Don Phillipson wrote:
I've a friend who is losing a battle with some 4' tall, fibrous
weeds on her 1/4 acre lot. I bought a gas powered brush cutter
and knocked them over once but they are back.

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A couple years ago, I set aside a brand new (used it about 5 times)
2-stroke brush cutter that was always hard starting, and replaced it
with a 4-stroke Cadet brush cutter from Home Despot. The difference is
night and day. The 4-stroke always starts on the first or second pull,
even after sitting for 6 months. It is quieter, smells better, and

No such problems with my scythe. So long as you resharpen
often, a scythe cuts brush about as fast as a power tool.

My friend doesn't have a lot of upper body
strength. This stuff isn't ordinary 'brush'.

On cutting open a stalk, I saw hundreds of fine fibers
up through the middle of the plant. Stuff looks like
it was designed by NASA.

--Winston