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.

[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

[Jamie Kembrey]

On 16/01/2018 at 19:52, Mark Wileman said:

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.

Hi Mark I'm new to arb talk but just seen your post and others comments, for the past 10 years I've used Sthil, fs450 model and then replaced with the fs460 model both excellent machines. I recommend like others the use of a bramble bashing blade do not use a 3 or triangle blade and always make sure you have the correct guard (butterfly for the Sthil machines) hope this helps you make your choice 

[Burgess]

Me and my lads like our Echo 420's and 520's. I prefer the 520 for general all round brushcutting.

[Mark Wileman]

Thanks for all the advice guys, got an Efco 8550 BOSS on order for a very reasonable price, mulching head included!

[Shaunpaul]

On 17/01/2018 at 21:37, Jamie Kembrey said:

Hi Mark I'm new to arb talk but just seen your post and others comments, for the past 10 years I've used Sthil, fs450 model and then replaced with the fs460 model both excellent machines. I recommend like others the use of a bramble bashing blade do not use a 3 or triangle blade and always make sure you have the correct guard (butterfly for the Sthil machines) hope this helps you make your choice 

What's the reason behind NOT using triple blade?

[Mark Wileman]

I've found triple blades miss a lot of growth when sweeping back and forth, meaning you have to go up/down/left/right a lot more than with a mulching head that cuts both horizontally and a bit vertically.