10 Top Heavy-Duty Brushcutters and Rough-Cut Field Mowers

This is the ideal time of year for tackling those overgrown outlying areas you’ve been ignoring!

Dense, long-established swathes of grass, nettles, weeds, scrub and bramble can be too much for lower-powered, domestic-use strimmers and brushcutters, so we’ve produced a rundown of ten top machines, which will take that sort out-of-control vegetation in their stride.

Firstly, a commercial-duty machine that’s also suitable for the serious amateur gardener.

The Maruyama BCV5201 Petrol Brushcutter employs a series of shock-absorbing mounts that isolate the engine from the shaft, thereby limiting the amount of juddering and vibration felt by the operator. You’ll be able to work in comfort for longer, and will feel far less tired and shaky at the end of day.

Its 50cc engine – one of the largest on any brushcutter – powers a three-tooth metal blade that will have no trouble dealing with gnarly, woody growth.

Already comfortable thanks to its anti-vibration system, the Maruyama BCV5201 also features a professional duplex handlebar, and comes with a premium E-Harness.

It’s covered by an impressively lengthy five-year warranty and will be with you in as little as three working-days when you order through MowDirect.

Next, a brushcutter built to handle the densest vegetation.

Designed and manufactured in Italy to exacting standards, the Efco Stark 3810S Heavy-Duty Low-Emission Petrol Brushcutter is to be found amongst the armoury of professional gardeners across the globe.

Its green credentials are thanks to its advanced Burn Right engine, which emits 75% fewer harmful exhaust-particulates compared to standard engines within the same power band. Efco’s Burn Right technology also delivers a sizeable 40% cut in fuel-consumption, so you’ll be able to work for longer between top-up stops, while also saving a significant amount on fuel-costs.

Thanks to its compact, ergonomically-optimised ‘loop’ handle, the Efco Stark 3810S Petrol Brushcutter is suitable for confined-area use and offers excellent operator-comfort.

This machine is so well built, Efco back it with a lengthy three-year domestic warranty.

Now one from a manufacturer hugely popular with landscaping contractors.

Part of the top-end Japanese manufacturer’s X-Series range of class-leading machines, the Echo SRM-3021TESU Petrol Brushcutter is a serious bit of kit developing the sort of aggressive torque that’s essential when tackling the longest, thickest growth.

A line-head and brush-blade are both included, with a super-sharp rotary scissor-blade and comfort-enhancing shoulder-harness offered separately.

Despite its substantial 30.5cc engine – with ES-Start – the Echo SRM-3021TESU weighs-in at just 6.3kg.

Next up, a wheeled brushcutter for larger areas.

The Hyundai HYFT56 Wheeled Trimmer will take the sort of out-of-control undergrowth that would defeat a handheld brushcutter in its stride, and will enable you to cover a substantial area quickly and with minimal effort expended.

It’s powered by a muscular 5.5hp (160cc) Hyundai OHV engine and employs large-diameter trimmer line; a combination that means it will devour thick, well-established grass, nettles and bramble.

Substantial 300m wheels makes it easy to push and aid long-grass turning; while an extra-wide 56cm cut ensures large expanses can be covered in quick time.

The Hyundai HYFT56 is based around a heavy-gauge steel chassis, so rugged robustness is assured.

It’s priced at 539.99 and comes with a reassuring three-year warranty.

Now, a beast of a machine!

A favourite amongst local authorities, landscape contractors and estate workers, the Oleo-Mac Master BC550 Professional Petrol Brushcutter is fitted with a 51.7cc engine, which outputs a huge 3.3hp, making it one of the most powerful machines of its type in production.

Extra-thick, 3mm nylon line will tear with ease through the more challenging stuff; while an ergonomic ‘cowhorn’ handlebar and double-shoulder harness ensure operator-comfort is maintained for as long as it takes to complete the job.

This one’s also backed by a three-year manufacturer’s warranty.

Next, a brushcutter capable of accessing hard-to-reach areas.

With its extra-long shaft, the STIHL FS461 C-EM L Professional Clearing-Saw enables the safe, controlled clearance of verges, banks and ditches; and is also suitable for taller users tackling regular flat areas.

You’ll get a hugely powerful 45.6cc STIHL 2-MIX engine with the famous German manufacturer’s fuel-saving and emission-cutting Stratified Charge technology; and their M-Tronic engine-management system, which ensures peak performance is maintained under all conditions.

A full shoulder harness is included; a circular saw-blade – for woody growth – is available separately.

Now one capable of dealing with bigger expanses!

The Apache M210 Scythe-Bar Mower is a self-propelled machine with a powerful but clean-running and fuel-efficient four-stroke OHV motor from the world’s leading small-engine manufacturer, Briggs & Stratton.

It’s fitted with a scythe-bar, which works in the same way as hedgetrimmer blades, but has a far wider tooth-spacing for the fast, clean cutting of the thickest growth.

There’s a blade-brake clutch, which facilitates the safe crossing of hard surfaces and other areas that don’t need to be cut back; and agricultural-tread tyres for the successful negotiation of adverse terrain.

It costs £969 and will be delivered to your door in as little as two working-days.

Now a really serious bit of kit suitable for contractors and estate workers needing to clear the most challenging vegetation across sizeable swathes under the toughest conditions!

The commercial-duty Oleo-Mac WB-65 HR-11 Flail-Mower blends a massively powerful 389cc/10.7hp Honda engine with a series of 38 Y-shaped flail blades – gnarly scrub and even small saplings won’t stand a chance!

Oleo-Mac’s provision of a four-speed drive (3+1) allows you to adapt to the particular job you’re undertaking and means you’ll be able to back-out of tight corners without having to wrestle with the machine.

Front castor-wheels confer superb manoeuvrability; while a reinforced cutter-bar will cope with season after season of day-in, day-out use.

And finally one for the estate manager needing to clear substantial areas of rough, tough terrain!

Combining a high-capacity, high-output 570cc/18hp V-Twin engine with a locking diff and agricultural-tread tyres, the Italian-built Efco Tuareg 92 EVO Professional Garden Tractor will breeze its way up challenging slopes, across the most adverse terrain and over damp, muddy ground.

There’s a heavy-duty swing-tip rotary blade capable of taking-down the thickest brush; and you’ll get a hydrostatic drive, which provides smooth, infinitely variable control of the ground-speed.

Engineered with robustness to the fore, the Efco Tuareg 92 EVO boasts a three-year manufacturer’s warranty.

And that’s your lot!

We offer a range of PPE equipment that will keep you safe when brushcutting.

Also check-out our strimmer & brushcutter harnesses.

Please give us a ring on 020 3026 8712, if you’d like to discuss your requirements before ordering.

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