Following on from the "Why are the easy jobs anything but?" thread, today I received a couple of bits to add to my line trimmer pole...
The pole was configured as a twin line trimmer like this:
So I got this scary looking thing:
So I gave it a try, and boy does it do a nice number on the shrubbery!
Suit up with good boots and a visor - stuff is going to fly. I set the speed fairly high on the machine (the blade is rated to over 10k rpm). It takes a few seconds to spin up to speed!
For big stuff, use it in a patting motion - bring it down onto the plant, bush, hedge, bramble whatever, and it just rips it down, and shreds it into bits.
I was able to clear probably 20 square meters of stuff getting on for 6' tall in about 30 mins. There was no need to get anywhere near the thorns or get caught up in the stuff, and even better, no need to try and de-tangle and pull cut bits out of the as yet uncut plants, and trees. Just shred the lot!
This video I found give quite a good demo:
Generally quite easy to control - just take car if you it the ground at an angle, or something like a tree - the it will take most of the momentum out of the blade and kick the head to the right - so make sure there is no one near where you are cutting.