Mosey
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2002
- Messages
- 1,565
- Location
- Conifer, Colorado
- Tractor
- 2000 New Holland TC29D with 7308 FEL, and top & tilt. 1950 John Deere B. 1940 Farmall A.
Re: Weedwacker - string vs nylon
I finally got a chance to test the Grass Gator with the metal blades. I bought it to cut brush in and around a pile of old broken concrete blocks and bricks (a surprise present left by the previous owners of my property). I certainly didn't want to go in there with my bush hog or I'd have had chunks of concrete all over, not to mention a banged up bush hog. A string trimmer head couldn't cut the thick thorns and trees saplings, and the saw blade would have gotten nicked up in no time, so this head did the trick. But, it's junk now! One of the blades broke within 2 minutes of use. As soon as I hit a concrete block, it broke one off. So, gspig was right on that one! The other 2 were broken within 5 minutes. But, the remaining part of the blades was enough to finish the job since the stubs were still able to cut saplings up to an inch in dia. It was an area about 30' square. It was worth the money, even though it broke right away, since I didn't have any other way of doing it short of crawling around on my hands and knees with hand pruners! I guess I'll keep the head in case I decide to buy new blades for it someday for a similar project.
I finally got a chance to test the Grass Gator with the metal blades. I bought it to cut brush in and around a pile of old broken concrete blocks and bricks (a surprise present left by the previous owners of my property). I certainly didn't want to go in there with my bush hog or I'd have had chunks of concrete all over, not to mention a banged up bush hog. A string trimmer head couldn't cut the thick thorns and trees saplings, and the saw blade would have gotten nicked up in no time, so this head did the trick. But, it's junk now! One of the blades broke within 2 minutes of use. As soon as I hit a concrete block, it broke one off. So, gspig was right on that one! The other 2 were broken within 5 minutes. But, the remaining part of the blades was enough to finish the job since the stubs were still able to cut saplings up to an inch in dia. It was an area about 30' square. It was worth the money, even though it broke right away, since I didn't have any other way of doing it short of crawling around on my hands and knees with hand pruners! I guess I'll keep the head in case I decide to buy new blades for it someday for a similar project.