Brushcutter and Trimmer Pole Attachment

Judging by the comments in previous articles about attachments for sawing something, a lot of readers are puzzled by the issue of pruning the branches of garden trees. Someone buys mini-chainsaws that are convenient to hold with one hand, someone saber or chain electric saws. But this independent tool is quite expensive, and only works a couple of days a year. And inexpensive attachments for a grinder, a drill are either dangerous, inconvenient, or not effective.

In this review, we will consider another category of attachments. This time the trimmer attachment. Many who own a plot and monitor the grass (regularly mow it) have a gasoline or electric trimmer. This article is for them.

Trimmers have long been sold with hedge trimmers, pole saws or loppers. But not everyone knows about it. Let's start with hedge trimmers:

The brush cutter is a design: a gearbox and two parallel blades with teeth. One blade moves back and forth and cuts off all branches that fall under the tooth (the principle of a hair clipper). There are even models with an extension bar. With its help, you can reach the upper parts of the crown of bushes or a decorative tree.

As a rule, such a nozzle is needed to give flat planes, shapes in the volume of the crown (ball, rectangle). The brush cutter is not suitable for thick branches - it can easily cut branches only up to 2 cm in diameter.

The position of the nozzle itself can be adjusted, tilted up to 90 degrees. to the boom axis. The average length of the cutting blade of the nozzles is 44-49 cm. Weight: 2-3 kg. Photo of the process of leveling the crown of the bush:

Before purchasing an accessory, you need to know the diameter of your trimmer bar, the seat (usually 26 mm) and how many splines on the shaft (usually 9). Prices:

For cutting large branches from fruit or other trees, there is a pole pruner or chain lopper for the trimmer on sale:

In fact, this is a chainsaw blade set out at a distance using a bar. The length of the rod can be up to 4 m. Blade length: 25-30 cm. There is an oil supply system for chain lubrication. Photos of the process of cutting branches:

There is a wide range of poles on sale. There are both well-known brands and unknown Chinese manufacturers. Prices have a wide range:

A brief overview with a demonstration of the operation of one of these attachments:

The attachment can also be used for electric trimmers. A lot of power is not required when cutting branches. I believe that this is one of the few attachments that will save your budget and be quite effective in your work. Of course, you shouldn't get the cheapest one. The main problem which can be in the chain tension. It is better to read the reviews in advance, at least in Yandex. Market.

If someone uses similar trimmer attachments - write your feedback in the comments.

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Photo taken from open sources, from Yandex. Pictures

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