Anyone know how to attach a Knotted wire brush to this Strimmer please?

truewraith121

SMILOVII 24V Cordless Strimmer, Telescopic Lightweight Grass Trimmer.

i also bought this Miotlsy 150mm Cone Knotted Wire Grass Trimmer Cutter Head to go with it but it wont fit at all and i have no idea how to do this or what else i need to buy?

if anyones got any info i would be very grateful please, thanks

FreeBear

Couldn't find a manual for that particular make & model of strimmer - Looks like a cheap generic Chinese made thing.

Using a wire cup brush is not a good idea. You need to be certain that the brush is rated for the RPM that your strimmer operates at. The strimmer also needs to be powerful enough to spin the brush up to speed.

I'd suggest looking at a couple of youtube vids to see what sort of problems you are likely to experience.

That said, if your strimmer is anything like my Flymo, you have to dismantle the motor housing to grip the rotor before the nut securing the head can be undone. Once the head is off, the shaft (on the Flymo) is only 6mm in diameter, so bushings would need to be made before attaching a cup brush - These bushings need to be accurately made or you risk destroying the motor bearings as the brush would be running out of balance. Do you have access to a metal turning lathe ?

molerat

It looks like that head is for a "proper" brushcutter with a 25mm pick up as per the description.  It is not going to fit your lightweight model

truewraith121

oh no that sucks, but thank you for the help i do have a spear and jackson one i could check to see if that would work but not fully up on these as never had a home with grass etc till now oh and moss lol. is there any strimmer you could recommend to me that the moss brush would fit pls ?

truewraith121

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BWNBXY2F?tag=track-ect-uk-1188853-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=ecSEP1glz8m0hp36oc

would the Cone Knotted Wire Grass Trimmer Cutter Head fit this

truewraith121

Unless it's only the petrol ones?