The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

[Cycledude]

What do you have for weed wacker ?

 

[LHF2019]

I'm curious what you have for a head on it to. I bought a head for mine last year and it is up to 3" material it will cut. I need a helmet when using it. Makes your weed wacker a weapon.

 

[Hay Dude]

What do you have for weed wacker ?

Stihl KM091
Stihl KM131
Both are the Kombi units.

I'm curious what you have for a head on it to.

Just the typical string head and we interchange the Stihl Tri-blade for the heavier stuff.
Sometimes one of us will run a blade as the lead guy, searching out woody-stem brush, and the other will follow with the string head to finish off all the grass & weeds.

I bought a head for mine last year and it is up to 3" material it will cut. I need a helmet when using it. Makes your weed wacker a weapon.

I had a huge Stihl FS560 brush cutter I bought to originally clear this same place when I originally was hired to farm & clear it. It would cut 3-4” material with one swipe. A buddy of mine borrowed it and wanted to buy it from me so bad I sold it to him.

 

[mjonesnh]

Stihl KM091
Stihl KM131
Both are the Kombi units.




Just the typical string head and we interchange the Stihl Tri-blade for the heavier stuff.
Sometimes one of us will run a blade as the lead guy, searching out woody-stem brush, and the other will follow with the string head to finish off all the grass & weeds.

I had a huge Stihl FS560 brush cutter I bought to originally clear this same place when I originally was hired to farm & clear it. It would cut 3-4” material with one swipe. A buddy of mine borrowed it and wanted to buy it from me so bad I sold it to him.

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Have the same blade on my FS 130 brush cutter. Added plus that it sharpens with a chainsaw file. Have a couple of 10" carbide blades but prefer the Stihl brand brush blade

 

[LHF2019]

I have the saw blade, the 4 star, the 3 plastic blade head, then last year came across this and it puts them all to shame. Absolutely love it. Makes quick work of mulitfloral rose.

Amkor Trading Inc – Triclone Trimmer Head

Versatility Cuts grass, bushes, AND trees (up to 3 inches diameter) Durability Durable High-strength blades can outlast any regular string trimmer head. Tangle-Free No more messy wires & no more

amkorti.com

 

[Hay Dude]

I have the saw blade, the 4 star, the 3 plastic blade head, then last year came across this and it puts them all to shame. Absolutely love it. Makes quick work of mulitfloral rose.


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Amkor Trading Inc – Triclone Trimmer Head

Versatility Cuts grass, bushes, AND trees (up to 3 inches diameter) Durability Durable High-strength blades can outlast any regular string trimmer head. Tangle-Free No more messy wires & no more

amkorti.com

How well does it fare if you hit a rock or fence post?

 

[anomad]

How well does it fare if you hit a rock or fence post?

I have the cheaper original version (plastic body) of what LHF2019 posted. I haven't been able to kill it. And I'm still on my first set of blades. I try to balance being careful with getting work done. Inevitably find rock or metal even in places I know better. Replacement blades are 30 bucks for my head, 50 for the new tougher design like he has. I don't think that is crazy. The swinging blades should take all the abuse if you hit an old invisible rusty t-post in the weeds. And I would guess they'd keep cutting somewhat ok with damage just like a bush hog.

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Got mine from Ballard (Trimmer Gear | Trimmer Products and Accessories) when it was a fairly new product and run it on a Ryobi battery unit. Fixed to a gas unit it should rip. But my battery unit has been great. I haven't used string once since I got it several years ago.

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edit:looks like you can flip the blades on the newer design. So that would be more economical in the long game.

 

[LHF2019]

How well does it fare if you hit a rock or fence post?

Nothing noticeable I believe. I'll have to get a picture. I know it threw sparks and chunks of rock good.

 

[Hay Dude]

What I like about the Stihl tri-blade is it’ll cut brush or grass. Most “saw” brush blades will get stuck in grass and ball-up into a mess.
If the Triclone blade can cut anything (grass and brush), I might have to give one a try.

The Trex bump string head looks good, too

TREX 1000

TRI-CLONE TREX 1000 FAST FEED String Trimmer head Easily take the hassle out of refilling your trimmer head with this FAST FEED trimmer head. Each trimmer head reloads in under 35 seconds in a just 4 easy steps, all without disassembling the head. The patented triangle eyelets deliver an even...

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[Hay Dude]

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