Walk Behind String Trimmer ??

[Happy Gilmore]

Good feedback gents :thumbsup:

 

[deerseeker001]

they are one great machine.

The Mantis tiller. Now that's one wicked tool!!! I just love mine, and am always looking for an excuse to fire mine up.



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[Happy Gilmore]

Any more test runs? Looking for some motivation to give one a go, thinking about the Swisher at TSC or the basic DR. Not sure the DR is worth an extra $100

 

[whistlepig]

How do these trimmers do trimming fence lines? Does the trimmer eat the fence or does the fence eat the string?

 

[coobie]

Still doing good.I did the neighbors horse fence with no issues.I like the offset angled head on the trimmer makes it easier to get underneath the fence line.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Thanks coobie, you're getting me closer

 

[flusher]

I have a swisher.

it eats stuff up good. just keep it out of wire fences, and nothing bigger than yer lil finger and green. IE. no tree sprouts.

oh yeah.. wear ear, eye protection. dust mask too.

So do I. It's OK for work on flat ground (lawns, orchard, etc) but it's too heavy and awkward to use for mowing ditches. I haven't used the Swisher in years.

Prefer a commercial grade string mower with shoulder strap. Much easier to use and a lot more versatile than that Swisher. Mine is a Red Max, straight shaft, solid drive shaft, string clamp style (not a bump feeder), 0.155" string. Cost about $400 but will last a lot longer than the $150 mowers you get at the big box stores.

Good luck.

 

[Soundguy]

How do these trimmers do trimming fence lines? Does the trimmer eat the fence or does the fence eat the string?

wire fences with vertical wires tend to eat the string.

 

[Bird]

wire fences with vertical wires tend to eat the string.

But isn't that true of any string trimmer, walk behind or hand held?

 

[whistlepig]

Wishful thinking I guess. After string trimming thousands of feet of fence line with a hand held string trimmer for 7 years I finally talked my tree hugger wife into using Roundup on most of the fence line. She won't let me use the Roundup close to our well. Most of the fence here I put in new when we moved here and kept the bottom of the fence a couple inches off the ground. That's not to bad to string trim. But a couple thousand feet of fence put in by the previous owner is sitting flat on the ground.

 

[MrWhippy]

I recently bought a Bearcat wheeled trimmer. Self propelled. Fantastic. I went with Bearcat because the center cone is metal and supposedly lasts longer than the plastic cone on the DR units.

 

[coobie]

I recently bought a Bearcat wheeled trimmer. Self propelled. Fantastic. I went with Bearcat because the center cone is metal and supposedly lasts longer than the plastic cone on the DR units.

I think bearcat has been replaced with the echo 190T model which also looks like a nice trimmer.MSRP is $679

 

[MrWhippy]

I think bearcat has been replaced with the echo 190T model which also looks like a nice trimmer.MSRP is $679

I think Bearcat is Echo, and yes, mines a Bearcat 190

 

[milkman]

I have a walk behind trimmer, trims right or left or center, works good trimming the electric pasture fence and wakes me up if I touch the fence with the handle bar.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Picked up the Swisher at TSC today. Gave it a 30 minute test run, seems to work well. One of the lower handle mounting bolts fell off, but then again I didn't snug them up. I've noticed in the tall Orchard Grass, if I try to take too much of a cut, it'll stall out, but with a little finesse I think it'll fit the niche I'm looking for. The cutting head fits nicely under tractors and equipment for trimming. Appears to be a well put together unit for the $299 price tag.

 

[Soundguy]

they all vibrate alot. i reccomend thread locker....

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Spent some more time trimming with the Swisher today. You definately need to watch out for hard objects, ie; rocks, tree trunks, fencing etc or it eats up the trimming line. Aside from that, it works very well.

 

[Soundguy]

makes ya dirty too!

 

[Happy Gilmore]

makes ya dirty too!

Yes it does, but I guess no more than a hand held. Are you guys using standard oem style line?

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. the big stuff.