Get the Best Out Of Brushcutters with These Tips

Edgers Sydney
Sep 6, 2018 · 3 min read

For gardening lovers, the list of tools and machines that they can use in gardening is endless and they are all equally important. Two of the most important and most used machines are the edgers and the brushcutters and amongst, both of them, brushcutters is something that we will be discussing. This machine can save a lot of time, energy and still help you generate flawless results. However, to generate even better results using this machine, you can follow some of the most useful tips discussed in this post.

Tip #1:

Dress for Safety & Comfort

• According to the sellers of these machines, it is very important that you follow all the safety related instructions before usage.
• There are several of them and the most important are related to safety dress and PPE or Personal Protection Equipments.
• They say that it’s a good idea to wear brightly-colored clothing to make yourself visible to others and thus, keep other people at a safer distance from the area where you are working.

Tip #2

Give the area a walk-through before cutting

• The entire area that has to be worked upon could be full of stumps, rocks and trash and all of them could damage several important parts.
• Therefore, it’s important that you take a walk on the entire area and remove everything lying there to ensure that no one gets hurt and that the machine too does not get damaged.

Tip #3:

Mark any obstacles

• While taking a walk, you need to keep a sharp eye on the major obstacles where, your machine would not be able to function and there are sure chances of it getting damaged.
• You need to keep those areas in your mind and to make sure that none of them is skipped, you can even mark them.
• This way, during the main task, those marks would get easily visible and you would be able to avoid the easily and thus keep your machine safe.

Tip #4:

Clear people, animals and valuables from the area

• Before using brushcutters in your lawn or garden, make sure that stalkers, onlookers, etc. are at least 30 feet away from the main ground and this is actually for their own safety.
• This would include names like general human beings, kids who are fascinated and want to see something new and also the pets who are fond of playing and following the kids.
• One more thing that you need to ensure is that no vehicles are parked in the area of at least 30 feet from the area, where you are working as their window panes may stay exposed to some threats.

Tip #5:

Mind the weather!

• As far as using edgers, brushcutters is concerned, experts recommend that you can use these gardening tools when the weather is dry, but it is not hot.
• They further say that in wet conditions, they should not be used at all because the chances of accidents are really high and so are the chances of the machine getting damaged.

Some other useful tips related to usage of brushcutters are –

• Cut at the best time of day
• Check the cutting height!
• Use a brush cutter with a locking differential
• Cut the brush at half the width of the deck
• Let the mower do its work
• Mow “side slope” instead of straight up and down the slope
• Take a rest when you need it!

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