Strimmer harnesses

[John Rumm]

Following on from the strimmer thread, has anyone tried one of the full
harnesses for these things?

e.g. something like:

http://www.abbeypro.co.uk/accessories-lubricants/breaking-bars-forestry-tools/showitem-EL-505204201.aspx

I find it difficult to get comfortable with the feeble shoulder straps
that come with these things, and typically find you end up carrying them
in way that ends up hurting later!

What about for use with other tools like long reach hedge trimmer or
pruner, or conventional hedge trimmer?

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Cheers,

John.

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[harry]

On May 18, 6:32 am, John Rumm <see.my.signat...@nowhere.null> wrote:
> Following on from the strimmer thread, has anyone tried one of the full
> harnesses for these things?
>
> e.g. something like:
>

> http://www.abbeypro.co.uk/accessories-lubricants/breaking-bars-forest...

>
> I find it difficult to get comfortable with the feeble shoulder straps
> that come with these things, and typically find you end up carrying them
> in way that ends up hurting later!
>
> What about for use with other tools like long reach hedge trimmer or
> pruner, or conventional hedge trimmer?
>

I have a strimmer/brush cutter with a harness. You couldn't use this
particular one without.
Very hard on the lower back I find after a while.

[Andrew Gabriel]

In article <p-6dnW88t7lCQyjS...@brightview.co.uk>,

John Rumm <see.my.s...@nowhere.null> writes:
> Following on from the strimmer thread, has anyone tried one of the full
> harnesses for these things?
>
> e.g. something like:
>
> http://www.abbeypro.co.uk/accessories-lubricants/breaking-bars-forestry-tools/showitem-EL-505204201.aspx
>
> I find it difficult to get comfortable with the feeble shoulder straps
> that come with these things, and typically find you end up carrying them
> in way that ends up hurting later!
>
> What about for use with other tools like long reach hedge trimmer or
> pruner, or conventional hedge trimmer?

My long-reach trimmer came with a simpler harness, just to take the
weight on your shoulders. I tried it, and found it not useful.
If you had a 100m or more of hedge to cut where you are keeping the
cutter in roughly the same position for a long time, then it would
probably work. My hedges are big but not long, and tall enough
to need a ladder for the tops, and that means you're moving the
cutter all over the place and the harness didn't help me. Maybe I
wasn't using it right.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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[Piers Finlayson]

On 2012-05-18 05:32:14 +0000, John Rumm said:

> Following on from the strimmer thread, has anyone tried one of the full
> harnesses for these things?
>
> e.g. something like:
>
> http://www.abbeypro.co.uk/accessories-lubricants/breaking-bars-forestry-tools/showitem-EL-505204201.aspx
>
>
> I find it difficult to get comfortable with the feeble shoulder straps
> that come with these things, and typically find you end up carrying
> them in way that ends up hurting later!
>
> What about for use with other tools like long reach hedge trimmer or
> pruner, or conventional hedge trimmer?

Bought a Stihl strimmer last year which came with a full harness,
instead of just a shoulder strap. I find it more comfortable, and it's
great to leave the harness on and just unclick the strimmer when I want
to put it down, whereas previously I'd have to pull the entire shoulder
strap over my head every time.

[fred]

The harness on our Stihl strimmer positions the hot exhaust just in the right place to born ones elbow.

P.I.T.E.

[John Rumm]

On 18/05/2012 15:55, fred wrote:
> On Friday, May 18, 2012 6:32:14 AM UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
>> Following on from the strimmer thread, has anyone tried one of the full
>> harnesses for these things?
>>
>> e.g. something like:
>>
>> http://www.abbeypro.co.uk/accessories-lubricants/breaking-bars-forestry-tools/showitem-EL-505204201.aspx
>>
>> I find it difficult to get comfortable with the feeble shoulder straps
>> that come with these things, and typically find you end up carrying them
>> in way that ends up hurting later!
>>
>> What about for use with other tools like long reach hedge trimmer or
>> pruner, or conventional hedge trimmer?

> The harness on our Stihl strimmer positions the hot exhaust just in the right place to born ones elbow.
>
> P.I.T.E.

I have long since learnt to wear long sleeves when using mine for just
this reason!