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Prepare the Walk-Behind String Trimmer

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Once you use this, you'll never use a weed whacker again!

What happens here

Gather your walk-behind string trimmer, such as the DR Pilot XT shown in the video. Ensure the machine is ready for operation. This involves confirming the fuel level, checking the string trimmer head for debris, and installing the heavy-duty trimming string. The string is fed through designated holes in the trimmer head and secured by pulling to ensure it's evenly balanced. The height of the cut can be adjusted by where the string is positioned on the trimmer head.

Goal: Introduce and prepare the walk-behind string trimmer by checking its components and loading the heavy-duty trimming string. The farmer introduces the DR Pilot XT walk-behind string trimmer.

Tools and materials

  • DR Pilot XT Walk-Behind String Trimmer
  • Heavy-duty Trimmer String
  • Fuel

What they say

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for the farm great for the homestead so here's what we have among all the other things that are in the back of the Kubota here this is from Dr it is a 174 CC seven foot pounds evidently that's how much torque it has and this is called a string trimmer basically a portable Dr string trimmer what's it called the r Power Equipment trimmer what this has we'll tip it on back here I've got it full of fuel hopefully we don't leak any fuel out this has string trimmer string that's really heavy duty I don't anticipate that we would even harm this whatsoever with what we're doing I'm glad I looked at it though because that guy needs to go in and be locked in place we've got it set to where it cuts about that high and all we're going to do is simply Cruise these fence lines that need love so without further Ado let's fire this Critter up let's see how easy it starts I have not started it today I wanted to come into this and let you guys know just how awesome and reliable this piece of equipment is it's called the pilot XT that's what it's called again not a sponsored video I did a video a while back trimming up around my ponds and that video I think is titled you'll never weed whack again because you don't need a weed whacker to do this job you can simply push this along almost like a push mower and it'll do everything you need to do now we're going to cut and when we cut we want to be headed down the hill so we'll go all the way down then we'll walk it back and then we'll go all the way down that fence line and then we'll walk it back then we'll go all the way down this fence line so really I'm going to walk about probably a mile with this Critter and we're going to get a lot of work done versus toting a big old wind mowing with a weed whacker or string trimmer this is the Mack Daddy string trimmer so when I first got this I was very skeptical as to whether it would be something I would use on the property I'm very very skeptical I'm always skeptical of a new tool much like probably a lot of you guys are I want to make sure we're all straightened out here we're going to go ahead this is again the first time that I pulled the cable today there is a primer on here somewhere where yet there it is we'll give it one two three until we start feeling fuel all right six pull pumps there and we're gonna give her a tug [Music] we just got done weed whacking that one section of fence line I'm going to show you guys how it's loaded basically you just press these uh the two ends…

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