Good for cutting brush

Bought these to use on my weed Wacker and they work through the saplings that grow around the fence and help cut through the bamboo that is encroaching on my yard.

Semble de bonne qualité mais j’ai pas encore eu l’occasion de les essayer

With the included insert, Fits the arbor on my Craftsman attachment. It slices through brush, a Japanese Knotweed and small saplings. Works as well as advertised!

These blades work and last longer than a previous brand. The blades I used before were also 10 inch, I think the 8 inch is little easier to manage when cutting between bamboo. Must have cut hundreds of bamboo in one day and the blade really held up. Green bamboo is always easy but this would cut clean through the old dead stalks as well. Blade really seemed to stay sharp.

Très satisfait de mon achat, bonne qualité !

TL;DR this thing works much better than Echo's own blades with an Echo 58V electric power head and Echo brush cutter attachment. 1 inch saplings are gone without really slowing down, 2 inch only takes 2-3 seconds, and bigger trees are possible. Heavy weeds, false bamboo, etc. is gone almost instantly. I also trimmed a couple of pine trees. (It also looks like something it would be very effective during the zombie apocalypse, but I digress from the spirit of the TL;DR).Important note: some brush cutters, including my Echo, have blades mounted with left-hand threaded hardware. If you've been huffing and puffing all day to no avail, turn it the other way.I have an Echo 58V electric power head that takes the same interchangeable accessories as the gas heads. It's a demon of a string trimmer. (I reversed the string trimmer cutoff, which gives it another 2 inches diameter cut, without a problem). I decided to try the Echo 8 inch brush cutter attachment (99944200601) which is a bit spendy but it includes an upgraded handle for the power head, and a complete brush cutter (shaft, gear box, blade mount, guard, blade) so you just pop off the string trimmer (turn the safety release, turn the lock knob 2 turns, pull) slide one tool out and the other in, and it's ready to go in 20-30 seconds.Echo's own blade sucks. It's thick, solid steel, goes dull quickly (ever sit down with a file and sharpen an 80 tooth blade, one tooth at a time?). This is important, as the 58V electric head is actually more powerful than the smaller gas heads, but the controller is conservative in how it protects the motor and the "stall protection" shuts the motor down when the load gets too high, and it won't restart until it's coasted to a stop. So a dull blade means more friction and more stalls. The fairly wide kerf of 2.58mm (0.1in) contributes to stall-causing friction. The blade is heavy, weighing in at 420g (14.8oz) it occasionally triggers the stall protection accelerating to speed, or as you swing the cutter (I won't get into the physics of gyroscopic precession: basically, rotating masses do not like to change course in mid flight).So, three rounds of running it dull and sharpening it up (note that I do this without removing the blade from the tool, which is why I never noticed it's left-hand thread) and I'm ready for a new blade. Carbide, because carbide. The ATIE looked nice. Ordered, received, unpacked, and it is nice. Some of the "hybrid" style blades looked even more aggressive, but I've heard other people with electric heads say they're problematic.Mass dropped 38%, from 420g to 260g, which is just enough so that the thing is much less likely to stall when you floor the motor, or swing the tool around. One problem solved.The kerf dropped 16%, from 2.58mm to 2.18mm, so even if it was only as sharp as the Echo steel blade I'd still be ahead of the game, friction-wise. But the ATIE carbide is much sharper than the Echo steel, so friction drops a lot more than 18%. I know what a new or freshly sharpened Echo blade feels like (and I even have some videos from when I first got the brush cutter) and it's like night and day. The sort of small tree that would have been 10 seconds and risked stalls is now about 2 seconds, and no stalls. Another problem solved.Past the kerf, the ATIE has a 1.35mm thick blade, which is 0.83mm thinner than the kerf. The Echo blade's 2.20mm blade is only 0.38mm thinner than the kerf. This means there's a lot more room for the ATIE to slop around inside the cut without jamming. Cutting is easier, less pron to stalls, and more controlled. Remember, a thick trunk will attempt to clamp down on your blade as you cut through, so you're probably still better starting off with a 1 inch V-notch, deepening to 2 inch, then to 3 inch. Yes, that's 5 or 6 cuts for a 3 inch trunk, but then again, it's a 3 inch trunk, which is outside the realm of what one calls "brush cutting". Another problem solved.Oh, and the official Echo blade is $26 for one, instead of $20 for two ATIE blades.Remember, when removing branches, cut down onto the branch, not up. Aside from being much safer, cutting down means the notch opens up as you cut and doesn't clamp the blade.For those of us lacking sanity or intelligence, or who are too smart for our own good (my job titles have included "chief scientist", "technical fellow", and "subject matter expert") this blade can theoretically bury itself into more just over 3 inches of wood before you hit the blade clamp. But if you use it like you'd fell a tree with an axe (notch from one side than the other, then "timber") it will take down a 4 or 5 inch tree with surprising ease, although 5 inches is 9 cuts (2 for a 1 inch V-notch, 2 to turn that into a 2 inch V, 4 more for a 2 inch V from the other side, and if it's still standing one more cut is going to let it loose.Remember, just because it's easy doesn't mean it's smart! I'd still recommend against going after 4 or 5 inch trees with a brush cutter.

I have gone through quite a few blades and for what I do with them (property/field edge maintenance) and they’re usually destroyed in a day. However, with these I might get a bit longer out of them and I’m surprised. I was expecting the carbide to be missing in short order, but I am happy to report all is still intact and none have entered my shins as an added bonus. Held an edge pretty well, even after the occasional rock encounter. Will purchase again, cheers

Malísimo este producto en México nada de filo y se acaban en menos de lo que piensas extremadamente unitiles

fit right

I use these on a Stihl FS85 with a bicycle handle. It grabs and kicks a lot more than the Stihl brand circular brush blades which are not carbide. It also cuts a lot faster and stays sharper a LOT longer (5x). It will lose cutting tips. I have 4 blades and they have all lost a 3-5 teeth on each. I have sharpened all of mine twice and can probably sharpen at least 3-4 more times. I use a Harbor Freight power circular saw blade sharpener. I suppose you could use a diamond file but it would be slow. The FS85 is probably about the minimum power you want to go with. DO NOT USE UNLESS ON ANY BRUSH CUTTER UNLESS IT HAS A TWO HANDED BICYCLE HANDLE! The tool will be impossible to control. I wear steel toe boots, chainsaw chaps, a support harness and a helmet with full face shield. Brush cutters are not toys even with a low kick blade and this blade will really make it kick. It is every bit as dangerous as a chain saw.

THE PROBLEMS.All brush cutter circular saw blades have either a one inch or 20mm hole, called an arbor. When the product description said that PoolSupply Town blades are "universal fit," it means that their blades have a one inch and a 20 mm arbor. The latter is accomplished by an accompanying bushing - a machined washer that functions as a space reducer, which reduces the one inch arbor to a 20 mm hole..In order for the brush cutter to operate, an adapter is needed to mount the blade to the grass trimmer. The circular saw blade with either one inch or 20mm hole can not fit into the 3/8" trimmer's bolt. They are too large. In addition, the device can only be used with a straight shaft gas operated machine with enough power to cut brush..I have three machines: Echo, Hitachi, and Husqvarna. So, I looked everywhere in Seattle to find the needed adapters: Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Tacoma Screw Products, and MacLendons. They did not exist. At MacLendons, the sales clerk personally called the manufacturers. According to the Echo representative, the company made a brush cutter conversion kit for a few models in the SRM series. Mine was not on the list. Husqvarna had no such device. My Hitachi was able to use one of two Tanaka products, but the man did not know which will work for my machine...THE SOLUTIONS.Upon returning home, I searched the Amazon website for the blade mounting adapters. The Echo 99944200422 Blade Conversion Kit ($41.15), the Tanaka Grass Trimmer To Cutting Blade Conversion Kit 748504 ($59.95), the 748503 ($29.48) were the needed products. They were overpriced and contained many unneeded parts like the shoulder support strap and plastic debris guard. These parts that came with the original purchase work just as well. So, there was no need to have duplicates. For these reasons, I wanted a cheaper alternative and was able to find it..To begin, the user must realize that blades used in portable circular, table, radial arm saws are similar to brush cutters. Basically, all are wood cutting circular saw blades. The former have many advantages. They are cheaper - Skil has a 7.25" for $5, and Harbor Freight has a similar Admiral brand for $6. The sizes are between 5.5" to 12" with a variation of teeth arrangements for any type of job. All have a 5/8" arbor..The trick is to find a bushing that reduces the 5/8" arbor to fit the grass trimmer's bolt, which is 3/8". The only product that has this fitting is the Oshlun SBW-055036 5-1/2-Inch 36 Tooth ATB Finishing and Trimming Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor for $10.78. All bushing vendors do not offer a 5/8" to 3/8" space reducer. Next, go to Lowes and purchase two 1.5" x 3/8" washers and a nut. If these are not enough to keep the saw blade tight, you may need to buy a split locking washer..For less than $12, you have created a universal adapter that will mount any regular circular saw blade to your grass trimmer. If you choose this cheaper route, there is no need to purchase the PoolSupply Town product.