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[Muddy42]

...and on the attachment point, I have never found blades as robust as a heavy duty string setup.  Eventually you hit something and they are easily knocked out of alignment and you have to replace parts. I've been using 3mm Diamond edge string and a Oregon Jet fit head for  three years now and its amazing.  It will munch through anything. Granted I appreciate a blade can be useful to increase what a small powered machine can achieve, occasional use only.

Edited Friday at 10:45 by Muddy42

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Muddy42 said:

...and on the attachment point, I have never found blades as robust as a heavy duty string setup.  Eventually you hit something and they are easily knocked out of alignment and you have to replace parts. I've been using 3mm Diamond edge string and a Oregon Jet fit head for  three years now and its amazing.  It will munch through anything. Granted I appreciate a blade can be useful to increase what a small powered machine can achieve, occasional use only.

Agreed . I use the same but 4 mm Diamond edge square on thick vegetation .

[Peter 1955]

7 hours ago, Stere said:

Kombis do not  have bike handles, the loop handles are just not as good ergonomically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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131R loop handles, 131 bike handles.  My son loves bike handle machines, I hate them.

I had to smile when I watched some trainees with bike handle machines fitted with mulching blades in some briars. As you know, the best results with these blades is a vertical movement, and watching these lads bobbing up and down like weebles was hilarious, I thought.

My loop handle machine would have only required me to move my arms, not my whole body. Also, use of hedge trimmer attachments with bike handles is not recommended at all. 

 

[aidank]

5 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

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131R loop handles, 131 bike handles.  My son loves bike handle machines, I hate them.

I had to smile when I watched some trainees with bike handle machines fitted with mulching blades in some briars. As you know, the best results with these blades is a vertical movement, and watching these lads bobbing up and down like weebles was hilarious, I thought.

My loop handle machine would have only required me to move my arms, not my whole body. Also, use of hedge trimmer attachments with bike handles is not recommended at all. 

 

Never used a long reach trimmer but why are bicycle handles unsuitable 

[aidank]

12 hours ago, Muddy42 said:

...and on the attachment point, I have never found blades as robust as a heavy duty string setup.  Eventually you hit something and they are easily knocked out of alignment and you have to replace parts. I've been using 3mm Diamond edge string and a Oregon Jet fit head for  three years now and its amazing.  It will munch through anything. Granted I appreciate a blade can be useful to increase what a small powered machine can achieve, occasional use only.

 

5 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

KM 131 R Petrol KombiEngine | STIHL

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131R loop handles, 131 bike handles.  My son loves bike handle machines, I hate them.

I had to smile when I watched some trainees with bike handle machines fitted with mulching blades in some briars. As you know, the best results with these blades is a vertical movement, and watching these lads bobbing up and down like weebles was hilarious, I thought.

My loop handle machine would have only required me to move my arms, not my whole body. Also, use of hedge trimmer attachments with bike handles is not recommended at all. 

 

It would be for cutting v v  heavy grass mixed with briar along electric fence I want it for.

 

What tool would you use for such a job

 

I find regular hedge trimmer quiet good for the job good bit of effort dragging it through the heavy grass and my back doesn't like it thought a long reach trimmer or powerful brush cutter might be easier?

 

I don't need to mulch just cut and leave it 

Edited Friday at 22:52 by aidank

[Peter 1955]

On 28/02/2025 at 22:45, aidank said:

 

It would be for cutting v v  heavy grass mixed with briar along electric fence I want it for.

 

What tool would you use for such a job

 

I find regular hedge trimmer quiet good for the job good bit of effort dragging it through the heavy grass and my back doesn't like it thought a long reach trimmer or powerful brush cutter might be easier?

 

I don't need to mulch just cut and leave it 

Well, given those parameters, 

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Unless you've bought a bigger machine than a Kombi, beware the 300mm blade. It's a millimetre thicker, far heavier, and probably too big for a Kombi. I bought one, and it takes too long to spool up, and too long to slow down. I'd expect concerted heavy use to damage the drive line. If you're meeting a post every few metres, loop handle all the way, for precision. 

 

On 28/02/2025 at 22:39, aidank said:

Never used a long reach trimmer but why are bicycle handles unsuitable 

Basically, as far as I understand, it's because you don't have the same control over the machine. Just imagine trying to cut the hedge face vertically with a bike handle strimmer. The idea doesn't appeal to me.