SHIMAHA 26CC Gas Brush Cutter/Trimmer with Shoulder Strap, Red

Came in today took about 15 minutes to put together. Once it was assembled I proceeded to trim my yard. That took about 30 minutes. After that I decided to torture test it, I did 4 neighbors yards and then trimmed down a 2 acre pasture. I went through 3 spools of string and almost a gallon of gas. It didn't miss a lick ran perfect the whole time. I am seriously thinking of buying another. It has already earned more than I paid for it. Only reason for the 4 stars is the short amount of time I have had it. Will update after summer is over or when/if I have any problems. Can't beat it right now.Update 3-23-18Worked great all summer never missed a beat. Put it up for winter and just got it back out today. Added fresh fuel respooled the string and had it fired up in 4 pulls. I have had other more expensive trimmers that required more work when taking them out of winter storage. Only thing I could need is another spool for the string so I can just swap them out and refill when I am done for the day. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good value on a hard working tool. Leaving it at 4 stars until I can find another spool.Update 9-19-18I have had this trimmer for over a year now and ran it at least 5-6 hours a weekend this summer. It has ran beautifully never given me any trouble. I am definitely going to buy another one if this ever breaks down. I decided to raise the rating to 5 stars simply because It deserves that. The only thing I have had to fix on this is the trigger, which I broke myself. I took what was left of the trigger to ace hardware and matched it up to a Husqvarna one they had in stock.

Got it yesterday and have been using it successfully for about an hour as a brush trimmer. My regular string trimmer was useless trying to clear wild roses and brush. The Shimaha ate them right up. Assembly instructions were minimal so it took a bit of experimentation on how to orient the handle, adjust the shoulder strap and mount the brush blade. I'd give it 5 stars based on the price and initial operation, but I'll wait until I have more time to see if anything breaks.

All I can say is wow. I do not call this a grass trimmer it is indeed a brush chopper. It starts easy, is pretty heavy to use but it will chop anything under about 1 inch in diameter. I am certain it would be a good chopper on tall weeds, I have been using it on large wild Rose bushes and other brush. One thing about it, you have to be a horse to use it very long, it will wear you out in a hurry.The only thing I can say negative is to make sure you get the shaft put together correctly. The locking system on it must lock the two pieces together. This is not covered very well in the literature.

This is a well made brush cutter. It put togethet nicely. I like the container that you can mix and store the gas in. I find myself mix a gallon of 2 cycle gas snd it sits for a long time.Price is great. 26cc motor has power. Easy to start. I may get another one or an extra shaft so i can switch from weed wacker to bush cutter on the fly. Update, this worked so well that my landscaper said he was going to order two of them.

Seams to have enough power. The problem was starting it. The chock is hidden. Once I found it, it started ok.

This seems to be a nice little trimmer. Does a great job right out of the box. The only thing I noticed to complain about is the owners manual they send with it is a joke and pretty much useless. Also have a hunch, that support from the manufacturer, if and when needed will be a major headache. Their website has no downloadable support dsts, but for the price what can you expect.

Good but, the exhaust gets a little warm on your arm if not careful. May make a heat shield for it.

This weed wacker has some power. Not very difficult to assemble either. It did take a few tries (cold cranks) to get her up and running but other than that, it works great! Watch the gas you use and the additives though. If it sits over the winter, you'll have some issues getting her running again in the spring. Otherwise, I love it!