A gasoline motocross, also known as a trimmer, is a popular and inexpensive tool used to work in a personal or summer cottage, when processing adjacent territories in public utilities. Its demand is easily explainable both from the point of view of the price component, and as a device that greatly facilitates the physical efforts expended by a person. Compact dimensions are also important, they provide ease of use and storage, moving from place to place.

Benefits and importance of gasoline trimmers

The main advantage of this compact tool is the ease of mastering the control process. Having seen how a more experienced gardener uses a brushcutter, you can easily learn how to work and perform basic functions without much energy costs. Running in a petrol brushcutter takes a little time and makes life much easier for a person constantly fighting with lush vegetation. Another advantage is the ability to process a relief area and problem areas that previously had to be processed manually - for example, slopes or ditches, the edges of decorative structures of landscape design, or small areas between trees and bushes.

Important! The characteristic of the engine (two- or four-stroke) allows not only saving time, increasing the speed of processing problem land tenure. Working with a device whose main fuel is gasoline, you can achieve significant power, and not get confused in the electric wires, as it happens with power tools.

Motokosa petrol

The main types of petrol trimmers

Motokosa Champion

Gasoline brushcutters are divided into household, professional and semi-professional. The second type is less popular due to the ability to process only the space close to the power source.

Interesting! The general structure of household and professional brushcutters is almost identical - they consist of a head with a cutting tool, a fixing bar and a motor. The main differences lie in the choice of a more functional type of handle. Professionals prefer high-speed brushcutters Prorab and ALCO, Huter and others are popular.

How to break in a brushcutter? If you need to perform complex work, you can choose a semi-professional model that has the necessary functions to perform complex tasks and the necessary compactness for convenience in home use.

Cutting grass with a trimmer

The main characteristics of the benzokos

Petrol lawn mower

The main differences that determine the choice of the consumer are the type of engine: the basic principle of differentiating devices is carried out according to the type of engine. Power and rpm may be a subject of preference. The shape of the rod and handle, the functionality of the cutting tool are of no small importance. The main method of differentiation can be the consumed fuel, according to which brushcutters are divided into gasoline and electric.

Engine type and cutting elements of gasoline brushcutters

Self-propelled gasoline lawn mower

How to install a hard disk on a brushcutter? Engines are divided into two-stroke and four-stroke. The latter are considered more reliable and powerful, but there is no particular need to purchase them for your own household needs.The set of cutting tools can include a fishing line, a knife or a disc.

For reference! Sometimes they are not included and you have to buy them separately. It is desirable that there is an instruction. How to install a hard disk or a knife on a brushcutter is sometimes difficult to figure out.

Handle power, weight and shape

How to mow with a brushcutter? The efficiency is determined by the engine power. It can be from 0.8 kW or more, in this matter it is necessary to be determined depending on the type of work performed. The average weight of a brushcutter is between 6 and 7 kg, the less it weighs, the less a person gets tired, but the less weight, the less the duration of operation is sometimes.

The devices are also divided according to the type of handle:

  • professional devices that allow you to quickly process large areas of h - equipped with a T-shaped;
  • for medium and large areas overgrown with bushes, or with hard-to-reach, non-standard areas, experts recommend the D-type;
  • on small areas with tall grass and minimal difficulty, the J-handle can be used.

Advice! To make the right choice, you need to consider in advance what types of work will be performed by the purchased tool. You can be curious and see how devices work on videos on the Internet. You can develop your skills in practice, but to see how to run in a brushcutter of a certain brand is better visually.

Running in petrol brushcutters

What nozzles for gasoline brushcutters are offered by manufacturers

The range of trimmer attachments is simply amazing. This can be a drill and lopper, an aerator for cleaning small ponds, a cultivator that looses beds, an air blower and snow blower for removing leaves and snow from paths, and even a boat motor. The purchase of a cultivator for brushcutters allows you to process flower beds and beds in a short time, forgetting about the days of work spent loosening them.

Rating of the best models of petrol brushcutters

Motokosa Hitachi consistently ranks among the top models. Hitachi CG27EAS-NB is controlled with great precision, thanks to the double bicycle handle. This reduces stress on the spine and the plastic cover prevents the cut grass from spreading.

Fact! The Hitachi is equally suitable for right-handers and left-handers, which gives the Hitachi brushcutter an undeniable advantage over other models.

In the ranking of successful tools today, such as:

  • cultivator attachment for brushcutter (cheap spare part);
  • Huter is a German-made brushcutter. a budget unit, with a fishing line and a knife in the kit, capable of coping with tough bushes and thorny thickets;
  • setting of Al Ko brushcutters is carried out thanks to the electronic type of ignition and the quick start function, which is practically not subject to vibration;
  • The foreman - a brushcutter with a set of accessories, great power and even attachments for a lopper, although a novelty on the market, has already gained popularity due to its versatility.

Note! The rating does not include a Chinese tool that is in demand due to the cost: the instruction for the Meteor brushcutter describes it as a powerful unit with many functions, but consumer reviews are far from enthusiastic.

A good tool will allow you to cut grass and destroy weeds, process undersized bushes and destroy young trees.