Eric_Phillips
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Their web site says 0.155".
String Trimmer for your Tractor???
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Knute
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Eric_Phillips,
You know, I skimmed across the specs and didn't notice the string spec.
I wonder what some 1/8" stainless cable would be like? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>
My dad tried using cable on a gas powered string trimmer once. It didn't work well at all, the cable starts to fray almost instantly and doesn't cut well. If you could find a way to cap the end so it couldn't fray and with the much higher power of a tractor maybe it would work.
John
You know, I skimmed across the specs and didn't notice the string spec.
I wonder what some 1/8" stainless cable would be like? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>
My dad tried using cable on a gas powered string trimmer once. It didn't work well at all, the cable starts to fray almost instantly and doesn't cut well. If you could find a way to cap the end so it couldn't fray and with the much higher power of a tractor maybe it would work.
John
KirkMcD
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Do you have any idea on the price? )</font>
$1,295.
http://www.beavervalleysupply.com/sectionb/kosch.htm
$1,295.
http://www.beavervalleysupply.com/sectionb/kosch.htm
fig
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Well I guess I will just have to stick with the "weed wacker" /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif!
Fig
Fig
ScottAR
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Besides, steel cable would strip the hide off all your trees and bushes... Probably you leg in case of accidental contact. This assuming a hand held or walk behind trimmer.
Pooh_Bear
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I was thinking piano wire or guitar strings would work good.
If you could keep them from fraying apart.
And you couldn't cut up against anything that you wanted to live.
Such as any of those trees the wifey planted.
Pooh Bear
If you could keep them from fraying apart.
And you couldn't cut up against anything that you wanted to live.
Such as any of those trees the wifey planted.
Pooh Bear
I wouldn't want to do it on a hand held, but if the trajectory was NOT in line with me, I'd consider using small diameter Grade 70 chain............ It wouldn't fray............
But that's only me. And as a buddy of mine is fond to say: "Anything worth Engineering is worth Over Engineering!"
Ron
But that's only me. And as a buddy of mine is fond to say: "Anything worth Engineering is worth Over Engineering!"
Ron
VirginiaEd
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A couple of years ago I bought a Swisher Postmaster to pull behind my garden tractor and keep the weeds and grass out of my board and hi-tensil wire fences.
I paid about $500 for the Postmaster through Northern Tool. It works very well, but has a tendency to slip downhill on sloped ground and once in a while the unit gets hung up on a square post -- usually the result of operator error while consuming a cold drink while driving the garden tractor.
My neighbor hires a crew of several kids who spend all day running weed whackers along his fences. Meanwhile, I drink a cool beverage as I ride along keeping an eye on the cutter head. On my place, I spend about an hour or two every couple of weeks keeping the fence lines trimmed. Not hard at all and the heavy nylon cords are easy to change.
I've made a couple of field modifications to the Postmaster and sent the ideas to Swisher. Sometimes I get lazy and let the grass get too tall and then I have to use my 6HP DR trimmer to go along and clean up around the posts. Not fun on a hot day, but my own fault.
Hope this helps.
Ed
I paid about $500 for the Postmaster through Northern Tool. It works very well, but has a tendency to slip downhill on sloped ground and once in a while the unit gets hung up on a square post -- usually the result of operator error while consuming a cold drink while driving the garden tractor.
My neighbor hires a crew of several kids who spend all day running weed whackers along his fences. Meanwhile, I drink a cool beverage as I ride along keeping an eye on the cutter head. On my place, I spend about an hour or two every couple of weeks keeping the fence lines trimmed. Not hard at all and the heavy nylon cords are easy to change.
I've made a couple of field modifications to the Postmaster and sent the ideas to Swisher. Sometimes I get lazy and let the grass get too tall and then I have to use my 6HP DR trimmer to go along and clean up around the posts. Not fun on a hot day, but my own fault.
Hope this helps.
Ed