Stihl makes a tool called a "Yard Boss" with a 27cc 2 stroke motor. It comes with a small tiller head that I'm not interested in. But it can also be fitted with a string trimmer head that will accept a circular brush cutting blade. The rig has fairly wide set handlebars and can be outfitted with an optional pair of wheels. It seems to me that it would be a good tool for cutting down shrubs and various vegetation without having to crawl around on the ground with a chainsaw.
So has anyone had any experience with a string trimmer equipped with a circular brush cutting blade?,....if so, how well did it work and what size engine was on the string trimmer that you outfitted with the blade?
Stihl makes a tool called a "Yard Boss" with a 27cc 2 stroke motor. It comes with a small tiller head that I'm not interested in. But it can also be fitted with a string trimmer head that will accept a circular brush cutting blade. The rig has fairly wide set handlebars and can be outfitted with an optional pair of wheels. It seems to me that it would be a good tool for cutting down shrubs and various vegetation without having to crawl around on the ground with a chainsaw.
So has anyone had any experience with a string trimmer equipped with a circular brush cutting blade?,....if so, how well did it work and what size engine was on the string trimmer that you outfitted with the blade?
GD hippies are costing you a Fng fortune. Just get a D6 and get it over with.
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Haven't tried one yet. I battle the autumn olive around here. It's every where. Now I got the honey suckle bush starting up too. Should be quite a struggle between the two.
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I’ve got an older Stihl FS250, which is 40cc, that I picked up at a pawn shop for $80. It has handlebars and a harness.
For heavy weeds/stalks, I recommend one of those “tri-blades”. They will sling grass at least well enough to keep from getting constantly clogged. The key is to use a pretty dramatic side to side motion with the machine.
For small brush/trees, I bought one of the blades off eBay that looks like it has chainsaw links on its edge. It works well, but is useless on grass, as it gets bogged/tangled almost immediately.
I wouldn’t recommend the saw blade to folks unless they have the handlebars/harness. Too dangerous if all you have is the small D-handle. Use a smaller 8” blade rather than one of the larger ones, if your machine in underpowered.
I wouldn’t want to clear large areas with one, but for feeder pens and knocking down small trees that are too big for pruning shears, it’ll save you from getting down on your knees with a chainsaw.
Back in the late '80s I bought a new Snapper (same company as Snapper mowers) brand string trimmer that came with a round, saw blade type brush cutter attachment.
That brush cutter blade was really something else. It would saw right through scrub saplings with trunks as big around as my wrist with ease and pretty quick too.
I'm not sure how well the Yard Boss is going to run a blade but this machine will run a blade all day long and not bitch for one second, it's a lot more money but it is a lot more machine.
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Oif you want to get rid of vines and briers.....get a Brush Blender. Straight blade with the ends bent down. You won’t believe it.
Google “Brush Blender Husqvarna” look at the video. It works that good.
Eats honeysuckle and briars......except for the bottom of the stem. 8’ hedge you can mow over afterwards.
Just bring it down and cuts everything on the way down.
Look at the video.
That guy is gonna work his tail off in that first video. I could clear more in 10 seconds with my Billy Goat brush cutter than he did in 2 mins swinging that thing up and down. Anything under about 1-1/2”, I can run up on with the Billy Goat and it does the job.
Stihl makes a tool called a "Yard Boss" with a 27cc 2 stroke motor. It comes with a small tiller head that I'm not interested in. But it can also be fitted with a string trimmer head that will accept a circular brush cutting blade. The rig has fairly wide set handlebars and can be outfitted with an optional pair of wheels. It seems to me that it would be a good tool for cutting down shrubs and various vegetation without having to crawl around on the ground with a chainsaw.
So has anyone had any experience with a string trimmer equipped with a circular brush cutting blade?,....if so, how well did it work and what size engine was on the string trimmer that you outfitted with the blade?
I bought one 35 years ago. It had twin grips like a motorcycle. It was the biggest one they made. It worked great. It is not a boys toy! It can hurt you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had that set up on a Stihl,and it was a beast. I could cut nice deer trails anywhere,only problem with it was you felt like you got hit by a truck if I used it for long periods of time.
In my experience they leave little stumps that look like they could poke a hole in a tire. I wouldn't use it where I planned to drive. I picked up a king kutter brush cutter for 250. I left the blades dull. The stumps look like the end of a straw broom.
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Oif you want to get rid of vines and briers.....get a Brush Blender. Straight blade with the ends bent down. You won’t believe it.
Google “Brush Blender Husqvarna” look at the video. It works that good.
Eats honeysuckle and briars......except for the bottom of the stem. 8’ hedge you can mow over afterwards.
Just bring it down and cuts everything on the way down.
Look at the video.
That guy is gonna work his tail off in that first video. I could clear more in 10 seconds with my Billy Goat brush cutter than he did in 2 mins swinging that thing up and down. Anything under about 1-1/2”, I can run up on with the Billy Goat and it does the job.
If you can get one in there. I do maintenance on the Appilatian Trail.......Billy Goat isn’t going in a lot of places. And do you wanna walk it in 5 miles and back.
And a hedge of MF rose briars and vines is so dense you can’t get that goat started ......and it’s 8’ High.
I can just carve the face back.
Right tool for the job. Sometimes Brush Blender.......sometimes Billy Goat.
I'm not sure how well the Yard Boss is going to run a blade but this machine will run a blade all day long and not bitch for one second, it's a lot more money but it is a lot more machine.
Good gosh, the Stihl is worth more than the tractor thats driving around in the background. A decent tractor & a damn $500 bushhog does all that.
