This is a guide to turn an IDECH Power Rotary Scissors into an attachment for the Milwaukee M18 Fuel Quik-Lok multi-trimmer system. Link to the All my Lawn Tools: www.amazon.com...
Haha awesome!! I bought the extension, then simply followed along with your video, pausing where I needed to right to the end and voila, installation complete!! Great job, and thanks very much.
I wanted something light weight and capable of cutting. This little string trimmer is just that ru-vid.comUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . The battery will last about half an hour. It cuts through most weeds and grass. I wanted to see what this trimmer could do and tried cutting down some brush. It does okay with light brush but heavy brush, not so much. This is a great tool for trimming around the yard. It's not great for clearing out brush but no one would expect it to be.Out of the box, this trimmer is extremely easy to use. All I had to do was attach the guard and load the battery.
Just bought one straight from Japan. $100 bucks cheaper and came in 3 days, free shipping. Now to go to HD to get the extension. Thanks for the tutorial!
This video saved me money! Before viewing this I thought I had to sacrifice my trimmer head and buy another. Also, your instructions are very thorough. Especially pointing out how useful using tape to mark the depth the shaft will insert. I would have probably skipped that step and ended up screwing it up. Keep making great content!
@@TheLawnSauceHow would the Milwaukee Brush Tool Attachment work compared to the Rotary Scissors. The seem similar except the Milwaukee Attachment has less blades
@@apilkey Comparing the mechanics of the two, the brush cutter attachment uses a wracking motion much like the string trimmer attachment to chop off what it’s cutting. The rotary scissors attachment uses two blades rotations in opposing directions so the mechanical action is like cutting with a scissors. The brush cutter attachment is very primal in nature and is meant for rough cutting brush really quicky by hacking at it with a solid metal blade. The rotary scissors is for precise clean cuts. There is no way that I would take the brush cutter to a fine turf grass. Hope that makes sense.
@@TheLawnSauce Thanks yes that makes sense, I just bought the Milwaukee Trimmer and I’m also going to get the Edger Attachment. Was hoping the Brush Cutter Attachment would also help me get some nice edges but I guess not. Hopefully with just the two attachments it’ll look good and I won’t also have to get some Rotary Scissors. But would you say if I got the Rotary Scissors I wouldn’t need the Edger Attachment?
@@apilkey I think the string trimmer and edger attachment will cover all of your needs. I will never use the rotary scissors for the edging because it pretty harsh on the blades. Often times when edging, you’re digging into dirt where small rocks and dirt will dull and mess up the rotary scissors blades. For this reason, I prefer using the dedicated stick edger attachment. So on the edges of lawn, you may often have to trim the height of the grass blades and that’s where the string trimmer comes in. For my lawn, I use a reel mower with leaves a very straight and clean cut on the top of the grass blades. When I use the string trimmer to cut off some of bulk height of the edges, I can see a haze on the edge of my lawn left from the string trimmer. The haze is from scar tissue on the grass blade left from the wacking/shredding action of the string trimmer. This is where you might want to step up your game and invest in the rotary scissors. I compare the cut quality of the rotary scissors to a reel mowed cut. I compare the cut quality of a string trimmer to a traditional rotary mower cut as both use a wacking motion to cut the grass, often times leaving the tips of the grass blades slightly shredded.
They work great.. especially if you're reel mowing. It leaves a super clean cut, like a scissors.. No more shredded grass blade scars that can affect the color and health of the lawn. Also it doesn't fling rocks and crap so you can trim right up against parked cars and not have to worry about damaging other peoples property.
I wudnt even attempt to putting it on my battery stuff, the tolerances on that scissors attachment has so much drag on the motor it wud prolly drink the battery before I edged just pst the mailbox, ESPECIALLY will the milawaukee trimmer. Save yourself time and get a cheaper gas machine to run this rotary head, works way better. I Personally have tried it on like 8-9 of my commercial and non commercial trimmers and I think the cheaper stihl fs56 runs it overall the best, just my two cents
Seeing as you have all the attachments for the Milwaukee quik-lock system. Could you tell me if all the attachments use the same length down rod/connecting rod. If you converted the Milwaukee edger for the power rotary scissors instead of the extension rod would the overall length be the same? Thanks for your time and making this video. Cheers!
Do you think or know anyone that done the same with the Ego extension rod? I have the rotary scissors and really like this option vs. taking apart a good attachment. Great video. 👍
Looking at the whole process a few times, why didn't you simply depress the black plastic bushing button, turn it and leave it? Looking at the adapter length, it would've worked. Long term, it would help maintain the structural integrity of the extension shaft.
Hi Ed, good question. the shaft adaptor doesn't fit in the hole of the plastic bushing. You wont be able to slide the shaft completely into the IDECH head. I see your point for structural integrity however, metal sleeve adaptor and sturdy body of the IDECH head will actually reinforce the outer tubing of the extender shaft. Its actually moot point.
@@TheLawnSauce ok, thanks. Just hard to see just how it wouldn't fit together from camera view. It's not your filming, it's just the way it is. If I was flipping it around in my hands, I'd be better able to say yes or no.
@@TheLawnSauce It looks like there is plenty of shaft sticking out from the bushing that the adapter does not need to enter the bushing. By leaving the bushing, the first screw has less of a chance of compressing the shaft when tightening. Also could pull the bushing out to drill hole big enough for the adapter to fit in as well. I purchased the pole saw first that comes with adaptor, so instead of getting trimmer and edger, convert the rotary scissors to handle both jobs for less. ✌🏽
What is the advantage of the rotary scissors versus a brush cutter? Milwaukee sells a complete brush cutter attachment for 149, and this setup shown here would be 70 for the milwaukee extension and 300 or more for the rotary scissors which is ridiculously expensive. ??
Good question. Unlike the rotary scissors, the brush cutter is a blunt force chopping blade made for taking down tall stalks of brush. The rotary scissors cuts clean like scissors, leaving a super fine cut on the blades of grass. I reel mow, and the rotary scissors cuts super clean so it pairs nicely with the rotary scissors.
Ive seen a few of your comment replies about the brush cutter, are these rotary scissors suitable for brush cutting as well? What is this capable of cutting easily?
I can’t recommend any stores. I would Google this part number for the larger blades: “SK-2118VW”. You’ll be able to find a seller easily. Hope this helps.
nice. too bad Milwaukee came out with their rotary trimmer now. Was looking for a cheaper option, but this plus their pole almost puts me at the 399 price :(
Thanks,Great video! Just did it to mine. But now it keep stopping on it own. You have to let go of the trigger n push it to start again. Goes anybody else have this problem?
It's been a few months now and it's holding up great. I haven't had to adjust it once. I do plan on greasing it up in a couple of months, but other than that, no problems.
