Many owners of summer cottages and suburban areas can no longer imagine their lives without such an important and necessary assistant as a brush cutter. Manual labor is no longer relevant for a long time, and why overwork yourself if for a couple of thousand hryvnia you can buy equipment that will cope with tasks in a matter of minutes. However, before purchasing, it is worth conducting an analysis of the models offered by manufacturers and their technical characteristics. All this will allow you not to make a mistake in choosing and buy practical and useful equipment.
Basic tips for choosing a brush cutter
Brush trimmers combine under their name devices with electric and gasoline engines; they are also called trimmers, so you can enter any query to search for suitable items on the Internet. But first, it’s worth studying the rating of brush cutters from the construction portal New House - an authoritative selection will allow you to get acquainted with the popular models on the market and understand the intricacies of choosing a brush cutter.
This technique does not have many important parameters and first of all you should pay attention to:
- power, because this is one of the few devices where more does not mean better;
- type of cutting head and number of revolutions;
- ergonomics and ease of use.
Structurally, the lawn mower is quite simple, but each manufacturer tries to distinguish its model from the rest, and because of this, it can be difficult for the user to decide.Each of the above-mentioned selection parameters is important in its own way, so it is worth paying due attention to it.
Power
In fact, all buyers want a more powerful lawn mower, on the one hand, this is correct. The power directly determines how tall and thick the grass it can mow, but here a lot also depends on the type of cutting element. These parameters work in pairs, and to all this is added the fact that the declared power of Chinese devices does not at all correspond to the real one. For example, 2.5-3 hp. Chinese brush cutters perform the same amount of work as European or Japanese models with a power of 0.97 or 1.2 hp.
But this does not mean that you need to immediately reject all Chinese brands; it is simply important to study reviews more carefully and be critical of untested brands. For everyday home use, a device with a power of 1.25-2 hp is quite enough - this is the average of good household appliances. Professional brush cutters with a power of more than 3 hp. may be required only by owners of large areas with difficult terrain or even for enterprises.
Cutting element
Based on this indicator, you can choose a trimmer that will cope with any task. There are three types in total - fishing line, metal knife or disk, but it is also easy to distinguish subcategories among them. For example, the line can be nylon without reinforcement or reinforced with metal for more powerful brush cutters. The advantage of this type of cutting element is that it can cope with even the smallest grass and is not afraid of damage. Even if the line breaks, it is extremely easy to install a new reel. The main thing is to know the required thickness and cross-sectional shape.
As for the knife, it must be made of reliable stainless material. You should definitely check the availability of replacement blades and their availability on sale. If you accidentally hit a stone, you will have to buy a new knife. They come in two-blade and three-blade varieties. The former are suitable exclusively for mowing young grass, the latter can cope with tougher weeds, and if you buy a walk-behind tractor for cutting hay, it is best to buy an 8-bladed knife. Discs are used for cutting down trees.
Ergonomics
High-quality brush cutters cannot be cheap, because developing their design takes a lot of time and it’s not about the original design. The handle and rod should be as comfortable to use as possible. In addition, holding a heavy gasoline scythe directly in your hands the entire time you work and mowing for a couple of hours is very tiring. The load on the hands is substantial. Therefore, it is important to take care when choosing a device with a shoulder strap included.
A cheap Chinese scythe will be able to cope with the task of mowing the grass, but there is no need to count on the reliability of this equipment and its long service life. Therefore, it is worth considering the issue of choice carefully, because among the models in the middle price category there are already many worthy options.
