Best trimmer on wheels?

[tsh1773]

I have a large embankment at one of my jobs. (Pictures to come later). I have been using an echo trimmer to do it. It takes about 3 hours and 4 tanks of gas to do both sides and around cedars planted on top. I have sprayed it with round-up but it comes back after about a month. It's too steep to cut with a riding mower but not too steep for a wheeled trimmer or self propelled mower. I have tried a high wheeled Toro self-propelled mower but the bank has too many bumps/holes. What would you use? I think something self propelled would work. How good are the DR trimmers and are they self propelled?

[Runner]

If it's too steep for a push mower, it's SUREly too steep for one of these "trimmer-mower" thingamajigs. I sure wouldn't waste my money on one of these when you have a trimmer or two that is already more efficient for such applications of this type, anyway. These things just don't have that much use. You can't contour with them, (can't even ANGLE them as a matter of fact, unless you can find a place for the wheels to match the angle), and you can DEFINITELY trim around objest alot faster with a hand trimmer than you can with one of these deals.

[hboyd_com]

I disagree... the DR Brush trimmer might work well for this application and they have a string trimmer attachment that may also work for you.

Unfortunately, I have no real experience with using one and in fact, I am extremely interested in how well the commercial DR brush mower works as I have 2 acres on my own property that I think it would be perfect for.

Posting pictures would help us understand your dilemma.

[hunter]

what about a hover trimmer. Husqvarna makes one and so do some other folks. floats on air.

[tsh1773]

Here is one side. The bank is 18ft at it's highest point and I have almost rolled by mower with my weight shifted. It's too rough to be stable with a riding mower.

[tsh1773]

Here is the same side.

[hboyd_com]

hydro walk behind.

[tsh1773]

Standing on top

[mike9497]

thats nothing.ill get some pics up later of the hill i got.the DR would work well i think

[tsh1773]

The steepest, roughest side with trees along the base.

[tsh1773]

Originally posted by hboyd_com
hydro walk behind.

Please be more specific.

[hboyd_com]

For everything but the last picture you posted I would use any of the high quality hydro walk behinds that are available.... and use a string trimmer for the last area that you posted.

[tsh1773]

Originally posted by hboyd_com
For everything but the last picture you posted I would use any of the high quality hydro walk behinds that are available.... and use a string trimmer for the last area that you posted.

It takes me three passes just on the side of the last picture with my echo string trimmer and 1.5 hours.

[HarryD]

what was the reason they put that big burm in there in the first place to hide the trailers from the road.

[Richard Martin]

A walk behind will do about 95% of that hill.

[Piedmont Lawn]

I use a long reach hedge trimmer for steep banks. It will work you a little harder and it just lays the grass and weeds down instead of mulching them up like a line trimmer but it will save you a lot of time.

Later
Kelly

[tsh1773]

Originally posted by HarryD
what was the reason they put that big burm in there in the first place to hide the trailers from the road.

Exactly, the "City" made the company do it to hide the trucks. $26k worth of piled up dirt, that's what they told me anyway

[kickin sum grass]

maybe mention a mulch job at least on part of the hill if not all. Tell them the situation and if you are lucky they will let you put it in. It would save you so much headache/backache. Also it would be added revenue to you for install and maintanence. You could adjust your mowing price as a selling point and you could make that back in the landscape maintanence.

Just a thought. Sometimes they go for it and sometimes not.

[Premo Services]

Originally posted by Richard Martin
A walk behind will do about 95% of that hill.

I agree!!!!
A hydro walkbehind would do about 95% of it. The part with bushes should be mulched or something.

I do hills like that with my turf tracer hydro. It would save a lot of the time that you arer trimming.

Man thats a lot of trimming with the weedwacker...:eek:

[Strawbridge Lawn]

I don't know what mower you almost rolled, but it looks to me as thugh I could do it with my Z with deck set high to avoid bumbs.
Pictures can be deceiving. I have been on steep banks before and it takes getting used to.
Always back down and turn up hil at the end of each pass or you will have an express ride down.