You got it! Great tool. If you've ever had to pull weeds out of the sidewalk or spray a chemical on walkways and pavers, the brush will cut your work time in half
The funny thing about this review is that the commentator in my opinion used the attachment all wrong. I have a lawn care business and I use the brush on an as needed basis. It works well when edging. When you don't have any edge with this tool you will be able to make one instead of eating through string. When used in the wrong application you will get less than satisfactory results. Edging and cleaning pavers are ideal for the tool. Keep the string trimmer for clearing tall grass and brush
Totally agree! Within the first 2 minutes of the video I thought he was using it wrong. I am currently looking at purchasing one and still am after watching this video but it has a specific purpose and is not designed to be used everywhere around the yard. My plan is to use it on areas of my property that have newly growing/annual weeds that pop up until I get around to laying landscape fabric and mulch and I think it'll do a great job of clearing them quickly, easily and a lot faster then weeding by hand on my knees for hours at a time. I will continue to use my plastic string attachment for trimming and edging finished property lines.
Good only for cleaning up algae and moss off concrete- no good at anything else! Curved shaft is stupid choice of machine as well. Use a straight shaft brushcutter of 30cc or greater with such an attachment.
I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.
Jumped on a Tiktok ad, and got mine this week. Attached it to my Alko 1200w trimmer and works relatively well. Main purpose for me is grasss and weed between concrete tiles and it was easier than using a shovel. I also had issues with the kickback and would like a tutorial on how to best use this tool for my purpose.
You have to only use the side in the direction that it’s spinning. In other words, it looks like it’s going to spin counterclockwise. So therefore, only attack your target from the left side of the brush. You’ll get kicked out, but it will only push to the right so you’ll have it in one direction and you’ll know to manage it. You can avoid kick back with a tool like this, but you can manage it
I ordered the exact product from China and it came with tools and adapters needed which worked great on the exchange head, it also did a good job with the weeding but did have a few kickbacks but still not to bad. Nice.
Maybe if it was used as intended ... to clear grass out of the "cracks" in your driveway, patios, etc you'd be pleased, sold these for years in the States, but for as mentioned above to clean grass out of where it grows up in the Lines/Cracks in the driveway.
Thanks for sharing. The steel wires are literally eating away the wood and stripping the galvanization off the metal fence which will form rust on the bottom (given moisture). Revisit those areas and spray some cold zinc onto the metal fencing and some wood protection where the wire wheel exposed the inner wooden pulp.
First let me say I have one of these second you used it for everything it's not supposed to be used for it's built for running the cracks in concrete edging and doing areas in which your cord will be eating up such as an urban areas like the edge of curbs in concrete it's best used from the street to the curb and the cracks in the concrete in sidewalks also installing it on A-Rod Matt long robs you of its full potential better with a Straight Shaft and a short Bolt or if you need to turn up mulch in a flower bed it's terrific for that too or decimating grass in a certain area not hating just stating the fact
Yes, I have read that the head is best suited to a straight shaft snipper. I am purchasing a 6inch disk first then will look for a straight shaft whipper snipper for use around fences, concrete edges.
WADR who in their right mind, sees a wire wheel and thinks, this will be good at cutting down "tall brush"? It is just an abrasive, for cleaning hard surfaces, like a concrete walkway....
Didn't it fit your cutter either? Will fit most standard brush cutters. It's really best for in-between pavers and as such is being over hyped. However, it is easy to fit (to most cutters) and does work for it's purpose where string wears too fast.
Thanks for your demo, I've seen the adds and read some reviews. I would think that it's going to damage some edging materials, I do lots of edges and lots of whippersnipping at jobs. Surely as it wears there's going to be high speed bits of wire flying off the head! Just buy high quality chord and a good blade, these things are just gimmicks 🙂
These brush heads aren’t supposed to be used with that type of head. There used with the geared head used for brush cutting they have the 25.4mm 1” bushings and spreader plate that’s common on most brush cutters. I have used same wire brush attached to a gearbox head on my ryobi with great results mostly cleaning dead ivy roots off walls.
It's great for it's purpose of weeds between pavers, in cracks etc. Fits straight shaft brush cutters not string trimmers like this Muppet attached it to!
I ordered one an found it great. I think you are not using it properly. I used it for curbes and weeds growing though asphalt. It worked great. For grass I found it useless and use a wire heqd with start shaped nylium wite. I actually ordered 2 more heads of yhw wite brush as also used it for some concrete posts that had weeds growing on it. I personally think it is a great product
I agree having to build a mounting solution for the head sucks and it also made the unit a lot heavier and the vibration was a lot. My electric Bosch unit actually started to smoke.
The only thing I can see this head being useful for is clearing weeds from curb edges! Looking at it, it would probably fit most commercial strimmers quite easily.
There is a reason why it is called a wire brush. It uses many steel micro lines to brush or remove less dense surfaces. Unlike weed trimmer line which has angled edges acting like a cutting surface which in turn perform more properly for it's application. Ex: grass's, small fibrous plants. Those wire wheels are best uses for paint and rust removal. Obviously it will remove grass but look how long it's taking ,two to three times longer than trimmer line.
Thanks for saving me money and not having to waste of my time on an interior product i am truly grateful to you for taking the time to put this together.
Dude are you dummer than this guys who made the video? This is a weed brush for pavements... not for cutting grass.. what and idiot.. (The guy that made the video) :)))))
As if by magic this bloke from down under comes along and gives me the gen I need. Hi aah kid. My partner heard me wandering about just this item for my FS45 grass cutter. Would it be easy to fit, once it’s fitted would it do what what I want? From what I’ve seen it’s going to be more trouble than it’s worth. Grout vid aah kid. Cheers
I was going to convert my weed Wacker over to this product but not now, im not a big fan of kick back and the paint on the bottom of my house would be ground off, not to mention what it would do to my pvc fence lol, someone should make a kevlar weed wacker cable, maybe that would work, great video, thanks 👍.
This attachment is great if you own a asphalt sealcoating business for cleaning weeds out of cracks or crack cleaning and loosening dirt spots why wood you use a wire wheel to trim grass around wood
So.. I went to Total tools and bought a wire brush head thats almost identical to one of these, and came with a spacer that I drilled the thread out of to make a perfect fit. I have found that the only thing it is good for is getting dirt off of concrete, or cleaning off concrete, and thats about all. only cost me a few dollars to make it this way too.
I agree! I purchased a 8" wheel and was quite surprised how much power it requires. I installed on a 23cc Stihl and it did not work well. I then I put it on a 56cc trimmer, and now think think that should be the minimum cc for the 8" head. I mainly got this to trim the weeds between the patio blocks, and it did not work well. The steel wires are not flexible enough to conform to the contours of the stones, plus it flung out the grout between the pavers. . Then I tried to edge some tall weeds but it was only so-so. The only use that was acceptable is edging the concrete driveway. I have much better results using the string head with a good quality .095 or .105 line. I am sure this product has it's place, probably on the shelf in the garage.
I dont know man, seems to me its doing exactly as advertised. Also most weedwackers or grasstrimmers come with the bit you needed to secure it, that you dont have it, is a you problem. The only thing you might be right about it the heavyness of full steel, but then again, with that thing you dont need to worry about broken lines or replacing them anymore
OK, for a start this attachment is not meant for the way you are using it, it's basically designed to clear weeds off patios, not for tall grass and weeds. this product is the absolute perfect tool if used correctly for the right job.
Shocked that I have not seen one comment about those cowboy “shoes” or cowboy low tops…… can you do a review on those? Besides wars work could ya Texas two in them? Lol asking for a friend
I have had the same ^*%$(&^ trouble since I ordered off Facebook ads too. It's been a headache trying to make everything work. I couldn't get it to fit my curved shaft, so now I am fitting a straight shaft only to find the damned head gear is not fitting to the supplied pieces. It's been a darn headache from day 1.
Just a couple of observations. If you read the list in description it clearly states, Straight Shaft, you even show it clearly at the 2:03 mark in your video. A straight shaft Brush Cutter model has a higher torque motor than your model Whipper Snipper. Hence why your extended bolt creation you have had to make on your curved shaft whipper Snipper bites into ground and grabs grass getting caught up. A Straight Shaft head has the shorter bolt, washer and nut you obviously don't have. A tool will always fail when used on the wrong piece of equipment. The curved shaft is for Edging. Not Brush Cutting. The metal head actually works well cleaning up concrete paths and edges. Able to clean up slab expansion joins easier than using the cord which snaps and wears down quick hitting concrete.
Thanks for your comment. The bolt wasn’t biting the ground, it was the head itself. Not only that it’s somewhat irrelevant because the head as supplied wouldn’t fit (I’ve seen other comments saying it doesn’t even fit on standard stihl) so of course the end user has to come up with something to make it fit. My machine has a higher output brush cutter motor attached to a curved shaft (the power head came with a pole saw). I’ve seen other reviews as well and the biting seems to be a common issue. I don’t disagree that this head may work for that specific job, but it’s not promoted that way and I think most people who purchase it will be expecting it to be a jack of all trades type attachment. The video shows it clearly isn’t.
@@Jerram89 the head as supplied fits perfect for straight shaft brushcutter. If you wish to review that a square peg won't fit into a round hole, that is your prerogative. But you make something look more difficult than it is by using wrong equipment. As pointed out, you yourself show it is listed for a straight shaft head just after the 2 minute mark in your own video, you seem to stop at instructions after reading "easy to install." Your not reading description before purchasing obviously. Works fine for me on the straight shaft brush cutter, not the bent shaft wipper snipper you have demonstrated. The extra long bolt you have made slows down the head everytime it touches the ground with you trying to get the wire brush closer to where you want it. Your causing it to fail and lose momentum. Your review should be that the head is as described and not suited for the bent shaft wipper snipper. That is the only thing you have proven and demonstrated. Mine works fine as I have mentioned for concrete edging, expansion joints and also along retaining wall in my yard. I then use my wipper snipper quick release shaft along colourbond fence so to not scratch paint off. A wire brush is designed to be harsh, not delicate on paint.
@@Jerram89 How do you send a picture to you via RU-vid. The straight shaft unit I use fits fine and the nut and centering washer makes it so it doesn't vibrate like crazy. I don't know where your getting your machines from. But my straight shaft head I have been using for last few years is once again different to your old school model your using. Of course it won't fit right on your equipment.
@@James-to3nv If you want to make a review and sing the praises of this thing, go right ahead. I think though that I’ve made a pretty good case in the two videos that a.) you can’t just expect this will mount up to any machine as the sellers tend to claim (many other ads don’t even mention the straight shaft) and b.) the performance isn’t earth shattering, nor is it a just-as-good replacement for a variety of other attachments.
When using strimmers of wire, bladed etc you should wear protective leg guards etc, for exactly the reason shown. Some strimmers can throw stones 150 yards plus so be careful guys.
It's all about the right tool for the job. Looks like none of your use-cases are what the wirebrush is designed for (ie removing weeds from hard surfaces). Personally I wouldn't even use the cord for cutting the origano when shears or secateurs would do a better job. You're lucky you don't need one because the kickback is something else :P
Waste of money, I tried for an hour to fit one of these to his strimmer but failed. It won't fit most strimmers I tried. The plate with the spline in it doesn't match the maim unit. And after watching this I can agree 💯%
Using it all wrong! You have to work with the direction of rotation of the wheel so you don't get kick back. Also, it's intended purpose is for removing weeds from concrete and tarmac and it does an incredible job of this. I've been using it to clear weeds from the road edge between the road and kerbs and also to edge lawns at footpath edges and it is absolutely fantastic. One of the best tools I've ever bought. I actually wore one out and went back to amazon and bought a fee more.
7:26 your technique, is, somewhat questionable LOL. Overall great review! Thanks for running it through the paces. It did not perform well where I thought it might.
like you I already bought one, can't fit it ideally wasted my time and cash, thanks for showing the video, now I know it don't work as it should do, thanks
Gotta guess you're not familiar with mounting blades on a brushcutter.With a proper arbor having a shoulder to locate blades, either 20 or 25 mm. Then you get a blade-mounting kit specific to that machine, that will clamp a blade down onto the arbor. Mickey-mouse mounting lets things fly- not good. Flex-drive cables are definitely not the thing for transferring power, but cheapo kludges.
you really need a brush strimmer to handle this item, first off when you where screwing it up you used a very tall part to screw it to the item this in turn will make it more harder for it to do its work this made the level far to high and this is why it failed, I have bought one of these and will use it to find out if its good or not everyone has different ideas and different petrol strimmers
Bloody bought this as well Mate. Can’t fit onto me strimmer or lawnmower as the centre is too big. I bought this to tackle bramble like rambling blackberries & mature weeds at the back of the garden. I have clearly wasted my time, & it’s not fit for purpose. 🤷🏽♀️🇬🇧
I wouldn't want one. I worked with wire wheels when in the shipyard and once in awhile, a piece of the wire would break off and hit me. Wear leather gloves, faceshield and cover as much of yourself as possible with clothing. As for the job it does? Works good on sidewalk moss. Doesn't impress me for much else.
Thanks for your review. Doesn't look nearly as practical for all uses as it appears to be in the social media videos. I'm wondering if you figured out you may need more foot protection. I agree with concerns in other comments about when this thing ages it may start flinging pieces of wire around.
Exactly! Why would someone wear shorts with a string weed wacker, and even crazier when one has that wire thingy going around that could lose a wire right into your knee!! Also, I don't think he used it well for even clearing weeds. That flinging the thing back and forth ain't gonna work. One has to move it slowly so that it bites into the weeds.