Sicklebar On A Stick

Sicklebar On A Stick CROPS Weed Control Greenworks calls their GHX 200 a 20-in pole hedger To this farm boy it looks like a sickle bar mower on a stick However it has versatility that no sickle bar mower ever had Unlike power hedgers the nearly 48-in pole keeps cutting edges at a safe distance I don’t have any hedges but I have plenty of overgrown brush that turns trails into dead ends as the summer goes by It was the perfect testing ground for the pole hedger Between the rotating rear handle and the articulating head I was able to cut easily and safely at any angle I could slice at ground level clip the vertical sides of a bush or trim the top flat It’s also the perfect sidekick tool when doing late summer chainsaw work By midsummer the weeds and bushes on the edges of tree lines and fencerows can be tall and thick That can be a real problem for cutting trees or brush in either area When I needed to take down a 40-ft pine tree the pole hedger made the job much safer Instead of fighting my way through weeds and brush to the tree I used the pole hedger to clear the area first The articulating head adjusts easily to its 7 different positions making it easy to find the desired angle to clear away tall grasses and 8-ft giant ragweed At up to 3 000 cuts a minute the dual action blades make fast work of just about any grass weeds or brush I threw at it The variable-speed trigger lets me adjust to the material as it changes density or type The biggest downside is the weight The cutting head is solid and it doesn’t take long before you feel the effect of having it stuck out on the end of that pole

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