Spud - I have a project for you?

[Dan Maynard]

I might have to get a custom grass knife made up for it as well [emoji6]

I think having a custom knife which sticks a bit forward but a long way to the side with a slight curve in it could be one way, although might be thought cheating.

[jamallio96]

I think having a custom knife which sticks a bit forward but a long way to the side with a slight curve in it could be one way, although might be thought cheating.

So basically you want to stick a miniature scythe blade on the strimmer

[spudulike]

How about sticking a 1m hedge trimmer on a pole - should be effective or does it have to be a strimmer?

Lawnmower on a tractor - flame thrower

[jrose]

2 hours ago, spudulike said:

Just caught up, you should be looking at the most powerful option out of the box and then port, muffler mod and use a head with extra long thick lines. I say this as you will need to keep the thing bang on the powerband and cut as much as you possibly can - perhaps make a special head with wire cable lines so you are less likely to loose one and cock up your chances.

Failing that - drive a steel stake in to the scythes path - he won't be so chipper when he hits it

Cheers Spud! I'm up for giving it a bash, I'm 6'4" so got some reach on me ? if I arrange getting a brush cutter to you, you up for porting it please?

[jrose]

3 minutes ago, spudulike said:

How about sticking a 1m hedge trimmer on a pole - should be effective or does it have to be a strimmer?

Lawnmower on a tractor - flame thrower

Think it has to be a strimmer or close variant. Otherwise someone would turn up in a combine ?

[spudulike]

I will give it a go. You get better strimming with a good length line so you just need to get the engine going as well as it can and then experiment in thick grass with different length/thickness line. I am wondering if a head with four lines would improve the cutting over two!

[openspaceman]

11 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I will give it a go. You get better strimming with a good length line so you just need to get the engine going as well as it can and then experiment in thick grass with different length/thickness line. I am wondering if a head with four lines would improve the cutting over two!

Power requirement goes up with the cube of the air thrashed about (roughly proportional to length of strimmer line) a large steel blade would sap less power and not send bits of plastic everywhere.

[benedmonds]

40 minutes ago, jrose said:

Think it has to be a strimmer or close variant. Otherwise someone would turn up in a combine ?

Isn't the whole point the scythe wins..? 

[jrose]

42 minutes ago, spudulike said:

I will give it a go. You get better strimming with a good length line so you just need to get the engine going as well as it can and then experiment in thick grass with different length/thickness line. I am wondering if a head with four lines would improve the cutting over two!

I was thinking of trying both the largest grass knife I can find, and a modified Oregon Jet Feed 4 way head with different line types. Maybe something like guitar string, which has the little washer thing fixed on the end to hold it in place?

[jrose]

Alternatively, if we're really going to town imagine this but with two fs550s. I don't think my budget will stretch that far though!