#62 Clearing VERY Overgrown Weeds - Cub Cadet ST 100 Walk Behind Trimmer 

I have had the ST100 for a few years for my lawn business. I notice in videos when folks use the unit they try and hold the front of the unit up off the ground. I let the ball on the front of the trimmer guide the unit along. In my opinion it makes using the unit much easier to operate. I also adjusted my string guide up an inch not cutting on the dirt or ground level. The ball on the front was designed to act as a third wheel. Use it as such and the trimming job becomes easier.

I own one of those and love it for mowing wooded trails and the septic mound, I even mowed my yard a time or two when I was without a lawn mower for a short while. I use the cub cadet orange pre cut square string and they are awesome. It will even cut through small saplings if the strings are fresh.

wow, that cub cadet really did the job! Looks so much better.

Good job Christie! Had a DR similar to that, did great in rough ground. Over the years I’ve got everything cleaned up & leveled to where it can be mowed with a commercial zero turn once a month or bush hogged a couple times a season.

It makes a,big difference if you cut in such a way that the uncut area is on the left. If on the right then the machine piles the cut grass in front of the wheels whereas the other way puts the cut material well away from the wheels. It took me a long time to figure that out! The machine almost pulls itself along when cutting on the left.

Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

Excellent informative video..

I need one of these for our "Scotland Yard" because it has hundreds of surface stones. Nice video, thanks for sharing! 👍 - David

Thanks for sharing your video. I enjoyed watching. Take care and God Bless.

The trimmer went through some pretty thick and tall weeds, great job Christie 👍🏻, have a great day 🙂🙋🏼‍♂️👍🏻

My son bought a similar one a few years ago, man those things are nice! Appreciate the tutorial and review

Good evening to both of you 😉👍 That is not a walk in the park for this mission Miss 😮💪 You did it with flying colors 👌👍💪 Keep up your OUTSTANDING WORK 💪👍👌😉 Cheers 🍻

Looks like a lot of work. That works pretty well!!

I wished I had something like that for the country that'll be great

Thank you, great video

I have the same unit and I found if you start on the outside and walk in a counter clockwise direction it discharges the material to the right, and onto the cut area and does not clog the discharge chute and bog down the motor.

I have never seen one of those trimmers working . Very handy for jobs like that . 👍

Good work on a tough job!

Great job 👍 that was a lot of work. You don’t even look tiered. The string trimmer walk behind did better then I thought. Nice video😁👍

Hi Chrissy. Nice job. I need one and a good looking operator.😉 I might be wrong but it seems they are very popular in Europe and Australia, or they used to be. Not sure. Us old guys could use something like that. I am currently working on adding wheels to my edger, trimmer. it ain't so easy at 86 years old. I don't have any tall grass so a weed whacker will do the trick. It is easy to see how you stay so trim!

G'day from Western Australia. Good job with the brush cutter mate!

That thing is a beast. It did a great job! Shakespeare is headquartered right down the rd from me! A SC company! Good job Christie.

Thanks for the video. Just what I was looking for before making my purchase. Maybe someone reading this will know if the beaver blade can be attached to this for woody brush? 👌

Watch out for the sunburn 😎

I bought one of those because of you guys. I was not able to find the Cub Cadet one around my area when I needed it so got the Troy-Bilt from HD. They are amazing and I am sure you have seen a few of my videos on it. I know Richie has. I need to get some of that string. You guys are happy with the performance of it, it sounds like.

All I could think as I watched the grass pile up, is how much a flock of chickens would love to be set loose for an afternoon on all of that!

I have found that if you use 2 strings 18" long at .155 gauge less chance they come off and don't break as easy with thicker weeds meaning longer time in between putting new string on, tight fit but doable

That was pretty impressive Chrissy. I used to have a D R string trimmer much like that. I got rid of it because 20 years ago the string wasn’t what it is today. I was constantly changing string and I just got sick of it. Great job. Full watch and a thumbs up. See you guys for the next one.

Has anybody had any experience with these type of brush trimmers with a rectangle steel blade attached? Just wondering how often you need to change the cord on these trimmers or would a blade be better?

Purchased this walk behind trimmer at a reputable big box store. After putting in fresh, treated 91 non-eth gas..and checking for right amount of oil, would not start. Would NOT start. Had several bird strikes on it so figured it sat outside somewhere for a good portion of it’s life…ascertained it is 2021 model. Tore down and removed carb. The main jet was plugged. (from old gas when started at factory ????). After small eye dropper prime, started right up, but, didn’t run very long. After repeating this 6 times finally continued to run.

thanks

That’s a lot of work for sure Eye protection is a must with those things No insects biting you ???

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I'm really impressed! I had no idea those walk-behind units did such a great job. #purplecollarlife

Those trimmers do a much better job in that thick grass and weeds then I would have thought! I wonder how hard one would be to push around hill’s? Great video!

Try soaking the trimming line in water for 24 hours before using it. It don’t brake so easy.

That thing worked good! Do you ever use it to clean up fence lines or is it easier to use a weed eater for that?

Hello from Minnesota! To bad you can't just brushhog it. flat tire on tractor is no fun though.

Will this do well with Blackberry Bushes?

It's not just a "unit", it has feelings. I wasn't looking at her legs. Going round and round is less work, I see a lot of wasted motion.

TWO WORDS-(SAFETY GLASSES). But other than that it was a good job

I had to watch this video twice to see the Trimmer work. I was a bit distracted on the first viewing. 😍

Engineers made push brush hog mowers with blades that you can push and it come with self-propelled

Babe, keep a CLOSE EYE on that CONE part that drags the ground, my neighbor wore through his and grass, sand etc got up in there in / on a exposed bearing, and you can't take the thing apart, you have to buy a complete spindle

Im watching the girl f**k the grass lol 🤣🤣

This girl is cray no pants or safety glasses or gloves.

Watched 1 second and that's it... I don't support mowing in shorts.

cutie, put safety gear on. please buy a head set with Google you look great.

No safety glasses? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Please consider using a mask to protect your lungs from all the debris

The ST100 is the right tool for the job. However, young lady, you need to wear proper eye protection and clothing.

Need a dealership

Nice oufit for getting likes but VERY impractical for running a machine like that... I have one, they through a LOT of debris, including rocks, sand, etc. even with the guard attached, long pants and long sleeve shirt mandatory....additionally, I hope you have a low deductible w/your optometrist (safety glasses????)...not setting a good example for the viewer.

You should not be show a girl Mower in cutoff it not safe for her

ABSOLUTE PIECE OF FREAKIN' JUNK WITH A COMPLETELY WORTHLESS WARRANTY! - Mine is less than a year old, started smoking during operation, oil turned pitch black, and I thought, "Great, burned valve or wasted valve guide, okay, 'Three Year Warranty' though, right...?" WRONG! Even though the machine has less than four hours of run time, the dealership said that the valves were out of adjustment, and that would NOT be covered... I said, "Hang on... You're telling me this thing's engine is such a colossal piece of shit that they expect the valves to be out of adjustment after being run FOUR HOURS?" First piece of Cub Cadet Equipment... LAST piece of Cub Cadet equipment. Happily going back to Husqvarna... AVOID CUB CADET LIKE THE PLAGUE, THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR EQUIPMENT!