Brushcutter Advice

[Mark Wileman]

HI guys,

 

Looking at getting a new brushcutter mainly for bramble bashing/ferns etc... What sort of cc should I look at, or is bigger literally better in this case?

 

I have a 26cc strimmer that is fine for grass and smaller stuff but need something with some more power, but equally is a 50cc brushcutter a bit overkill, like turning up to fell some medium trees with an 880 - looks cool but hugely impractical.

[Stubby]

45cc - 50cc . Husqvarna 45RX   is my weapon of choice . 

[scbk]

For brambles you want a metal blade (ideally mulching), so you don't need a huge machine for that. I use a 35cc four stroke with a mulching blade which is just fine

 

Also have a 53cc two stroke with a thick line. That machine isn't nice with a blade on, too much power.

[Sheepy]

Fs460, mulching blade, take the guard off, worlds your oyster.

[Rough Hewn]

Long Hedge trimmer with angled head.
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[chrisjpainter]

The Stihl ones we use are pretty excellent. I can't remember off hand what they are but i'll look tomorrow when I'm in. If I forget, drop me a pm and it'll jog my memory! If it's brambles, whatever you do decide to get, it's worth getting something with a flat blade with the ends tipped up. Brambles get pretty horizontal (obviously!) and regular tri-blades can miss them and on the thicker stuff, strimmers can't get through

[Mark Wileman]

Thanks guys, think I'm going down the efco route, we use some of thier smaller stuff at work and they are great starters and generally pretty good, not that they get much hard work. But a couple of hundred smackaroons cheaper than a husq/stihl in the same CC! Might even have a look at thier newish top handle! Thanks!