Any one use one ? RENEGADE BLADE - Carbide Brush Cutter

yeah and don't ride mini bikes with out flaywheel covers, I forgot to mention in the mud

 

Mini bikes? ... I think we could write a book.
Starting with....what not to do on a mini bike.
Titled: "NO" ..."You Don't Need A Cape!!!"
But Mom!!!....I'm Just Gonna...

 

Any further input on the blades? Currently shopping different stuff to mount to my old Echo. Been looking at the carbide stuff, chainsaw tooth variations and one called the Brush Destructor out of Australia...which looks promising, but expensive. Brushcutter Blade, BrushDestructor home page

I have some generally nasty brushy areas with all sorts of vegetation including privet, small saplings and all kinds of stuff with stickers.

 

I just got one for my FS 250 but haven't used it yet. I plan to wage an all out war on honeysuckle bush very soon.

 

Straight or curved has nothing to do with safety just drivetrain strength. A harness keeps you from getting cut as the blade can't reach you
Carbide is killer fast but is fragile as glass (not a joke). Chain saw chain ones work well enough as expected, will slip on the disks to lessen gear shock, wrap up like crazy in grassy stuff. I can go on as I'm older and tried a bunch of this stuff.
I can say I love Airecut blades !!!!! Just a warning s@#& goes everywhere !!!! Like grass in bellybutton everywhere !!!!

 

Also the renegade blades are tensioned to run at the high speed of a brush cutter. Use caution if thinking you are doing it a favor by not squeezing the trigger. They are thin and speed plus teeny tiny bitty bites are it's realm. Tooth loading must be kept down.

 

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I bought them, they dull kind of quick but for my acre they work. Probably get a few seasons out of them as I use them for about an hour maybe 3 times a year.

 

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life! I need a cutter for my FS90r, was wondering what would work best.

 

That's not encouraging. I could use it for 3 hours in one day's time for what I'm wanting to do. Are you using the large tooth or small tooth design (or both)?

It would seem that the Brush Destructor is the last man standing in the flail attachment category for brush cutters (besides those plastic ones, tried em...they ain't tough enough). I am really leaning towards the Destructor...just gotta get past the cover charge.

Anyone have any experience with beaver blades? Their rep is fairly decent from what I've read. Now owned by DR equipment.

8" Beaver Blade for Handheld Brushcutters

Oh, and thanks for all the replies so far everyone!

 

Small tooth - note that I am not so friendly and certainly hit dirt as well as a piece of metal. Shouldn't matter much, right?

 

may I suggest a "carrying case" to hold what can become another collection. My son made this and judging by the room left I need more....

 

I like Beaver !! ....... Oh the blades. Like I previously posted they work fine, easy to maintain and they can slip thus absorbing shock on the itsy bitsy gears.

 

That's because of drivetrain strength not safety. Clipped to your "harness" that a true brush cutter will have you cannot get close to the action to cut yourself .Putting a "steel" blade on a "string" trimmer is not recommended.

 

Ok, might have got a bit ahead of myself, but picked up some stuff for the FS90R.
Stopped by my Stihl guru, he set me up with the blade adapter, anti kickback handle, and a larger guard for the blade. He walked me through operating it with a blade vs. string. And now.... Renegade "Razor/Hybrid" 68T cutters are on the way. Should be OK if I keep the RPM's up. Plus they're pretty.
Anyone tried these? Aspen shoots and bushy things are my main targets.

 

Forgot about this thread, I used the 32 tooth, only thing I have to compare to is the four wing blade that came with, but I think it works good I cut half inch up to 2 inch saplings, so far haven't hit any metal fence or anything.
I hope to whack down a bunch more stuff this spring but, spring is wood scrounging time for me, so it might be hot before I get to that.
My wacker only has a single handle bar but I do have a harness

 

I have decided to try the Destructor. First, I have to either find my original guard (oh boy! It was taken off more than a decade ago!), or purchase a new one. The current metal guard that came with the OEM blade kit does not offer enough clearance (at least 7" from center of shaft). Gonna let the price motivate me to use it and "get my monies worth" this year. Hopefully, it'll be a "buy once, cry once" situation. Getting a kit that includes extra blades and a sharpening disk for 4-1/2" angle grinder.

 

I want one, never tried one. Anything that lessens drivetrain shock is a plus in my book. Can't wait to see your opinion.

 

My friend has one on a weed eater; looks scary as all to me and I don't want to be anywhere around that thing when it is running.