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Putting a Milwaukee brush cutter to the test around the pond

What happens here

The presenter demonstrates how to don the Milwaukee harness, which is designed to make carrying the heavy tool easier for extended use. He then removes the red plastic safety guard from the brush cutter blade by simply slipping it off. He emphasizes that the blade is very sharp and can cut through various materials, warning against using it near trees, electrical wires, or water hoses. He then clips the brush cutter to the harness, adjusting it for his height (6'5"). He shows the two speed settings on the tool's handle: 'turtle' for slow speed and 'hare' for high speed, indicating he will use the high-speed setting for the task.

Goal: Set up the brush cutter for operation, including safety measures and comfort adjustments.

Tools and materials

  • Milwaukee Harness Milwaukee
  • Safety Guard Milwaukee

What they say

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tool for a pro guy that's what fuel means fuel means Pro so this is a little clip right here and this just kind of rides on your hips so it doesn't grind into you which is very important now we're going to take the guard off and I'll show you how fast this thing spins it has two different settings so only when you're about ready to use it should you slip this guard off just pops right off and we'll toss that back to the side by side and this is the blade itself okay that's it be careful guys this will cut you if you're working around trees or if you're working around electrical wires or anything like that I suggest that you do not use this okay because it will cut you it will cut wire or cut water hose it's pretty awesome it's pretty sharp we'll go ahead and tether to it you can adjust this infinitely for your height I'm six foot five and I had to adjust a few things out and down so we'll just clip in here right quick there we go now I don't have to carry it all I have to do is fly the plane the plane uh so here is the two speed setting now it's on it's in Turtle which is the slow speed and we'll pull the trigger there and this is hair that's the high speed we're going to run this thing in high speed first I think the first thing we want to tackle is right over here which would be the pond

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