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Cleaned fence row

Geo-TH,In

Geo-TH,In

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The split rail fence is also home to a bed of tiger lillies. So in the fall the boss wants me to get the weedwacker out to cut down the dead flowers and remove some leafs.

It was easy this year using the DR clone and 1/4 inch poly rope. I was impressed, the rope lasted longer than a tank of gas. When I ran out of gas, the rope was about half gone.

BTW, I replaced the engine with an easy starting old 3.5 hp briggs. Love the way it works.
George
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Yes, I removed the wheels, used 2 2x6 attached to the forks and 2 4x4 with a V cut in it to hold the alxes. Plan to move the 2x6 to the end of the forks to get more reach when cleaning out raised flower beds.
 
I have one of the swisher brand string trimmers, talk about a pitfa to get started. I honestly thought about taking the recoil top off and just use an impact wrench to start it lol.
 
I have one of those string trimmers in the shop that I have been wanting to do something like that with. I think that it would make a quick job of cleaning under electric fences. Post a photo of your mounted please.
 
Might want to rethink that idea. I tried it one time and it twisted the nut and a piece of the crankshaft the size off the nut off. Welded the flywheel to crank to hold it together.
 
The forks are mounted to the front bucket of my terramite, T5C. The 1/4 inch rope works better than the OEM plastic trimmer string.

I set it at a right angle so I can get a better view. The direction of rotation throws things away from me. Makes short work out of a job that would take back breaking hours with a weedwacker. I have 60 cement posts with about 8 ft split rails. Do the math, that about 480 ft of split rail fence.
 
Half inch drill will work but impact won't turn it over. Compression will turn the crankshaft back while the impact is between hits. Just sits there & bounces.
WJ
 
Yes, I did and it didn't fit that well, it would slip and then damaged the part on spindle. Need to modify and make a blade holder. It will be ok for brush, but not around the cement posts.
 
Old, I was hoping the trimmer would also be good for cutting brush. It didn't work out that way. I have a 30 inch mover rigged up for brush cutting, but it leaves a 3 inch stump.

Also the 12 inch beaver blade only sticks out about an inch from the top part of the string trimmer. Oh well we tried. I learned the string trimmer has limits. Just not much of a good brush cutter unless I spend time making a blade holder.

Ever get your refrigerator timer working?
George
 
Its to bad it would cost an arm and leg to ship you the DR I have. Engine did run but poorly but still a complete piece of junk LOL. Over the years I have come to find out that the DR line of stuff is not all with it is said to be
 
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