strimmer not cutting/ working right

[Steve Bullman]

It would certainly be an upgrade from what you have,however thats a ridiculously cheap price for a petrol strimmer so wouldnt vouch for its reliability or performance!

[rapalaman]

Plus spares availability will be none existant. You’ll need at the very minimum face/ear protection, decent boots, thick trousers or proper ppe.

if you’ll be maintaining this area a lot the worth spending the £ - buy cheap buy twice.

if it’s a one off clearance, either hire the right machine or get someone in to do it

[Muddy42]

Brushcutters & Strimmers For Hire

WWW.HSSTOOLSHOP.CO.UK

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Powerful, heavy duty brushcutters designed to quickly and efficiently cut undergrowth, vegetation and long grass even in the most awkward of places

what about this?  £25 per day

 

[openspaceman]

8 hours ago, Stubby said:

Its a knife in a gun fight . 

Yes but brush cutting predominantly bramble, even with a mulching blade, is frustrating. If you can wait for stuff to die down after cutting (or roll it up) then a sharp, long handled slasher is effective. Follow up with a mower.

[Muddy42]

Nothing about cutting brambles is pleasant.  I find if you go at them too aggressively with the brushcutter, they get tangled round the shaft.  I like using an up/down motion to slowly pulverize them.  Also reversing a flail mower into bramble bushes seems to work quite well!

[Jimmy Jugerlugs]

5 hours ago, Muddy42 said:

Brushcutters & Strimmers For Hire

WWW.HSSTOOLSHOP.CO.UK

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Powerful, heavy duty brushcutters designed to quickly and efficiently cut undergrowth, vegetation and long grass even in the most awkward of places

what about this?  £25 per day

 

It say that that is a bush cutter, it looks very simular to a strimer or with a metal blade on it. Can I not just get a metal blade for mine the Bosch Strimmer Combi Trim Art 26. will that not just be as good as the one for hire?

 

Bush cutters?

Head cutters?

Trimmers?

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Yes but brush cutting predominantly bramble, even with a mulching blade, is frustrating. If you can wait for stuff to die down after cutting (or roll it up) then a sharp, long handled slasher is effective. Follow up with a mower.

I got no problem with a slasher . I was referring to the little poxy home owner strimmer thingy in the initial post . 🙂

[Jimmy Jugerlugs]

5 hours ago, Muddy42 said:

Brushcutters & Strimmers For Hire

WWW.HSSTOOLSHOP.CO.UK

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Powerful, heavy duty brushcutters designed to quickly and efficiently cut undergrowth, vegetation and long grass even in the most awkward of places

what about this?  £25 per day

 

Having just rang then. they are a different HSS then the nation wide HSS hire company. They have one shop only and it is in Surry

[Jimmy Jugerlugs]

25 minutes ago, Jimmy Jugerlugs said:

Can I not just get a metal blade for mine the Bosch Strimmer Combi Trim Art 26. will that not just be as good as the one for hire?

 

 

will this fit my strimmer

Bosch F016800623 Brushcutter Blade Kit 230mm - Screwfix

 

will this head cutter do the job?

Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18-14-11 44cm 18V Li-Ion Power for All Brushless Cordless Hedge Trimmer - Bare - Screwfix

 

Hawksmoor 26cc Petrol Hedge Trimmer | Toolstation

 

 

 

Edited 14 minutes ago by Jimmy Jugerlugs

[Stubby]

8 minutes ago, Jimmy Jugerlugs said:

will this fit my strimmer

Bosch F016800623 Brushcutter Blade Kit 230mm - Screwfix

 

will this head cutter do the job?

Bosch EasyHedgeCut 18-14-11 44cm 18V Li-Ion Power for All Brushless Cordless Hedge Trimmer - Bare - Screwfix

 

 

You need IMHO to get/hire a 45cc-55cc machiene if you want to rasher down bramble and brush . A forestry clearing saw would be even better .