STIHL FS 240 BRUSH CUTTER DESTROYS BRUSH WITH 120 TOOTH CARBIDE RENEGADE BLADE
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Welcome to Northern Ontario and the constant challenges of keeping up with woodlot management. The Stihl FS 240 brushcutter with the 120 tooth carbide RENEGADE blade has been a blessing with woodlot maintenance . I did use an axe and hand saw and chainsaw years ago.
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Dude! I bought one of those last year. I chopped through 20 acres after we burned it for the crp contract. It took no time at all and I was whacking down trees 6-8” across. Some of the bigger ones maybe had a cut both sides. But to even clear a path to the bottom of the tree was cake. It’s a great machine.
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That blade is a beast! You can’t be stopped Buddy! Awesome!
HAHA its a stress reliever that's for sure and you do get quite a thirst up for a cold one too :)
Nice work. That combination seems to be very powerful. Yoh! Where I live, brush cutters are typically used for grass cutting, with a two string head installed (not a blade). I myself use one in the two string head configuration for maintenance of difficult landscape in my property. Nice to see the potential power of a brush cutter. Thanks for the video.
Thanks . It's a powerhouse. Cheers
That was awesome I don't know which one's more of a beast the equipment or the operator..... Outstanding job Steve!
James its a beast of a machine and I sleep like a baby at night just thinking of using it :)
No beating around the bush... dive right in! Nicely cut!
HAHAHA its go time in the north 24/7 full blast.
Thats a beast. I’m going to one of those blades. I have trails I need to maintain but what I do is the more persistent brush or trees I use a winch to pull roots and all out.
Never tried pulling them out on my trails I have millions it seems :)
I have two 131r trimmers with different setups. I leave string on one and the other I rotate between a blade like that for bigger stuff and the Stihl brush knife for medium duty
Amazing results
It's so easy when you have such a powerful brushcutter. Cheers Reno 👍
Good work 👍😊❤️ sthil, and echo number one
Boy do I need one of those blades , going to check it out for sure , thanks for the vid
there is a time of the year that when you cut the alders they wont grow back. i remember helping my grandfather cut the alders in the pasture. i wish i could remember exactly. it was the dark of the moon in may or june. our elders had things figured out but were not writen down. i wish i had the knowledge of my passed elders.
I cut them late fall but before the leaves fall , Sept is good in my area. The winter usually does them in, but some do survive.
Great video. Im getting mine this week.
Thanks bud 👍
I want an Fs 240.... that thing is a beast!
Hi Robert
Its by far the most powerful brush cutter I have ever used.
That is the power i need in a cutter. Found my cutter
Its a monster bud a monster :)👍
Wow! That's a tough cookie! Exactly what I need.
It's a beast 💪
Steve that is some cutter, makes life a little easier working. Best wishes always
Cuts like butter eh :)
Nice blade. A lot of tough work, excellent video.
Thanks its a lot of work but keeps you in shape. Cheers
first person on youtube ive seen use the saw and blade combo properly, swing it like a scythe dont baby your way up next to a tree, see you got a bit scared thought the pine tree was too big and babied into it and that cut was laboured, theres alot of momentum stored in the saw ad blade at full rpm, fire it into the tree good and quick and itll make a nice clean cut without binding or kicking too much, going in slowly kills all your momentum and power and ends up digging out a big notch in the tree and letting it pinch the blade
got a fs131r and tri-wing blade and was doing similar clearing as shown no issue, tri-wing is more of a grass blade but with swapping between grass bushes and small trees so frequently i find it does the job and stops blade changes every minute just gotta swing it with some intent
Good job Steve all that I have is stihl my weedeater is 075 straight shaft it is 20 years old have 2 new chainsaws stihl.and a new blower.we have 59acres yes we live in the sticks.
Sounds like your not afraid of a little work either . 😂😂
on renegade site it says u need hareware blade kit cos their not offering any of tht, i DO THINK i have tht as it followed along when i bought the same trimmer as yourself the stihl fs 240, and it have nut disc and some different washers , so i think iDO....I HOPE THEY SHIP TO NORWAY...
wow! great demo!
Thanks Jack !!!
Good to see ya wearing that face protection... most guys don't wear it until after the emergency room visit.
I'm about ready to swap over to the blade on my brushcutter as well... I use it 3 times a year, here in TN the brush groes like crazy!
Bud you would love these carbide brush blades - just takes down anything ....
I'm gonna check out the link you provided
Nice video! Just bought an FS 260 and it's powerful. I notice it has a vibration on deceleration though. Fine when accelerating and using, just the deceleration.
Thanks Jimbo
Yes all high torque brushcutters will do that , perfectly normal.
@@SteveRobReviews Excellent, thanks Steve.
Does the job in no time flat....workes very well Steve. Though you had a bush hog for your tractor just too keep the alders at bay ones there cut down....CHEERS
Yes the cutter on the tractor does a great job on the alders as they come back like weeds .
Very cool, never actually seen one of those used
Thanks for watching . 👍
That is some serious cutting power!
You get a good workout and sleep like a baby after spending 6 hours going right off the deep end with that monster cutter. 😂😂
60 degrees is hot? in my country 90 degrees is normal. 100 is hot. 60 degrees would be paradise! thanks for the informative video, man! I will buy the stihl fs 250 in a few days
It's a great machine Cheers
I was thinking the same thing...
I have the same trimmer and it is a beast, but I delegate that work to my brush hog.
I dunno if you get any money from Stihl or not but you should because this video made me go out and buy an FS 240
LOL I'm a 100% non- sponsored channel. You will love it , it's a beast . I have well over 100 hours on mine and it's awesome.
@@SteveRobReviews I just bought mine today and am looking forward to using it
It does take about 3 tanks of fuel to get to its maximum hp . I only use 93 octane fuel and stihl oil.
@@SteveRobReviews Good to know. I am using Stihl oil and premium gas at least for the 1st tank
@@SteveRobReviews my Stihl dealer told me a suggestion about using non/low-ethanol fuel (usually "premium") as necessary for these units. Depending on the pump and lines used at the gas station, dispense some of the higher octane in your vehicle first and then fill up your brushcutter gas can last because there can be up to a 1/2 gallon of "regular" octane gas that pumps out first as the line switches over to the high octane premium (assuming the previous customer used "regular"). Also he said to be sure to drain all the fuel out of your tank and idle the machine until dead if you are not going to be using your machine for a few months.
I just ordered a 10 inch for my fs251r to clean up the trails
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u should try a mulching blade for the first part as it mulches it all up not leaving the big stuff to clear after
Interesting idea Anthony. Thanks
Great information. I'm a newbie to land clearing bought a few acres and I'm definitely gonna pair this brush cutter with my chainsaw. Thanks for spreading ur knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
They are a real pain in the ________ . Have to cut them almost every year. They close my trail pretty fast. Just like you said It's fun to cut but, take more effort for clean up. It does a good job. Have a cold one.
HAHA you have to deal with them too eh . Cheers Victor
this video was Great, while some show the blades and machine they fail to show in field use. I have a stihl FS94 i am told it is not designed for a Blade , that is was designed with weight and string trimmer use my next buy i was wanting the 131 but hesitate o it cause i fear it may be hard to cut the 2 inch or more stuff. Thanks for the video, i was a shindawia man for many, many years until other manufactures had the EPA run them out of America. shindawia would have to change their machines to do what EPA wanted and they refused to lower quality so the left America, now in Canada. I believe it was a scheme by other equipment manufactures to get Shindawia out.... But I am leaning to 2 machines Redmax or Sthil...
I used my fs90 for years with a blade on it but you just have to take your time but it cut well for me. The handles on the 240 do make it easier to hold but unless your cutting a lot of heavy brush my old fs90 still does the job.
The 131 is a beast. I’ve put mine through the ringer. It’ll cut the 2” stuff and more.
Orange really is your color. It brings out the color in your eyes. :-)
HAHA after 2 weeks of deer hunting i've had my fill of orange LOL
Quick question. You don't baby the brush cutter. Good. Has it held up since you made this video. Considering getting one after seeing this video.
I have used this rig far above its design I'm sure cutting down slash and trees up to 4 inches , hours on end and it just grunts its way thru it all . Not a complaint at all and highly recommend one. Cheers
You definitely have the right tool for the job Steve! If that was down here, you'd have gotten into at least 1 or 2 bee nests for sure ;)
HAHA it's too cold for bees up here LOL Jay it's a workout I'll tell ya .
So you prefer the 8in Renegade on the fs 240 as opposed to the 10 in? I have an FS 240 and I'm trying to decide between 8 and 10-inch.
Both are fine depending on what your cutting. A smaller blade for me give me better control in really thick brush .
@@SteveRobReviews after thinking about it for a bit I think I want both haha but I'm going to start with a 10-inch because I've got some little Stumpy's on my River Bluff but I'm trying to get rid of. The Stihl chisel blade is just a piece of crap it lasts about five minutes before the teeth wear off. I'm going to Overlay Kentucky Bluegrass I think on my River Bluff to help retain the soil. I spent two 12-hour days with my FS 240 cutting little River Birch and Buckthorn between 1 and 4 in. I did leave a little wild space with Grapevine and River Birch for the birds to prance around in. But 90% of it is cleared and open soil now. I have a Stihl Magnum leaf blower that I blew all the leaves off the bluff. So now there's nothing retaining the soil at all and I'm going to try to Overlay grass seed to get a better hold on soil retention. I think Kentucky Bluegrass is the right choice because it doesn't grow over a foot so it won't be too obstructive for The View. Other soil retention crops I have seen are creeping phlox and creeping thyme. Also Minnesota has a lot of native grasses. But the trouble with these is I can't find them anywhere in bulk quantities for overlaying my River Bluff. So I guess I'm going with grass. It will also make the toll to Bluff more functional for a little bonfires and foot traffic.
I’m torn between getting one of these handled units or a brush mower like a DR walk behind unit. I’m leaning towards this as I have an area that is basically a swamp and that mower will sink to China in that muck.
This unit with the harness is very easy to manage as the DR will be quite the workout :)
i was almost set on getting a DR and didn;t realize that these blades for higher powered trimmers were so effective. Although the DR is probably going to get the job done faster,(i've got two different lots, each about 23 acre. one of them is quite hilly and rocky in parts. i don;t think the DR would be able to safely work in that condition) I was ok with going for a Stihl 240 and saving alot of $.to boot. i also think the DR is going to be a bit more maintenance heavy and the Stihl had a 4 yr warranty on it if you buy a 10 pack of their engine oil at time of purchase.
Hell yea👍🏻 great video
Thanks Randy.
I’d use my CAT dozer to clear area, incl. stumps, then use brush cutter.
I would love to have a dozer .
A brush cutting wild man 😁
HAHA. I bet you would love to get behind that rig for 8 hours . 👍
Try a Cane Slayer Brush Cutter as seen on Amazon!!
I have seen them before and sure would like to try one but none for sale in Canada and the imports are quite expensive .
That's a mean machine Steve! You could do serious damage with that thing! 😂
Its mean and takes everything down. Oh ya you can go just nuts eh 😅😅
That blade sure cuts in a hurry!!! Nice work clearing out your trail. I like the harness on your brush cutter. Is that from Stihl? I'm going to try your tip about the Easy Off too!!! Wow so much info from one vid!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Thanks Mike and the harness is a husqvarna - much better than a stihl . Happy Thanksgiving bud.
Great video and works good have you tried the 56 teeth which is better for the brush.
I am trying out some now so I will see the difference.
@@SteveRobReviews shot me over a message after your finished reviewing it
Like a real boss
Awesome video, THANKS, SOLD US on a Stihl 240!!! PS: Would love to have that Christmas tree in December :-D
It's a beast and has all the power you will ever need. I have a lot of hours on it and not a problem ever. Cheers
Good job Brother. Ya might wanna cut on the opposite side of where the tree is gonna fall.
Good idea , takes a couple of trees to fall on ya till one figures that one out eh 😂😂
Pretty stupid question, but can you use this model as a basic weed wacker too?
That's a great question. It comes standard with the grass trimmer head . It's a brute cutting grass with 0.130 heavy duty line .
i use the polycut 28-2 and dont have to mess w the line. i find it does alot better than even the heavy duty line. they did have problems w the previous version so has gotten a bad rap. I've been happy with mine. they do recommend storing them in water as they can be become too brittle otherwise. I've done about 5 acre in heavy, mid-thigh high grass and it works great.
Impressive
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This model works great against Bamboo as well.
No bamboo up here but I can imagine it would work great. Cheers Jim 👍
I already used that kind of circular carbide tipped saw blade with my brushcutter and then I found out that these cannot be resharpened ! So there are only "one time use and throw away" !
Well I get a lot of use out of a blade before it's dull , a lot of use.Cheers
A carbide blade can be sharpened. You need special equipment but it can be done
@@nsatoday Any idea of that "special equipment" ?
If a tooth broke off then it can’t be helped. I believe the guy in town had a jig to match angle and a 400 and 600 grit diamond carbide stone set (could be wrong). Would take all the dull circ saw blades and miter saw blades to him. Cheaper than buying new
Angle grinder works well for me . I dont get all the angles correct but I'm not cutting expencive mahogany just brush :)
That damn thing sings while it works. 😂😂
Hold on tight that's forsure 😅😅
Yeah I'd say so. 😂💪
Looks good. Have you ever sharpened the blade. I'm down in Panama and I just can't just go get another. 60 degrees too hot. Thats funny eh.
60 degrees is way too hot to work , I usually wait till it's about a comfortable 40 degrees F . I couldn't imaging doing this at 90 degrees:) yes you can sharpen a carbide blade easily- czcams.com/video/qWmptDuCsXE/video.html
@@SteveRobReviews hello Steve. I was looking at Amazon and the most teeth on a renegade and others was 80 T on a nine inch blade. Is there a better place to shop?
I have been trying an 8 inch carbide blade and so far I like it . Lower cost and so much easier to sharpen with 40 teeth . The smaller diameter sure increases the rpm much faster and the 40 tooth seems to cut almost as well as a 80- 100 tooth 10 inch blade . I prefer Amazon for the prime shipping and low pricing . Check the Amazon warehouse too for great deals on returns.
@@SteveRobReviews ok thanks. Ill look into it.
Having lots of teeth on the blade makes cutting easier. And good tip of using oven cleaner to get the blade clean. 😀👍
Thanks Terry it's a lot of work but it's well worth the time away from the city. Cheers
You got to ride that thing! lol. Prespray it with Pam for an easier cleanup.
Terry thats a great idea and I will try it out next week if it ever stops raining up here.
Your a wild man.
Wyatt it's a hoot and a workout at the same time. We better do all this stuff while we're still young eh :)
Hey could u send me a link or tell me about your harness ?
This is the one I have its by far the best one I have used. I didn't buy it here but off ebay for $100 so shop around. Cheers Gary www.amazon.ca/Husqvarna-523048201-Balance-Trimmer-Harness/dp/B0053WVLS0
I used one of those blades and the first rock I hit destroyed all the carbide tips. $14 gone in a split sec.
Bob I guarantee you this carbide blade is not close to a low cost $14 blade . I have done the same and never experienced it destroying the blade . Cheers
That just the way carbide is... the tips are only soldered to the steel body. Once you realize you can't touch a stone or steel you can work around the tool's limitations.
Have you thought of one of the blades with chain saw teeth? You could sharpen it with a round file. Won’t stay as sharp as carbide but you could sharpen it. Have had good success
I have tried the chain style dont care to use it as much as a blade. I just sharpen my blades with an angle grinder and i'm good for a long time.
BOY! Even with a machine that's a lotta work!
Yes sir it's a good workout and has to be done on the trails quite often to keep them open and brush free.
I’m guessing you wouldn’t enjoy doing this for a living in the summer of Florida! 105+ degrees.
It was too hot to do at just above freezing :) Couldn't imagine doing it in florida LOL
I gotta get me a hunting camp first. Then I'll invite you down and you can help set me up. Cheers
The best place to get a hunt camp is in Canada as the exchange rate is in your favour and the best part is , theses nobody up here. HAHA
I would absolutely love that. Travel time might be a little rough though. You ever need help thinning the herd up at the camp though, just let me know. I earn my keep.
Is this comparable to the echo srm 3020t?
Not sure never seen one.
William Freeman . No
Thanks Logan.
That blade does a great job 👍 Good way to work up a thirst 🍻🍺
It was screaming hot for that kind of work and a cold one really hits the spot......
Gotta have beer for the nut behind the blade.
MostlymoparIH 😂😂
Dang that thing is scary hehe, any hazelnuts on the path??
Booger it was a chore and it was another 6 hours of this nonsense after I did the vid. 😂😂
Good Video. We had a Big die-off of Tag Elders around my County in Wisconsin. Lots of guys with marsh areas said they had a big die off also. All I know is for the last ten years they were thick as thieves. Most likely a cycle. You need a buy a Brown Tree Cutter as "Hollis Farms" has. Jason really knows how to run those. Check his channel out
I wish we had a die off up here, they are a pain to deal with. If you cut them you have to go back many times to trim the new shoots or they come up even thicker. Only where it stays wet do I have them. The blade does a great job. I will try a new blade next year . Deer will not eat alder but a buddy down the road had a 30 acre field of alder and he put 10 goats in there and within 3 years he had many more goats and not a twig of tag alders. 😅😅
I checked out the cutter - looks like by bushhog going backwards - yes I do the same and beat the rig to pieces. LOL
""This piece, that piece and the nut that fell on the floor"... and the nut standing on the floor lol
That's a pretty serious brush cutting machine, it takes out everything in its path. Another possible zombie defense tool!
Bruce I just roll with it - one take. LOL Its a machine setup for lot management I could not do without.
Btw, the standard Stihl brush cutter blade will cut through that twice as fast with that 240. That blade you’re using is too big in diameter and too thick for the heavier brush. You shouldn’t have to hold the blade on your work piece and cut through like a chainsaw. A clearing saw should rip through it. Maybe on the tree in the field, that was the right blade. However, a beaver blade is amazing and would cut through that in less than a second. You have to keep them sharp like a chainsaw though is the downside. Cheers
I tried one of them blades and it dulled too fast and the pitch from the tag alders gummed up the cutters. I am going to a 8 inch blade this year but so far this carbide style blade works the best for me. Cheers
Gatta link for that blade??
renegadebladewholesale.com
arer those 10 inch dia blades?
Yes they are.
@@SteveRobReviews thnx alot for super quick respond, my boss gave me some shitty equipment to work with cos he is a nitwit, so i decide to make it my business to use my fs 240 and get this awesome blade and cut thru evrything, thnx for very instructive video....ive considered the forester chainsaw blade too....but we'll see
VERY NICE !! liked :) :) thank you :) :)
I'm getting one. I have 3 acres of bush in muskoka.
My little stilh weed Wacker can't do the job. .
I highly recommend it as I'm using it constantly and its survived everything I threw at it. Cheers
You should poison the stumps with tordon so you dont have to recut the same plants every year.
Never tried it but thanks I will look into it.
@@SteveRobReviews I've been using pruners to cut Bush Honeysuckle on our property and just started watching videos today about bush trimmers, this has been the most informative so far!
Thanks
Works great. We cut the brush (usually Huisache) and someone comes up behind us with a small bucket with tordon and a paint brush. Brush on some tordon and on to the next one. Best to do it ASAP after it's cut before the trunk sap seals the cut.
60 degrees and sweating??? Come to Texas where HUMIDITY gets 80% and temperature is 100+ not a dry stich of clothing, i change clothes 3 to 4 times a day, if wife starts complaining i sit a set of clothes out to dry and when dry re-wear them until i can no longer stand the smell. LOL Yep would LOVE 60 degree weather. Humidity is what kills you it sweats the energy out of you.
LOL Texas heat is something we don't have but I bet you would rather have the heat than -40 winters with 5 feet of snow.
Damn dude you're so hard-core wow!
get some of those electrolyte powder mix. they make a world of difference when very humid.
A lil too hot for cutting! 60 degrees🤣🤣🤣. Try 98 degrees here in Louisiana.
I think I would melt 😅
Does grass even grow in that weather😂🤣
I got a 240 , is a very good brushcutter an over in australia i dont stop till it gets over 40 °c .
Hmmm. Don't know about that. You just made a huge mess. Now, you either need to hit the stuff on the ground with a mulcher or spend all day cutting it up and hauling it off.
Eddie im up in the middle of nowhere , much different than most places so what we all do is chuck the branches off to the side and let it compost . Cheers bud
I don’t believe you’re using 10” blades on a FS240. I put the same blade on mine based on your video and the vibration is so crazy I can barely hold on. Then the blades become loose. It’s obviously too large for the trimmer. Maybe your using a 9”.
Nope it's a 10 inch and no problems with vibration. Better look at a different blade manufacturers then.
8” Renegades run awesome on the FS240. Not the 10”. I thought maybe the blade was warped in shipping (brand new blade) but it’s not, just put a different blade on and it’s the same thing.
@@zfilmmaker The only thing I can think of is it's not seated correctly as you tighten up the retaining cup. I only have 10 inch blades and never had that happen. Contact renegade they might have some insight into why.
yah ! you betcha' ! eh ?!
Wow that’s a dam beast. I have heard of alders but never alTers trees? Lol 😂 you still acting like Scotty! Lmbo
It's all in the day of a woodlot owner in Ontario . I should get scotty up here to help eh :)
I hope you plant at least one tree.
I plant hundreds of trees . Cheers 👍
your bush hog rotary cutter will take all that down; you are shooting an elephant with a bb gun.
Yep it would but it would not demonstrate how the brush cutter works .