weed wacker

Have any of you tried the weed wacker that's advertised on RFD tv ? The one that cuts a big field and along a chain link fence,and doesn't break. Is it any good,or a sales pitch to seperate us from our greenbacks?

Are talking about the PivoTrim?
I am hoping to find one at HomeDepot.
If it even 1/4 as good as advertised, it would be worth it.
My string only lasts for about 50 feet of sidewalk.

I have one of the DR walk behind whacker. Man what a machine! I'll never go back to a hand held.

Rick

i have a stihl fs 110 r i can weedeat a 3/4 mile fence and then some before i run out of string on avg i burn 1/2 gallon of gas to one spool of string

We also have a DR with the blade and also the weed
wacker attachement. Along with that we also have two normal weed wackers, One with three flip out metal blades, and one with string. Each has it's own job. We use the DR and the Big String when there are rocks so we don't start a forest fire. Forgot about the small Elec one we (ladies) us in the flower beds.

I have a walk behind Husqvarna mower trimmer that has been pretty good. If I stay away from the steel posts the string lasts a long time and is easy to put on new ones. I pre-cut a handful and stick them in my pocket. Engine is fairly small so doesn't use a lot of fuel either.

I have the pivotrim.

Do you want my honest opinion, or a really good story?

I guess it all depends on what you are cutting, and what it against what you are cutting. The pivotrim, with all 4 strings in it really holds the weedwhacker back. Hard on the centrifugal clutch. If you touch high tensile fence with it a few times, it is done. The line breaks at the holder and leaves the stub wedged in the holes and it is a pain to get out.

The line pieces they give you "free" aren't worth a pint of wiz. The shipping and handling charges are more than what the replacement line is worth.

I go with Oregon gatorline now, with the steel core. It lasts a _little_ bit longer, but still not good. The cutter works faster and easier on the powerhead clutch if you use just 2 lines, but they break pretty fast. Of course, I am smacking high tensile an barbed wire and iron weed and thistle. The promo of them cutting through plywood is pure fiction. I could not replicate their demonstration if I tried, guaranteed.

The good old bump advance is still the way to go, if you ask me. I take the shield off the end, so that tall weeds and grass don't bind up the head as much.

I have not tried the new yellow bladed extreme cutting head that they advertise, but I would assume on encounter with steel or something sharp and hard would be the end of those blades.


just my 2 cents... your mileage may vary

+1 on the DR walk behind. It truly is a beast. I like it better, but, it will rip vinyl siding of the house in a flash if you loose concentration for a split second.