Swisher trimmer....your thoughts?

[studor]

I have an Ariens walk behind trimmer, several push lawnmowers,several brushcutters/trimmers, a bush hog and a pond. If I had to only pick one for around the pond I would pick the cheap push lawnmower, followed by the brushcutter. A cheap lawnmower is like a rental pickup truck -- it will double as a humvee when required The brushcutter is just versatile and works great but is tiring
I had to modify my walk behind by drilling the wheel mount brackets to raise it since the original ground clearance made it next to usless on anything but a manicured lawn. Once I modified it, it became a weed eating wonder and I get much more use out of it maintaining paths and around the pond. The line is .155 so it lasts a fair amount of time and is easy to change. I bought mine used and figured if worst came to worst I could use the motor in a lawnmower -JMHO

 

[keegs]

I have an Ariens walk behind trimmer, several push lawnmowers,several brushcutters/trimmers, a bush hog and a pond. If I had to only pick one for around the pond I would pick the cheap push lawnmower, followed by the brushcutter. A cheap lawnmower is like a rental pickup truck -- it will double as a humvee when required The brushcutter is just versatile and works great but is tiring
I had to modify my walk behind by drilling the wheel mount brackets to raise it since the original ground clearance made it next to usless on anything but a manicured lawn. Once I modified it, it became a weed eating wonder and I get much more use out of it maintaining paths and around the pond. The line is .155 so it lasts a fair amount of time and is easy to change. I bought mine used and figured if worst came to worst I could use the motor in a lawnmower -JMHO

I covet those $50, previous year's clearance/return, 22" Walmart push mower that you can snag sometimes in early spring when they're putting out the seasonal garden stuff. I got a brand new $350 roto-tiller for $100 a few years ago. I kept the clearance tag on it...wear it like a badge...:laughing: But the small push mowers are really no good for tall grass obviously.

Just to verify you were talking about a walk behind trimmer in the last paragraph of your post?

 

[studor]

Just to verify you were talking about a walk behind trimmer in the last paragraph of your post?

Yes I was talking about the walk behind trimmer in the last paragraph.
The other thing I have seen done is cutting away the front skirt of a push lawn mower to act as a long grass cutter -- may not appear as the safest thing but does work well for chopping weeds down:thumbsup: