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Old 06-25-2013, 02:00 AM
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Very cool idea, I will have to give this a try as well. Might make a disk kinda like a stump jumper on a bush hog and attach 4 to it. Being round it would have even less impact when hitting the ground. Also could make the lines a bit shorter. Is the line precut to length or come in roles like a regular weed eater?
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Old 06-25-2013, 07:55 AM
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now if only you could make a front attach deck that flips up and makes it easier to change the string. Also, how does the outer nut stay on the string?
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Old 06-27-2013, 04:16 AM
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Hi GC : I just lift the lawn mower up with the boom pole on the big tractor,but so for I have not had to change the line,
and the outer nut is weld on also,
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I'd love to see a photo of the freshly cut back lot. I've got the same situation and using an old 44a mower with the trimmer string would be a great option.
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Old 06-27-2013, 09:39 AM
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Welding up my version of this tonight. Wondering if the distance between the nuts is critical as well as the length of the string in operations. Won't have pics up until next week. But hope to have this up on a 44A and mowed down a blade or two of grass on a couple acres. If this works well I have a rusty deck that was meant for just this. Open up the front of the deck and go...
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great idea, im sure the light weight string frees up some HP.
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I put the 1/8 line on my straight shaft trimmer kinda like that but it wears down or breaks after 20 min , but I am ging thru knee high weeds and vines too.
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the distance between the nuts is not critical, I wanted the blades as short as posable, the nuts are about 3/4 of an inch apart, and I made the line so it would cut the same as the old blades,
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Very cool idea !!!

Does the string throw the grass out the side of the deck ???

I have never had to buy trimmer string of that size , is there a better brand to get and i guess you can get the trimmer string about anywhere ???
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Very cool idea !!!

Does the string throw the grass out the side of the deck ???

I have never had to buy trimmer string of that size , is there a better brand to get and i guess you can get the trimmer string about anywhere ???
Not as good as the blades on throwing the gress-weeds out,
I use .155 th trimer line and got it at Lowe's
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