Which petrol strimmer/brushcutter?
23 June 2005, 01:43 PM
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Which petrol strimmer/brushcutter?
.......for rough grass, general scrub and tidying round trees etc?
Have seen Ryobi.....Echo and Stihl but can't decide.
Any comments/suggestions welcome!
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Have seen Ryobi.....Echo and Stihl but can't decide.
Any comments/suggestions welcome!
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23 June 2005, 02:00 PM
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Can vouch for Ryobi. We bought and used one to clear 4 acres of scrubland which included brambles(8 ft high), saplings and grass up to yr waist. Was a doddle with the 2 point blade(like a lawnmower blade) 
Make sure you get the harness, helmet with face guard/ear defenders and safety glasses though. It absolutely wrecks if you get hit with the flying bits of wood. Oh and wear old jeans, cos you'll get covered in grass stains. HTH
P.s. Forgot to say that the strimmer head for it is a bit fiddly, but is very good for tidying up after the brushcutting bit
Make sure you get the harness, helmet with face guard/ear defenders and safety glasses though. It absolutely wrecks if you get hit with the flying bits of wood. Oh and wear old jeans, cos you'll get covered in grass stains. HTHP.s. Forgot to say that the strimmer head for it is a bit fiddly, but is very good for tidying up after the brushcutting bit
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
(c)Scoobynet Corporate Memory, 2005
Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
Normally we love Stihl, but Dad's somewhat unreliable (very fiddly to start etc) Stihl, forgot the model number but it was bought 10 yrs ago, was eventually nicked. He got a different brand, forgotten which
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
<sigh> corporate memory has nothing to do with personal memory. It's like RAM and ROM, fool 
....still can't remember the brand of the new one though
....still can't remember the brand of the new one though
aha - but RAM can be ROM and ROM can be RAM
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Originally Posted by steffiraf
Can vouch for Ryobi. We bought and used one to clear 4 acres of scrubland which included brambles(8 ft high), saplings and grass up to yr waist. Was a doddle with the 2 point blade(like a lawnmower blade) Make sure you get the harness, helmet with face guard/ear defenders and safety glasses though. It absolutely wrecks if you get hit with the flying bits of wood. Oh and wear old jeans, cos you'll get covered in grass stains. HTH
P.s. Forgot to say that the strimmer head for it is a bit fiddly, but is very good for tidying up after the brushcutting bit
Make sure you get the harness, helmet with face guard/ear defenders and safety glasses though. It absolutely wrecks if you get hit with the flying bits of wood. Oh and wear old jeans, cos you'll get covered in grass stains. HTHP.s. Forgot to say that the strimmer head for it is a bit fiddly, but is very good for tidying up after the brushcutting bit
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Originally Posted by dpb
you cant hire a proper one now in the u.k. with proper blades........im guessing Steph is talking about her place in france
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