Electric mower / trimmer?

Roundup?

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A beautiful machine, no doubt. I am sure it is easier to use than the 2 stroke brush cutter I used for the purpose initially.

My friend refuses to deal with gas powered tools.

That's OK. I refuse to eat cooked spinach.

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Now Pete, name calling isn't necessary. :)

She should be able to get 10 A at 120 V out of a 14 AWG extension cord measuring 75' in length. So that's 1200 W or 1.6 HP. My little 30cc brush cutter does an acceptable job with only 1.0 HP, so it isn't unreasonable to ask for an A.C. brush cutter, is it?

Thanks!

--Winston

Machete?

Perhaps.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man."

George Bernard Shaw

Thanks for your time, everybody.

--Winston

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Okay, I'll mention that to her.

Thanks!

--Winston

Michael Dobony wrote: (...)

Roundup wasn't effective against these weeds. My friend had used Roundup effectively in years past against other weeds, but these are really nasty.

Thanks!

--Winston

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My friend is about 5' tall, so she'd need a 4' long machete. Hmmm, maybe a sharpened golf club.

No. Too much work. :)

--Winston

There are other herbacides effective against woody plants. Crossbow and Garlon come to mind.

"If it isn't working, do it harder!"

Perhaps you should leave her alone with her own problem, then? Bet she hates it when you force solutions on her.

Just walk away. It's her problem, not yours. Leave it be. You can't do much with help rejecting complainers.

You might want to look into getting a different trimmer head. There are some bladed heads which are compatible with electric trimmers. Example:

Yup. I did that as a youngster. Sometimes "Hand me the Crescent Hammer" doesn't even begin to work.

Heh! I was thinking of doing the same thing!

I was stopped by the fact that sometimes these weeds are found in 'clumps', too wide to accommodate anything larger than a bare blade.

Yup. If my friend had the upper body strength to swing a scythe, I doubt I would be in the trouble- shooting process *anywhere*.

Thanks!

--Winston

Ah! Excellent!

I will tell my friend.

Thank you!

--Winston

You wouldn't know it from my suave, debonair delivery on USENET, but I have yet to develop the sophistication to allow my friends to think my proffered solution was their idea all along.

This is unfortunate because like most folks on this forum, I find 'engineering challenges' fascinating. Mostly I enjoy the expression on the face of my friends when they 'get' a concept I've been trying to communicate.

--Winston

Ah the joy of bashing my head against the wall!

It feels *so good* when I stop.

--Winston

For a 1/4 acre lot use a gasoline-powered weedeater. A cheap pair of shop earmuffs will offer ear protection. I find weedeaters very reliable and they can cut through raspberry bushes.

If she insists on the under-powered electric trimmers, a sickle can come in handy when unwilling to keep up with the growth.

Great minds and all that, Mike.

That's the exact one I bought two weeks ago when my friend broke the spool assembly on her first trimmer.

Though it may be "compatible with 99% of all gas trimmers" as it says on the package, the 'Grass Hog' A.C. trimmer will not accommodate it. Indeed, 'Black and Decker' does not even show up as a compatible brand on the manufacturer's website:

Thanks!

--Winston