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Post by Foggy on Jan 18, 2019 11:44:15 GMT -6
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Post by smallchunk on Jan 18, 2019 15:03:22 GMT -6
I picked up an FS 131 this afternoon. Can’t wait to break it in tomorrow!  You got the same blade guard I did. I'm going to swap it out for the small metal blade guard. That big plastic one gets in the way if you're cutting high stem count and moving fast. Yep, I already bought the small one. Wish it would have just come with it! |
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Post by honker on Apr 5, 2020 13:21:27 GMT -6
I forgot to follow up. I picked up the Stihl FS 131 last week. It'll take up to 1.5" fast as you can walk and bigger if you stop. At only 12 lbs it's easy to go through a few tanks of gas with it. I’m in the market for one this spring. Want something faster than a silky when working through pockets of regrowth and clearing fence lines. How did you like the FS131? |
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Post by jbird on Apr 6, 2020 12:44:03 GMT -6
I have a Stihl FS111 and I have used it to clear saplings and brush and love mine. Smaller stuff like briars and just weeds I prefer a tri-blade...the bigger the diameter the better. For stuff the size of your thumb up to roughly 2 to 3" in diameter I prefer the chisel point (woodcutter) blade. Just make sure when you use a blade you have it centered properly.....otherwise it will shake the shit out of you! Paid right at $400 for the powertool and about $30 each for the different blades. What I tend to do is use a brush-hog type mower to mow what I can in the area first, or burn it if I feel that will work. A rotary mower or fire first - this simply removes the lighter stuff much more efficiently. Then I will use the brush cutter to remove the sapling I felt too large to go thru the rotary. What I have left then gets hit with a chainsaw. Being able to swing the brushcutter vs all the bending and stooping using a hand saw or loopers or the like is well worth it if you have any regular chores that require that sort of work. Changing the heads is not difficult and you can then use it just like any pother string trimmer around the house/camp or barn lot.
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Post by smallchunk on Apr 16, 2020 9:00:23 GMT -6
I forgot to follow up. I picked up the Stihl FS 131 last week. It'll take up to 1.5" fast as you can walk and bigger if you stop. At only 12 lbs it's easy to go through a few tanks of gas with it. I’m in the market for one this spring. Want something faster than a silky when working through pockets of regrowth and clearing fence lines. How did you like the FS131? My 131 has gotten a ton of work put into it and it keeps performing. I'd be lost without it! |
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 16, 2020 9:08:32 GMT -6
Those brush cutters are much more efficient on small stuff than a chain saw. They are a big time saver and they are way easier on the back too-
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Post by jbird on Apr 16, 2020 10:34:38 GMT -6
This isn't an exact before and after but it will give you an idea of what I was working with. I had a lot of saplings to wrist diameter sized trees that needed to be dealt with. The brush cutter was a wonderful tool to address it. It's still a lot of work, but at least it's not all the bending over. I cleared several acres this way.  |
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