Brushcutter Advice/starting out strimming etc.

[5thelement]

6 hours ago, carlos said:

is that mtb trails in france?

UK

[Muddy42]

On 29/06/2024 at 19:22, pleasant said:

I know this isn't much help, but my pet hate is people using the word 'strimming' or 'strimmer'

These are trade marked brand names of Black & Decker....strimmer is a bastardization of the words String/Grass Trimmer, which is the name they used to introduce their noddy electric lawn grass edger shite things.

 

Its like saying 'I'm doing the Hoovering, when what you mean is 'I'm doing the vacuuming'

 

Notice there is a trade mark logo immediately after the usage of STRIMMER...it's their word.

I know what you mean, but it grips my shit.

 

Rant over.

 

Wow I didn't know that, another brand name that's stuck and we use without thinking.  A quick google shows a lot of companies will be in breach of naming standards.   To be fair I also don't like many of the US terms:

- we don't use the term brush, so why brushcutter.  What's the line between brush and grass?

- weedwacker is just silly

- I'm doing more than just trimming

 

I currently use Husqvarna 555rxt with a oregon jet fit.  Its great, but if I'm honest its a bit heavy. Its fine for a few tanks but too heavy to use all day.  

 

Edited July 1 by Muddy42

[Stubby]

41 minutes ago, Muddy42 said:

 

 

I currently use Husqvarna 555rxt with a oregon jet fit.  Its great, but if I'm honest its a bit heavy. Its fine for a few tanks but too heavy to use all day.  

 

I find the same with my 555rxt but I am old and worn out . I much prefer my 545 with the same setup but is noticeably lighter with almost the same performance . Just not quite so much torque as the 555

[Muddy42]

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I find the same with my 555rxt but I am old and worn out . I much prefer my 545 with the same setup but is noticeably lighter with almost the same performance . Just not quite so much torque as the 555

 

I just don't have the upper body strength! Most of my strimming is overgrown grass (more than knee height) so it makes sense to have a big machine.  My other machine is a 35cc four stroke, which is definitely not up to the job.  I am building up to the idea of buying something in between in terms of power.

 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Muddy42 said:

 

I just don't have the upper body strength! Most of my strimming is overgrown grass (more than knee height) so it makes sense to have a big machine.  My other machine is a 35cc four stroke, which is definitely not up to the job.  I am building up to the idea of buying something in between in terms of power.

 

I can recomend the 545 

[JLA1990]

On 30/06/2024 at 16:12, Donnie said:

Heard to upgrade the harness too, do you find the standard one is a bit short? On the info it says anyone over 190cm - long shaft. 
 

 

Not really however I’ve not used the longer shaft before. 

[Brushcutter]

My favourite all time machine was the husky 345 fxt. Thumb throttle and heated handles and the shorter shaft. It was designed for clearing trees with the circular saw attachment making it a clearing saw as opposed to a brush cutter. The 345rx was good but the early 545 were crap and then I used Stihl 361 411 and 461 and their older stablemates for years.

 

I want a 460k or even better a heated handle husky clearing saw but they don't sell those here and they are expensive shipping one over. 

 

 

The new curiform line cf3 from Stihl is my favourite line at the moment. 

 

If you are doing fairly flat terrain then a DR push trimmer with the biggest cord you can fit is ace.

 

[Stere]

DR seem to have disapeared?

[Brushcutter]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

DR seem to have disapeared?

A quick search suggest that they have. Few other people make the push trimmers just not quite as good as their ones 

[Donnie]

Bought a 461 to get me started as seems like a good middleground. 
 

Got a job starting Monday on a hillside clearing bracken around a Sitka crop. Trees are 50-100cm in height. 
 

Anyone have any tips for this kind of job and on strimmer line for this particular job? 
 

Forrester says normally a hectare will take one man 3-3.5 days. 
 

Price is 700 per hectare. (Not sure if this is good or not but we will find out). 
 

Thanks