Brushcutters

TGIN · Mar 21, 2010

I was out cutting brush and sapplings out of pasture ground today with a chainsaw and wow my back is killing me . Was wandering if the weedeater type brushcutters worked good . I used one one time when I worked at a park several yrs. ago and it did nt seem to cut good . It was a sthil but it was a large string trimer that would acsept a blade kit and it may have not been powerful enough . Any of you guys ever use the true brush cutters . I got alot of work for one if it is somthing ya can walk up to a little 2"-3" tree and lay it down . There the size that if I bushhog em they leave that stob stickin up and there hard on tires , I want them cut off at the ground .

Jim in Ma. · Mar 21, 2010

I have used brush cutters a lot. The blades with 3 or 4 points are for weeds only - If you use one with a blade like a skillsaw they will cut stuff up to about 2" But you must keep it sharp.
Also don't let anyone work any closer then 8 or 10 feet form you as they do kick back sometimes.

JOCCO · Mar 21, 2010

Jonsered and husqvarna makes dammed good ones, the 35-55 cc is all you need. They are not cheep $4-800. There is many blade configurations The one with chainsaw theeth is far better than the skilsaw type blade. Any further questions email me.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 21, 2010

I've got a Stihl FS130. Can use string or blade. 4 mix motor is quiet and easy on the arms (vibration).

Dave

Puddles · Mar 21, 2010

I have the Stihl FS 110. With the 3-blade cutter it will walk through blackberries, salmonberries and huckleberries like a hot knife through butter. But it won’t cut 2 to 3-inch thick!

MarkB_MI · Mar 21, 2010

I use the same three-pointed blade that Puddles uses on my Stihl FS-85. It will cut through anything up to about 3/4 inch diameter. For heavier stuff I break out the chainsaw. I have a saw blade for the brushcutter but I've never tried it: it looks like it would go through my steel-toed shoe just as quick as it would go through a sapling.

PJH · Mar 21, 2010

40 years ago, I used a Homelite brush cutter. It had a circular saw blade for the business end, and a Super XL power head. Had a strap-on harness. I'm 6'4" tall, and it was a back killer. Had to bend over just a little bit to make it work right. Not the machine's problem - weed eaters do it to me too. Somebody mentioned kick-back - he's right. You'll need to learn to sharpen blades if you don't know how. It would cut like a lawn with a sharp blade, and diameter cut was limited to blade diameter minus the hub diameter. Probably 3" cut possibly. Think about the blade rotation when you get around a woven wire fence. You want it to kick away from you if you get tangled. Good luck with your brush cutter.

Paul

Jiles · Mar 21, 2010

About a month ago, I mounted a carbide tooth skill saw blade to my Echo string trimmer. It will cut 2" stuff fairly well but anything bigger will usually jam it up. I have to keep the r.p.m. up and use extreme caution because of "kickback". The better idea would be to add a thumb to steady during cut and also a handlebar. I will mount one on mine before I use it again.

Kansas4010 · Mar 23, 2010

I have an Echo SRM 400 with chisel tooth blade. It laughs at 2" stuff. It'll zip through it and never know it was there. I've cut brush that was big enough I had to cut on both sides because the blade went in and hit the spindle. The motor doesnt even pull down but you have to keep the blade sharp. Major back savor and well worth the money.

Pair-a-dice farm · Mar 23, 2010

I've got a Shindaiwa weed eater with an attachment that uses a chainsaw chain. It works real well on anything up to 3". It's what I use to clean out fence rows.

Gaspump · Mar 24, 2010

Shindawa makes an excellent 9" toothed like a chain saw blade. Be sure to get the 12 tooth one the six tooth isn't much good. Cuts 1-2" or even over brush with ease.

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