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I have been considering buying one of the Stihl Combi units that has interchangeable heads and installing one of those brush cutters on one. I am sure it would work but portability is the issue. If you can drive close to where you are working one of those things would be a good and useful tool but lugging around a long & unwieldy pole saw or weed eater with a cutter head long distances would suck.
- Posted by: Just A. Surveyor
I have been considering buying one of the Stihl Combi units that has interchangeable heads and installing one of those brush cutters on one. I am sure it would work but portability is the issue. If you can drive close to where you are working one of those things would be a good and useful tool but lugging around a long & unwieldy pole saw or weed eater with a cutter head long distances would suck.
If you see my Avitar, (small i know) we used them to cut line for our shots, 3′ wide to the dirt. Not that heavy, and if it got too thick just bust it out and buzz through. its capable of zipping through a 4 inch tree like Buttah!
Stihl 026 w/ 20″ bar. Nothing faster when placed in the hands of a capable person.
Used a brush hook for years. Like it still for very minor work these days. Much prefer the 026. Much easier on the body parts particularly for old guys like me. Gotta be honest though. I run an 066 w/ 40″ bar in my other “hobby” cutting timber. Makes the 026 feel light as a feather.
Absolutely hate and despise machetes. Maybe good for cutting watermelons en masse but little else.
When you get a Sthil ask for the model with a solid shaft.
Had one for 20yrs and last summer I got a new tank kit and primer bubble cause it was suckin air.
Have worn out a number of different styles oh heads and the motor and shaft is going strong.
One of the best tools I’ve used is a long handle sugar cane knife which the boss usually picked up on his holiday to Fiji. 600mm overall and 300mm blade, super light to carry and will cut up to arm thickness if you use it like an axe.
For gorse/blackberry generally a long handled slasher (1200mm overall) is the tool in the truck to keep your hands out of the thorns (although a long plank to flatten blackberry rather than try cut it is usually more effective just the plank to heavy for general use)
What treatment do you put on the wood handles, to preserve them?
N
I think I’ve found my answer. Boiled linseed oil.
Old story is here:
https://gizmodo.com/how-cartographers-for-the-u-s-military-inadvertently-c-1830758394
N
There are two products out there called ‘Amish wood milk’. The one by dutch glow is spray-on and works ok. It is more of a cleaner. I have another bottle that is the consistency of honey and includes linseed oil. A few hours after use it is not oily.
My link above is bad. Here’s the one I meant to post:
http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/11/20/how-to-care-for-your-axe/
And, thank you Mr. Bionic.
Nate
Generally just the oil of your hands? But the boiled linseed is a good idea I shall be implementing for those days when you have to put the gear back wet (and then are too tired to pull everything out when back at base). The cane knife is probably rubberwood or some other rainforest species the Chinese factories use and they douse it with cheap varnish that takes a while to wear smooth (tend to use gloves)
Boiled linseed oil.
Once a day, for a week.
Once a week, for a month,
Once a month for a year.
Once a year til you lose it!
(Maybe he’s selling linseed oil)
🙂
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