my OCD taking over when I do bed redefining. Haha
I bought 2 and I love'em!
131 is a beast. You can run the re definer on the lower heads but they dont have the power needed. Started with the 91 and gave in and bought the 131
Good to know. I've heard folks say they like both but I'm always a bigger engine kind of guy. I'd rather have it than not have it.
Just pick the 131 up today with the pedal broom to clean up the road fast!!
Yeah I got the Comby system 131 r works really good
Great video brother keep up the awesome work Happy memorial day to you and your family
Kombi articulated hedge trimmer and pole saw/pruner are great tools.....extendable pole saws are excellent machines as well. I’ve got em’ all.
We use a string over on the edges on a weekly basis and over a short time they look pretty good. If the customer is more picky it’s hard to beat an edging knife.
Im a mean sum bish with a weed eater. I can weed eat, edge, edge flower beds, get grass sticking up in beds down to dirt, get grass in cracks on walk ways and street cracks, and I keep extra string (i have the exact amount it takes to fill down pat) in my back pockets. I've even used a large water bottle to put gas in on large weed eating ventures and kept that in my pocket to refill and keep rockin. I also work in a circle so I begin and end in the same place as to not walk back and forth wasting time. I map out where I begin and end on each yard in my stupid brain and before I even hop out of the truck I have it calculated and walk to my special start and finish spot. I can weed eat flush in ditches and around signs and mailboxes. I can weed eat to the dirt around fences on both sides giving an edge to a friggin fence. My weed eat skills are impeccable I get In the zone and I actually begin to have a blasty blast with myself and my perfectionist style . I always stop after a long while and take a quick look around and a breather and even when no one is around i yell out yall see this shit? You cant learn this in no history book! Haha! And I have no Idea why any of this matters or is relevant to anything cuz it isnt. But taking an edger piece over a yard I have edged with my weed eater would not do the job like it needs at all as I would have dug in a nice bit more than that blade ever could. Plus what about a long gravel driveway Or a long windy asphalt driveway where the edger doesnt click up like it does on a nice walk way or driveway? My edger attachment is literally for my workers who cant weedeat like me I will let them use it on certain yards I dont need my expert skills on. Cuz you cant beat my edge with an attachment tool no questions asked . But it took over 5 years to figure out. Now I will say I've seen guys who say they have done this all their lives and pick the weedeater up and are wacking around botching spots up making a mess walking all around back and forth missing spots not weed eating flush. I'm like bro? You've been doing it your whole life and doing it wrong horribly. Once you get the patterns down which I have named (landscaping highways) you can follow your same pattern or highway everytime you come and you get faster and faster at the same places over time and figuring out the angles to hold the thing will come in time when your strength builds enough to hold it how you want when you want for however long you want.
I have it with all the attachments except the broom. Had it over a year use it everyday I'd be lost with out it. I has paid for itself 100 times over. Im 17 fyi great video Brian!
Sweet! You bet pal
Love the mulching jobs
Bought the km131r couple weeks ago. Well worth it!! Years of putting in hours for other buisnesses finally out and own my own Lawncare buisness "Kickin Grass Lawncare LLC" here in NWA. Anyways always loved the stihl's I used for other companies so I went ahead and spent the 800 so far. Still got few attachments I'd love to have but. Not busy enough yet. I am 4 months or so into my first year and i have bought 2 weedeaters besides km 131r. Neither of the husqvarnas run now. Should have just invested that 400 or so into the stihl km131r.
I have a km 91 r, it's awesome! Remember to adjust the valves!
I’ve got the kombi system and use it for power sweeping, bed redefining, edging, and weedwhackinh
131r over here... Very nice.. I like all the 131 motors. 💪🏽
I own the stihl 131 kombi it's awesome, tons of power
I just bought the blade for the bed redefiner and put it on my curved shaft edger FC 90. Does the same thing and didn't have to spend $600. I also wasn't using the curved edger anymore.
I own the stihl km 131M with the bed redefiner m it works amazing mine is 6 years old and I had nothing went wrong, you should swich to Stihl LOL, sthil has really good products and there leaf blowers and trimmers and chainsaws have the power to get the job done, I have a stihl BR 700 and 600 backpack blowers and they are powerful! And I have all of the stihl attachments and 3 kombi units and I can swap attachments in seconds!
Love it!
Hey Brian I came across this video. I've been watching for a while but never saw this video. How far the videos have come! Great progress. I'm thinking about picking one up so that's why I watched this video!
Thanks man!
I have the 131R with the string trimmer pole saw and caltavater and love it makes my job easier my friend work for me and has a small vehicle I’ll test out the blower in the morning
The blower work good for small jobs
The kombi 131r is awesome plenty of power try the brush cutter attachment
I had the Kombi KM110R for seven years before the shaft broke. I have had the KM131R for about a year now.
Kombi is ok meaning the edging but I had to shelf my 131 I had to go back to old spade and foot power about 4 inch back make a nice crisp defined edge deeper yes you have to pick up after but makes the job pop and you feather it to the edge so a heavy rain does not wash away. I had a mulch blower truck do 2500 yard 2 weeks ago came out nice a 3 man crew should be able to do 150 yards with edging looks nice I respect you and your company but Iam in New York 15 miles outside of the city a total different demon.But glad to see your doing well was that single or double hit root mulch looks good
After you use the redefiner, follow behind with a weed trimmer. Turn the way you would edge a sidewalk. This helps clean the edge so the grass isn’t coming over the bed edge. Good luck!
Good tip! That's what a few folks keep saying. Still learning, but I like that.
Try using a Brown bed redefiner pull behind unit. Creates a much cleaner edge in my opinion, just build the rental cost in the mulch price, can't go wrong with it.
Good stuff brother
Love the KombiSystem I have the broom it is nice.
nice man! just bought that tool myself and have not used it yet. only thing I see for improvement is the high and low spots against the foundations
I love my 131R so much power I use the roto tiller all the time
Get the whole kombi system Brian. Its the only one I will ever own.. I have all the attachments. Excellent machine. Yes it's heavy, but 1. Quality is always well built and heavy, 2. Buy the universal shoulder harness with hip side plate for it. It bears the weight. . 3 take your weed eater head after you use the redefiner, and use the string to cut a crispy line in the edge of the grass. It literally doubles asthectic appearance. Way way cleaner looking
We run a couple Kombi's and have a hedge trimmer attachment with another extension, a stick edger and paddle broom. Was thinking about this bed re-definer, we have the ECHO re-definer and I think it does better than the Still, at least by this video. It looks like the ECHO digs a deeper edge and cleans out the edge better. I think both of these tools are for bed edges that are well defined not grown over like those looked to be. Another tip for ya, take a trimmer and edge the beds after and cut off all the fuzzy edges.
Yes!
I’ve used the stihl 131r kombi with almost every attachment just fine but when I used it with the bed redifiner the attachment shaft would get hot after about an hour and it broke the shaft, and the second time I used it after an hour I blew the clutch on the 131. The bed redifiner is only good If there’s no roots or rocks, i had to stop using it and rent a big machine to finish up my customers. And yes I was using it correctly
More than an hr 😲at one job 😮are you doing 1000yd mulch jobs 🧐you must be using it incorrectly 🤷🏻♂️
I'm thinking about getting this today actually. I use a straight edge shovel right now but it's not efficient. It adds an hour or more to big jobs.
It’ll be a game changer for sure for you
I love the 131, i took my articulating hedge trimmer off of the fixed unit and threw it on so i can just swap em out. Id look into seeing if you prefer the short pole or the longer pole. The only thing is you have to turn up the idle after its broken in a 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Also make sure your not turning/twisting to get any attachment out for some reason thats how some people do it and its a sure fire way to break the plastic insert(ive not broken one). If your doing lots of hedge trimming a pole trimmer and a shorty hand trimmer 24" is best for time imo.
The saw is a must, id also only use the light weight extension. I also highly suggest running 91 octane through it so it keeps the gas from boiling and vapor locking down to a minimum, its already hot enough to do it a few times. You know its getting hot when you go top it off and once it depressurizes and instantly boils over.
Its heavier than my bcz260ts but tons more power = to bcz350s power/weight. Its a light saber through tall grass, and you can feather the trigger just not as easy as a pure 2 stroke.
Good stuff pal thanks for sharing!
Is the plastic insert you're talking about the little white piece of plastic where the two shafts connect? Recently got the pole saw and lost the little white piece but it seems to work fine without it. Didn't really even think about it but looking at all my other attachments the little white piece is still there.
yes you should get a new one they are a couple bucks, they usually break when people get to aggressive inserting or removing the attachment.
I have the kombi 94r works great for me i love it
Love the kombi 131
I wish I could get that kind of work
I like the 131 although it's a bit heavy, it makes up for it with power, I would recommend it but not for day to day trimming.
NICE JOB AGAIN BRIAN Í HAVE SKILLS IN LANDSCAPING AND Í GOING TO PROFF THEM IN THE STATES
You got to check out the Little Wonder Bed Shaper! That machine cuts a deeper, cleaner edge.
Definitely will!
Well yeah. The Stihl attachment is like $250 and then Little Wonder is like $3,000.
Hugh Jafro I was lucky enough to find a used one.
the good ole km131 stihl kombi system my next tool perchuse replacing the 130r updating all my kombi tools getting fresh new ones
Nice!
i have the STIHL KM 110r with string trimmer, pole saw and hedge trimmer, the edger coming next
I have broom, blower, edger head with a blade, with a string and a limbing blade. It has never failed me.
I prob said this before but we use a Power edger just to cut a nice straight (or smooth curve) line then follow up with a hand edger and pick up the edgings with a pitchfork. End result is much cleaner than what I see there... I have been looking at the bed redefiner as a combi attachment but haven't really been impressed with the finished look.
True but it's super tough to capture good before and after, even with video and HD gear. The real life before and after look great though. Demo a unit! You may end up liking it.
If the results were close to my method, it would save lots of time .... so I def will give one a shot.
I have km90r the definer seems to work better in dryer dirt. It works well but it is heavy.
I think hand edging looks better. I wont spread using a rake.If you use color enhancement mulch use a tarp on the driveway and watch touching anything because it stains> im glad to see how the re definer works but i will stay hand edging.
I have the stihl 131, and just ordered the re definer attachment. Do you need somewhat of an edge to use the re definer or can you make an edge from scratch with it?