Yet Another Cycling Forum
Random Musings => Miscellany => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Pancho on 07 June, 2008, 03:27:59 pm
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I have just spent all morning and afternoon playing with my new Stihl strimmer/hedge-trimmer/pruner/brush-cutter. The pruner is basically a chainsaw on a 2m pole. It is an uberweapon.
It is utterly superb. Thanks for the rec, rae.
I am surrounded by dead, dying and decimated vegetation. I'm going out now with my industrial sprayer and 250 litres of sodium chlorate. Take that, nature! Mankind wins!
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Anyone got a match?
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I'm paying the price now. I'm knackered an aching all over. I think I've contracted vibration whitefinger and weedkiller poisoning all in a single day.
If I survive the night, there'll be more vegetative murder tomorrow.
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If you don't survive the night, can I have first dibs on your new toy?
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Well, I'm alive if somewhat blotchy.
Have not had the nerve to try the chainsaw on a stick, yet.
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It is utterly superb. Thanks for the rec, rae.
Only just seen this....glad you like it. Did you get the combi, or is that lot all made up of separate machines? I suppose I should have warned you that hedge cutting tools and polesaws generally require significant shoulder development, which hurts in the early stages.
The chainsaw on a stick is pretty benign - the main trick is not to dig the chain into the ground when you are starting it. You need to keep the chain very sharp.