Bought a Husqvarna 128LD a couple years ago, starts just as easy and runs just as good as ever. Probably the best bang for the buck, it's really light and quiet, tons of power, especially for running attatchments. A few retailers carry it, you can usually find it on sale, or get Lowes to price match+10% and get one for around $150. It is perfect for an acre or two, the head is geared up, so the engine barely needs to get above idle to trim grass, more throttle tears up large weeds and shoots, but swap to an attatchment that needs a lot of torque, like a polesaw or tiller, and it powers through work without bogging down or overheating. I have a 5yo Husky chainsaw and 7yo blower, still run like new, use them occasionally and take care of them, but use them hard when I need them. I used to drive 20mi to use ethanol free gas on lawn equipment after my older equipment got gummed up, primer bulbs hardened, and carbs had to be rebuilt yearly. They stopped carrying it 3 years ago, I use marine sta-bil and Husqvarna's 2 stroke oil with conditioner and stabilizer, and have had 0 problems, the additives might be the reason, but redesigned carbs better suited for E10 is more likely.
