Brushcutter Diary 2022

Brushcutter Diary 2022Updated: September 20th, 2022

Author:-elf

Created: March 20th, 2022

Start the bund before end of May each year: North end?

2022

September 20th Used strimmer around wagon and veggie area 1T
August 20th Used 2 bladed cutter across the triangle filed and into the small one clearing the ferns 1T
Second run cleared half the path north 1T.
Third run finished the bund north. 1T
August 2nd Used 2 bladed cutter along the track around the wagon and the veggie area 1T
Second run finished to breach but tide too high to cross to the marsh.
Third run finished the bund north. 1T
July 26th Used 2 bladed cutter along the bund north east, approaching the breach 1T
Second run finished to breach but tide too high to cross to the marsh.
Third run finished the bund north. 1T
July 22nd Used 2 bladed cutter along the bund to boat and east 1T
June 20th Used strimmer along the main track and around the eastern boundary of the inhabited area. 1T
June 12th Used 2 bladed cutter to finish the track north in triangle field, around apple trees, area east of veg, some little along the track 1T
June 8th Used strimmer to clear along the track, around the wagon, the veg plot, the ALP and tent area 1 T
Used 2 bladed cutter to clear across the triangle field some 100m+, up the triangle field some 120m and with odd bits probably managed 230m on 1T which is a first, I think
June 7th Used 2 bladed brushcutter to clear finish clearing the bund to the northern boundary 2 T
andthe repairseems fine.
June 4th Used 2 bladed brushcutter to clear the bund. Didn't quite reach the broken drain. Some used on track side to Trekensa 2 T
June 2nd Use strimmer to clear the sides of the track to wagon, around the wagon and north to the montbretia patch and around the veg area. had the stalling, like the carburettor maybe dirty :( 1T
May 19th Use strimmer and 2 bladed brush cutter from south east corner of far field up to the gate and down to the marsh. Also cleared through the small triangle filed and maybe 60 metres coming back across the triangle field. 2T
April 27th Whilst cleaning the harness today I noticed the clip to hold the brushcutter is breaking through it's holding tag. See comment 1.

See comment 2for repair
April 26th Used 2 blade brushcutter, north continuing from yesterday 2T
April 25th Used 2 blade brushcutter, down to the boat and north to within about 45m of the breach. 2T
April 19th
Used strimmer around veg plot and locales 1T
April 17th
Cleared some to the north, east across triangle field and bit more to the north at the eastern end where the permaculture people dump old metal that was used for fencing. 2T One with shredder one with blade.
April 7th
Walked the north bund and around back via the triangle field. There was no obvious sign of hogweed or knotweed and I will check again in approx two weeks 19th to 23 April.
March 21st
Used shredder on outskirts of growing area, bramble patches near the wagon, the path up to and including the montbretia patch. 1T
March 20th
Used strimmer around garden and wagon 1T

Total 25 tanks (18.75Lt)

Comment No. * from: roger [Member]

I have emailed Sthil again with the following

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: FS 460 Harness attachment Ref.:00853000759
Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 16:30:05 +0000
From: roger
To: enquiries@stihl.co.uk

Thank you for your reply.

Here are some thoughts

a) How many of these 'hip pads' do you sell each year relative to the whole harnesses?

b) Why are people buying new harnesses. I doubt the retailers or you keep a check and my suspicion is that as this little strap not only carries the weight but is under constant wear from the swinging of the brush-cutter then it ids probably the major reason if not the only reason to buy a hip pad.

c) Although it saves buying th whole harness it is not cheap and 96% of it is still viable. I suggest you make the small part removable and replacable.

Here is my alternative ~ a repair :- given I only had to hand some narrow strap
Attached two images

Image 1 [open-pad.jpg]

I cut the bottom of the hip pad stitching to access the inside.

Image 2 [repair-pad.jpg]

I then riveted a strap as shown and glued the front and back together with polyurethane mastic.