Gem99ultra
Veteran Member
Some excellent suggestions here and Thanks!
Some of which I've tried but have yet to find any that works full time with that what I call 'wire grass', of which I have plenty of around the ponds. Some call it Bull Grass. Very tuff long stringy stems, solid thick.
I'm using .95 Titan string in a medium size Husqvarna 128L trimmer, as well as an 8" - 32T blade. The trimmer has adequate power but is fairly light. I can only handle a couple of hours straight of heavy duty trimming... then its break time.
Knocking the top part of the weeds off in one swing, then with tilted head raking down low on the return, seems to be the best way for me. But still, about every 2-3 minutes I have to shut down and unwrap chunks of weeds. I'm thinking that's the time when the seed ticks are attacking me! Good ole' sweaty 79 y/o skin. mmm good.
The Tanaka head sure looks like that would be an improvement. I'm going to see if I can buy the Tanaka head for the Husqvarna. Mine's about worn out now anyway; the bearings in it are talking to me. If not, I WILL replace the Husqvarna with a Tanaka trimmer.
Thanks again for the thoughtful suggestions.
Some of which I've tried but have yet to find any that works full time with that what I call 'wire grass', of which I have plenty of around the ponds. Some call it Bull Grass. Very tuff long stringy stems, solid thick.
I'm using .95 Titan string in a medium size Husqvarna 128L trimmer, as well as an 8" - 32T blade. The trimmer has adequate power but is fairly light. I can only handle a couple of hours straight of heavy duty trimming... then its break time.
Knocking the top part of the weeds off in one swing, then with tilted head raking down low on the return, seems to be the best way for me. But still, about every 2-3 minutes I have to shut down and unwrap chunks of weeds. I'm thinking that's the time when the seed ticks are attacking me! Good ole' sweaty 79 y/o skin. mmm good.
The Tanaka head sure looks like that would be an improvement. I'm going to see if I can buy the Tanaka head for the Husqvarna. Mine's about worn out now anyway; the bearings in it are talking to me. If not, I WILL replace the Husqvarna with a Tanaka trimmer.
Thanks again for the thoughtful suggestions.