Tam Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Quicker with a Sythe & some elbow grease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm clearing a load of brambles myself, stems like broomhandles. I learned a few things. Strimmers are hopeless, the line gets pulled very tight, welds to itself and refused to feed, constant stripdowns. Three sided brushcutter blades are small and very very slow. The heads with replaceable plastic blades just bounce off. I solved the problem by rooting through my workshop until I found a 13" metal cutting TCT tipped saw blade with 1" bore. It fits right on. H&S would probably have kittens, but it's my land and my risk, you make your own choices. I can take a photo if anyone's interested, but I'm not recommending it as safe - your legs. I have full chainsaw protective gear. If anyone was to try something similar, remember that a metal cutting blade has many small teeth and a small tooth clearance angle which makes it much less likely to grab / dig in, a coarse type blade would be very dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 three tooth blades are really only designed for similar jobs to strimmers... hence why you can get blades that look like circular saws for heavier jobs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted September 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 i would need a 4 tooth one. they are thick in places (fnar-fnar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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