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Its the bomb. I bought up a bunch of the attachments for $70-90 each with a 20-25 rebate or gift card at lowes or other places over time. Nice to have one large power head to maintain and just a bunch of sticks for the rest. Theres a blower and some other attachments for it as well. Its a four cycle unit, so no gas/oil mixing, doesnt smoke as much, and should last a bit longer.
I tried out the trimmer on the new head. Quite impressive. Gives about a 5-6' reach from the hand you're pulling the trigger with. I was chopping back 15'+ high hedges using a short ladder with relative ease vs the electric jobbies and the electric hedge cutters on a stick all sucked. Not a lightweight tool and...umm...it was quite a 'manly' item even with the 31cc powerhead, so its something you'd want to use with some caution (oh go ahead and get after me about the 'manly' thing ladies...)...with the 40cc head its a monster. Cuts 3/4" limbs with no trouble and 'nibbles' through inch thick material with a little effort.
I dont have anything super tall at the new place, but I have a lot of stuff thats wide and 'off the path'. Its nice to be able to cut a smooth top on a 10' wide shrub without having to wade into it.
If you're having trouble finding the 40cc unit at your local sears, Orchard supply hardware had a bunch, but last time I was in there they didnt have it on any clearance sale, still the original $229 that was holding me at bay the last six months or so.
Pretty much still a bargain if you load up on 3-4 of the option heads, sell all your old discrete units for a reasonable price, and cut your garage space needs and maintenance needs by a bit.
I tried out the trimmer on the new head. Quite impressive. Gives about a 5-6' reach from the hand you're pulling the trigger with. I was chopping back 15'+ high hedges using a short ladder with relative ease vs the electric jobbies and the electric hedge cutters on a stick all sucked. Not a lightweight tool and...umm...it was quite a 'manly' item even with the 31cc powerhead, so its something you'd want to use with some caution (oh go ahead and get after me about the 'manly' thing ladies...)...with the 40cc head its a monster. Cuts 3/4" limbs with no trouble and 'nibbles' through inch thick material with a little effort.
I dont have anything super tall at the new place, but I have a lot of stuff thats wide and 'off the path'. Its nice to be able to cut a smooth top on a 10' wide shrub without having to wade into it.
If you're having trouble finding the 40cc unit at your local sears, Orchard supply hardware had a bunch, but last time I was in there they didnt have it on any clearance sale, still the original $229 that was holding me at bay the last six months or so.
Pretty much still a bargain if you load up on 3-4 of the option heads, sell all your old discrete units for a reasonable price, and cut your garage space needs and maintenance needs by a bit.