Stihl kombi hedge cutter

[cornish wood burner]

I'm with Felix

I've just been out and measured the handy shaft.

The outer shaft is a slack 1 inch with a locating button that pushes in 32 mm from the end

The inner shaft is square and about 4 mm across flats. About 10mm inside the end of the outer steel tube. My vernier is at work but I think it should reach in to give an accurate measurement tomorrow.

[Mark Bolam]

You can't beat a bit of precise shaft-measurement.

[cornish wood burner]

I'm with Felix

I've just been out and measured the handy shaft.

The outer shaft is a slack 1 inch with a locating button that pushes in 32 mm from the end

The inner shaft is square and about 4 mm across flats. About 10mm inside the end of the outer steel tube. My vernier is at work but I think it should reach in to give an accurate measurement tomorrow.

Shaft is 5mm square. However I believe the Stihl shafts protrude past the tube so there might be less engagement to drive using the Handy / Ryobi unless the tube goes in further.

[felixthelogchopper]

You can't beat a bit of precise shaft-measurement.

 

Where the hell would you start?

[Sussex Groundie]

I use an Expandit for small hedges and topping a Florabest long reach, part of an electric split shaft system for the big stuff. All will fit the Stihl engines and the carbon fibre extension shaft. I trim a bit off the article outer casing on the Expandit to make it locate in the Stihl connecting sleeve. On the Florabest I just remove the Stihl connecting sleeve and use the Florabest one complete If I could work out how to post pictures on my new phone it would help, phone and PC currently refusing to talk to each other. .

 

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[Sussex Groundie]

 

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[inthewoods]

:thumbup:

[Stihl123]

ok great, once again, thanks to arbtalk!

so i can now get a real cheap Expandit attachment, 10 mins on work bench and i've saved myself £150!

[inthewoods]

ok great, once again, thanks to arbtalk!

so i can now get a real cheap Expandit attachment, 10 mins on work bench and i've saved myself £150!

 

Let us know how long it lasts!

[inthewoods]

If the guy who is selling them says they don't fit, I'm taking his word for it.

 

Who are ya going to believe now?