Brush cutter blades
- Thread starter GAM
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- south norfolk
I’ve got a flat 3blade rotor on a stihl strummer and it’s great on brambles and being steel it’s easy to put an edge back on it.
Nick...
Nick...
Yes, I have the three sided flat blade, yet its ok on short brambles, yet when trying to clear an old well established bramble that have grown up over itself year on year, I find you need a brush cutter about 20ft long to get at the root, or you need to keep angling the brush cutter on its side!
SimonThePieman
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- Location
- Worcestershire
Brilliant bit of kit, I have one for my Husqvarna 545. There's not much that puts up a fight!
Cheers, I will get the twin blade one to start with, and see how it goes, I have cleared about half an acre on the flat using a chainsaw but its a bit iffy! yet very effective, just slice through and rake the growth back with a long handled hay fork, now I need to tidy up, and finish the edge of a stream..
Netherfield
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
I've used a long reach hedge trimmer with an angled head to chop down Nettles, Brambles, Cleavers and Rosebay Willow herb.
Just to stop them getting in to my garden from the field behind.
Just to stop them getting in to my garden from the field behind.
Yes I have a two blade version on a Husqvarna 545RXT, be aware that there is a different guarding kit you are supposed to use with this type of blade and that they do throw debris considerable distances.
With these blades it’s recommended to work in an up and down swing instead of side to side and tap the blade on the soil to mulch up any bits of bramble laying around. Both Stihl and Husqvarna do sell a full conversion kit to fit these, about £40 for the latter including guard and blade.
With these blades it’s recommended to work in an up and down swing instead of side to side and tap the blade on the soil to mulch up any bits of bramble laying around. Both Stihl and Husqvarna do sell a full conversion kit to fit these, about £40 for the latter including guard and blade.
I won’t buy the genuine blade either for the same reason, Oregon one does the same job for a fraction of the price. I have found that the original guard will snag on brambles on my machine hence mentioning the other kit available.
- Location
- Darlington
If you are allowed to, Grazon through the napsack is the best way to tackle brambles IMHO
I appreciate that Grazon is the best way, yet I am working on the side of a stream at the moment....
Depends on the size of the machine, 3 will put a lot of strain on it in heavy brambles. The Oregon ones come in 3 and 4mm thicknesses for that reason.
What a "Tool" this is, it gets a five star rating off me, you still have to stroke down through long brambles, but you don't have to keep tilting the head like you do with a flat blade! much easier and far more efficient. the pic doesn't show the amount I covered in just an hour!!
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Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
We have this one for our honda I just need to getting round to using it
Thats a different type of blade. It’s a flat one for cutting rather than a bent one for mulching.
- Location
- East Sussex
I find with my brushcutter that I have to adjust the carb to get a good response from a blade. Its and old big and heavy stih.
As regards guards, I’ve destroyed 2 or 3 in quick succession recently so care needs to be taken.
As regards guards, I’ve destroyed 2 or 3 in quick succession recently so care needs to be taken.