Export thread

Stihl Yard Boss with brush cutter blade?

#1

F

Filer

I'm looking for a machine to cut various shrubs around my property. I noticed that the Stihl Yard Boss can be outfitted with a trimming head which will accept a brush cutter blade. The implement can also be equipped with a pair of optional wheels.

Has anyone ever configured a Stihl Yard Boss in this manner, (wheels, brush cutter blade on trimming head) and if so, how effective is it at cutting through 2" diameter brush?


#2

Fish

Fish

Are you talking about putting a trimmer gearhead on the mini-tiller?


#3

Fish

Fish

What part of the state do you live in?


#4

D

deminin

Filer said:
I'm looking for a machine to cut various shrubs around my property. I noticed that the Stihl Yard Boss can be outfitted with a trimming head which will accept a brush cutter blade. The implement can also be equipped with a pair of optional wheels. Has anyone ever configured a Stihl Yard Boss in this manner, (wheels, brush cutter blade on trimming head) and if so, how effective is it at cutting through 2" diameter brush?
Click to expand...

I have a MM55 that I use primarily to till the garden. Putting a trimmer head on it, and installing a blade, might work. A better solution I have found is to mount an 8" carbide blade on my fS56 trimmer. I bought a blade adapter kit on EBAY for about $10, and I can easily mount a 8 or 10 inch circular saw blade to the trimmer. With this rig, I can slice right through brush and small trees, etc., when I'm chainsawing in my forest. It does require being quite careful, as there can be a substantial "kick back" when the spinning blade makes contact.


#5

F

Filer

Fish said:
Are you talking about putting a trimmer gearhead on the mini-tiller?
Click to expand...

Yes,...and then outfitting it with a circular saw blade for brush cutting.


#6

Fish

Fish

The trimmer uses a flex drive cable, and not a steel driveshaft, so the inertia of a spinning blade would not be that good.


#7

F

Filer

Thanks for the responses. Since starting this thread I've learned about the Echo Bear Cat rolling trimmer which will accept a 14" circular blade. I think it would be better for the purposes I need a brush cutter for.


#8

Fish

Fish

Why do you want the wheels?
I put blades on my fs90 all of the time, also put on the chainsaw head.

Love them!!


#9

R

Romore

deminin said:
I have a MM55 that I use primarily to till the garden. Putting a trimmer head on it, and installing a blade, might work. A better solution I have found is to mount an 8" carbide blade on my fS56 trimmer. I bought a blade adapter kit on EBAY for about $10, and I can easily mount a 8 or 10 inch circular saw blade to the trimmer. With this rig, I can slice right through brush and small trees, etc., when I'm chainsawing in my forest. It does require being quite careful, as there can be a substantial "kick back" when the spinning blade makes contact.
Click to expand...
Two problems here. The FS56 has a cable drive shaft and light duty gearbox, it is not designed for use with a brush blade although it will work if you are careful not to jam the blade. The other is the blade. NEVER use a circular saw blade on a brush cutter. It is designed to cut wood at 3450 rpm, not rocks and fence wire at over 8,000. It could shatter and cause the operator a world of hurt.


#10

D

deminin

Romore said:
Two problems here. The FS56 has a cable drive shaft and light duty gearbox, it is not designed for use with a brush blade although it will work if you are careful not to jam the blade. The other is the blade. NEVER use a circular saw blade on a brush cutter. It is designed to cut wood at 3450 rpm, not rocks and fence wire at over 8,000. It could shatter and cause the operator a world of hurt.
Click to expand...

If you noted, I mentioned that using this method requires a good amount of caution. I have been doing this for quite some time...just cutting tough weed growth and small saplings to clear a path around trees I am getting ready to chainsaw. Only A FOOL would try to cut rocks and fence wire...or make such an assumption.


#11

R

Romore

Rocks and fence wire appear in the most unlikely places. If you choose to ignore safe working practices to save a couple of bucks it's entirely up to you. I have seen shattered circular saw blades, it ain't pretty.


#12

B

bertsmobile1

deminin said:
If you noted, I mentioned that using this method requires a good amount of caution. I have been doing this for quite some time...just cutting tough weed growth and small saplings to clear a path around trees I am getting ready to chainsaw. Only A FOOL would try to cut rocks and fence wire...or make such an assumption.
Click to expand...

For that purpose they bake solid blades for brushcutters
Some have Carbide tip & others have a length of chain saw chain as well as plain sharpened teeth.
These are safe to use.
A lump of saw blade breaking off at 9000 rpm will go right through you foot, boots & all.
Brushcutter blades are designed to bend & buckle not shatter like a saw blade will do.

And as for not finding rocks & wire, you should see what turns up in the middle of a 1000 acre paddock with no road for several miles.


Footer Links 1

Top