Better Than a Weed Eater, Cheaper Than a Tractor! | Cub Cadet ST 100 Walk Behind String Trimmer |
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Cub Cadet ST 100 Walk Behind String Trimmer: Better Than a Weed Eater, Cheaper Than a Tractor.
Cub Cadet ST 100 Walk Behind String Trimmer: amzn.to/3g2M0kE
Cub Cadet 490-040-M035 Pre-Cut Trimmer Line (10 Pieces): amzn.to/31qDwjf
Sign up for Audible! The easiest way to listen to books and podcasts while you do chores 😊
Get a free audio book: www.audibletria...
We have 5 acres here in Norther California that we seasonally maintain for fire safety. We have used regular string trimmers/weed eaters for years and became frustrated with them tangling and bogging down. We would love a tractor and a brush hog...but thats a little heavy on the wallet.
Fortunately we discovered the budget friendly Cub Cadet walk behind string trimmer and it has changed our chores! It makes quick work of even the tallest weeds and can handle even small branches and stands of brush and vines. It's easy to maintain, it's easy to use, and runs like a champ under the toughest circumstances. This is a video review of The Cub Cadet ST 100 a full year after we first bought it and, spoiler alert, we really really like it!
✅ Connect With Us On ALL Our Social Media Platforms!
🦃 TH-cam: / 4kidsandafarm
🐐 INSTAGRAM: / 4_kids_and_a_farm
🐓 FACEBOOK: / 4kandf
🦆 Email: 4kidsandafarm@gmail.com
WE HAVE MERCH!: www.bonfire.co...
🌻 Need some Hoss Garden Stuff?: shrsl.com/29w8s
🔗 Amazon links:
Guerilla cart: amzn.to/30N25GG
Flat Free (orange) Cart Tires: amzn.to/34S6zeY
Cement tray's for your ducks 'pool': amzn.to/2AOiWyf
🥚 🐥 Our Brinsea incubator: amzn.to/39Tcvq4
🌻 Garden Stuff:
Organic soil: amzn.to/2SLzk8m
Colored Cups: amzn.to/3dtPz1K
Grow lights: amzn.to/35HA0Ru
🎥 Equipment We Use to Edit and Video:
Mac book: amzn.to/2LcBdH4
Canon M50 camera: amzn.to/2AbNHwq
Rode mic: amzn.to/2WjMlbH
**These are affiliate links and if you click on them we will get a portion of sales with no extra cost to you!
🐐 🐓 🐥 🌻 ABOUT US 🌽 🐏 🦆 🐷
We have 4 kids and a 5 acre farm here in Northern California. We have made a commitment to learning how to raise our own food, as fast as we can, in the most fun way possible. This is a journey of us learning how to provide more for ourselves.
#cubcadet #cubcadetst100 #walkbehindstringtrimmer #homesteading #farmtools
![[Watch Party] RoV Pro League 2024 Winter | with Moowan ( Bacon Time Vs Talon )](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CCEDhu6dPN8/mqdefault.jpg)
Yessss! I love weed eating but with my back problems I can’t use a regular one. We found one of these several years ago and never will I go back to a normal weed eater 👊🏻👍🏻💪🏻
Walker Farm Fam yes! We love this thing...it’s kind of a beast...and anything that cuts chore time down belongs on our farm 😉
What a powerful machine, it cuts tall grass very quickly, it has more advantages than the regular machine since it can make the trimmer blades and cut the grass. I want one, and what a beautiful gardener
i worked on a farm in my 20s looked after over 500 mixed animals but im in my 50s now its nice to see a Lady hard at work with no BS .....Great working Lady nice job High Five ..See a Beautiful Lady dressed TH-camRS now thats Class ....I work making Fences an decks now and move people an im 54
I've got a craftsman had it for 11 years, they work great, I've wore a few string plates and cups just keep them cleaned, l made one string plate with a 12 in saw blade cuts willow clumps and 3 in trees, Cleared up all the willows in 20 acre horse pasture
These are quite nice to use. Love mine.
That’s an awesome walk behind trimmer. Nice that you showed how to re-string it.
These gizmos are great. I use my Earthquake to mow a half acre that no lawnmower has been able to handle. Protruding bedrock, uneven terrain, prickly vines -- the Earthquake doesn't mind any of that.
Great video. I'm gonna buy one for my mowing business. They are such a weapon. Thanks for putting this on TH-cam. Cheers from Australia!
Thanks for the tip. I'm trying to figure out what to do with my overgrown field and lawn. This is encouraging.😊
To change string Fold string in half push, thru loop, hook over clip and pull, takes just seconds and is always even. Have been using push trimmer for years.
Dusk mask and eye protection is a must have with these types of equipment
Please be safe and drink water
Had mine for about 2 & 1/2 years & it's been very dependable! Always started on the 1st. Pull, rarely needed a 2nd or 3rd pull, just needed to replace the spring for the belt
We are really bad at maintaining our machines...so when a machine can last on our farm it is a really tough machine 😂
@@4KidsandaFarm yep, it is a great buy!!
Lawsy you're an ambitious little woman.
Now this is the kind of stuff I wanted to see it cut down! I've seen so many videos on people cutting yards! I need to see it do some thick"bush hog" work.
And it really is a champ! Just an awesome machine! Thanks for watching and commenting! We really appreciate it!
I've had one of these for almost 2 years and it has been the best. When I pull it out for the first mowing session of the year, it takes two pulls to get it started. After that, it starts on the first pull. It's a beast when it comes to cutting grass and tall, thick weeds. I like the offset of the cutter head so you can get right up next to a fence or wall. The thick strings last all afternoon or until you try to tackle weeds with stalks bigger than your finger.
We totally agree! we love tools and machines that don't require a lot of maintenance. When we do put it to work we go through the strings pretty quick. so far thought it has worked like a champ! Thanks for commenting. We appreciate it!
I also live in Northern California and just bought one of these. Thank you for making this video.
These are extra important here in California
Absolutely
Both impressive!
We will subscribe and look forward to your pest management videos 😎 Your ducks brought us here.
Just got this bad boy! Adorable smile, girl! Thanx.
Thanks! This cub cadet has been running strong for 3 years! We are definitely a fan!
Looks a lot easier than using a typical weed whacker!
Break Free Homestead yes, less vibrations, no side to side motion...it really is a back saver.
@@4KidsandaFarm the back pain after a long time is the worst!!!
Thank you, I was trying to figure out how to string mine and your video helped a lot.
So glad it was helpful! We love this machine!
4 kid sand a farm with lots of love of course. happy to see your great family
Shawn Rouhi thanks so much!❤️
I always wanted one of those... very cool
Worth it! Probably cuts 4 times faster!
I considered buying a Cub Cadet walk behind string trimmer, but decided to buy a Husqvarna trimmer instead.
Although the Husqvarna trimmer mows tall grass & weeds well, it has a few minor design issues that I think Husqvarna should have been improved. The main issue is that the string line spindle housing clogs with grass, slowing the spindle rotation & reducing grass cutting effectiveness, when mowing at the lowest string line setting adjustment on the spindle.
I have wondered if the Cub Cadet might have been a somewhat better choice, & I think both the Husqvarna & the Cub Cadet were priced similarly.
Thanks for the review!
My husband watched your video while I was watching I wanted him to see this and he knows about them and said here in Florida he has looked for one but no luck, I think now after watching this he will look harder lol, Thank you for sharing and admire your strength and courage for doing something on your own, You will have fun learning and always learning and that is the Rewards, Have A Blessed Weekend!
spitfire red thank you...we feel they are pretty necessary...and to be honest we are not good at maintaining our tools...so this thing is still running great which speaks heaps about how tough it is 😊
Also check on amazon...I think they have them...they run about 300ish dollars.
home depot. same exact model in video
Hello, I stumbled upon your video regarding the Cub Cadet ST-100; Or As I Call It, WeedEater On Wheels {WOW}. My unit was purchased about 3 years ago from a Tractor Supply location here in Central Ky. I also purchased the spool of Shakespeare Yellow .155 string in which I cut to a 18,7/8 inch length. Basically, I copied off of the OEM orange strings for making my strings. Do not go any longer than the OEM strings or it will cause damage to the deflector shield. This string on a spool cuts just as good or better than the OEM orange strings that were provided with your unit when you unboxed it. Tractor Supply also keeps the replacement air filter in stock as well as the 10W30 Cub Cadet brand motor oil. Good Luck with your trimmer and Best Regards From Versailles, Ky.
the cub cadet made quick work of it!! Very nice job. Plus, you look fabulous doing yard work. I'm curious what you look like going out!?!? haha Nice video!
Thanks for the video. I am going to buy one tomorrow.
You will not regret it!
you got a lot done! looks great!! and a workout at the same time
Wild Ones Homestead right, who needs a gym? 😂
@@4KidsandaFarm You should advertise Gym membership at your place and have people come do chores.🤣😅
Great information
Thank you for the tutorial on this. Awesome job moving that African savannah there. I guess I shouldnt complain when the wife tells me to mow our tiny lawns 😂
Haha! Yeah it was definitely a chore!
Those are handy! We really need to get one for our deer lease!
Yes, they really are a time saver!
the string mowers are beast on the tall grass.
So true...string trimmers are better for the detail stuff. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it!
easier to thread the string from behind the hook through the loop than to make the loop and push to hook. In my opinion anyways.
@@4KidsandaFarm no problem.
for future reference if the thing ever starts having probs starting it is probably the auto choke system on there. it is rather over complicated little system for auto choke, auto throttle.
there is a spring that sits in little box next to muffler. when cold it is choked. after start muffler heats up the spring and open the choke. the spring goes out after awhile.
the spring is connected to a long rod that goes across the motor to the carb. anyways just put that in back of mind if it ever gives you probs check that first.
So if you simply fold the string in half and feed the loop through to the hook part you should find it easier
Hope this is helpful
get one thats self-propelled!
Great video! Congrats on 1000, growing fast!
WH OUTDOORS hey thanks, we are trying to be more consistent with our content 🤷♂️ it’s a fun process so far!
Wow such a simple concept and it works so simply and effectively! God bless.
Thank you!
Wow that’s a lot of weed eating lol. Pretty handy machine!
Moore Family Farm we would like to manage it a little bit better with our sheep next year...it kind of got out of hand this year 😆
i love mine. I could never let my grass get that tall here in TX, I would have a ton of snakes
We should have released our sheep on it but they won’t eat it like that 😂
Powerful!!!!!! Awesome job!
SuburbanHomesteaderWY it really is...turns a huge chore into quick work! How are your 🌻’s?
Nice video! What is y'alls preferred trim string as the stuff from the big box stores gets eaten up in a hurry, thank you for showing the machine😃😎
We have tried a few...honestly it seems like the cub cadet brand is best. we got ours on amazon.
It's always awesome to polish something ugly but in the early A.M with the rosters lol Cool machine tho. Been thinking about buying 1 so here I am doing my home work on reviews on different machines the less hassle 1s lol It get way to hot to be out there fooling around in the heat hahah Thanks for the video!! :)
They need an electrik one
They are advertised as able to do ditches, but there are no vids showing they can do that.
Wow 5 acres. I'm on a 1.3 acre property and it used to be a big hassle because for a few years all we had was just a weed eater and I would do the entire acre with just that 🥵🤕😵. After alot of frustration, exhaustion, and back ache, we finally got a riding mower in March 2020. I was looking to get one of these for the ravine we have on the property that is too small, inclined, and rock and tree lined for the riding mower. It is also too big for a weed eater. So I was thinking about getting either this or traditional old push mower. I have never owned or operated one of these.
we can say that we have not regretted this machine...it has been so helpful. usually our sheep and cows do a really good job at keeping the weeds down...but this is hands down the best hands tool if you want to do some quick precise trimming.
A brush hog would eat right though that stuff like a hot knife though butter
.155 Trimmer line works best. I used the "bend method."
Right on, we’ve discovered the bend method and that is a lot easier!
W
Club cadet is the best string trimmer, my last 6 years I'm in California and because of the stupid air resources laws they don't sell it anymore in CA .
They only sell electric pice of S.... With no power
😂 might be time to take a trip to Nevada 😊
Great video...I've been thinking about getting one of these for some of my areas that stay wet and get grown up. Would be much better than my regular weedeater! Thanks for sharing.
Around Michael's Barn we highly recommend!
hi cutie, beautiful teeth,channel and product review. have 4 more kids. ❤
Magnific 👌
Been using one for years. Changing strings is straight forward. Easy? Takes about 10 mins. Problem is, trying to get them to stay in place and also not to break. Sometimes the strings break almost immediately. Hardly ever last over an hour. Depends on what you are coming in contact with. Experiment with different ways to secure the strings. You'll find something that works for you. For me, I use a smaller diameter string to secure the larger one. Still have to change them at least once every time I mow.
This is a weed eating machine, if you're on the fence about buying it, dont think about it, buy it. Worth the 💰. You won't be disappointed...
Will Mojica oh it’s bought and it’s paid for itself time and time again. Thanks for taking the time to comment. We appreciate it!
Have you guys ever had to use the circular blade on yours? We have tons of brush and blackberries that the string can't touch but the saw blade goes through like butter. Looks just like a chainsaw chain wrapped around a metal disc. Nice place btw.
We have not…that sounds wicked cool though. And thanks! We are working on making it better and better ☺️
@4 Kids and a Farm one day at a time that's all you can do. Hopefully soon you'll be officiating from the shade while the kids take turns weed whacking😆
Why a lot of talking and not showing less talking
what song is that in the background while you're mowing? I can make out "I fall from grace" lyric. Love the video. Very good info. Plan on buying a walk behind trimmer!
I would like to purchase it.But how?Pl.let me be informed of the details.Very kind ,if what's apped.
depends on where you live i suppose.
can you tell me if the string is strong enough for the blackberry bush, I am an old woman and wonder if I can easy to start the engine and push it. Is it heavy to push?
Easy to push...easy to start...the strings can cut through berry bushes but you may have to change the strings a lot!
Question is this similar to the billy goat high weed mower? My dad has similar grass to this and has been doing it with his weed whacker. Been looking for something better and was told a high weed mower can help. We couldnt find a tractor to rent but a high weed mower walk behind we did. Any advice will help its about 2 acres. Also how long did it take you and how much area did you cover. Thank you in advance
I think the billy goat is a little more heavy duty and can handle thicker brush. This cub cadet will handle to acres easily. we have 5 acres and its just a breeze.
Do the strings last well?
yes, but it does matter what you are cutting...we have cut along a metal fence it will get shredded pretty quick if you do that to many times.
does it mulch the grass or can I use it as feed? I want to use it like a sickle bar mower
can you convert to self propelled?
Spindle on mine fell off within seconds of starting. Could not figure out how to reassemble and no diagram in manual. Took back to dealer. Will go elsewhere.
Oh no, sorry about that. Ours has been nothing but rock solid!
The dealer replaced it with a brand new one today. The new ones was awesome. It took down 3 ft grass with no problem. The result was almost as nice as a lawnmower but cut what most lawnmowers could not handle.
@@brandonletzko2472 that’s great! I think the only thing that could replace it is a bush hog...but even then these things are second to non at cutting near fence lines!
@@4KidsandaFarm Something else to consider is a finish mower. I bought a used Rhino TM 84 that I use on the Kubota 3901 I bought last year and it works really good. The way it sits on the ground makes it easier than messing with a bush hog. Also gives a more consistent cut than the bush hot. I've also got a 6' Bush Hog heavy duty cutter I use.
A YEAR LATER... I 💓Mine
It just keeps going and does what it should!
@@4KidsandaFarm sure does
I’ll hold the kamera for yah 😏
Same thiwith a trimmer
How much oil did you put in? Because the instructions kinda makes it sound like you put the whole 20 oz bottle in, but the dip stick showed full at half a bottle
Gem girl we only did half...but after it ran for a day the other half fit in...we haven’t filled it since 😊
@@4KidsandaFarm ok, cool. I have used mine about 4 hours so far. I checked the oil each time I've used it. I'll be sure to check again next time. I just have to get more string. My TSC was out of the line. They had some shakespeare brand but it wasn't as thick.
We just bought in bulk from amazon...we have like 3 tubes of strings which should last quite a while 😊
So how long does it take you to mow that yard like that cuz the weed eater that I have I only use it for doing stuff around my pond
Doesn’t take long at all! We have 5 acres but we don’t keep It all down.
awesome video, take a good look at Kioti tractors.
Tim, we would love a tractor! what can you tell us about Kioti tractors?
you can go orange and save on green. more standard features than Deere and less money than kubota. be looking at a 35 hp. you can cut effortlessly and have plenty of lifting capacity
thanks Tim!
That push or self drive ???
Oh well at least you are not smoking weed in fire season.
No weed smoking on our farm 😂
Looks like it would make a good hay mower. Too bad you waited too long to cut it. You could have turned it into animal feed with a little bit of effort.
You are right…it would cut some great hay. We won’t let it go as far this year.
That's a nice little rig, but I'd rather mow that mess with a tractor. Much easier on my back.
Roger that...our next upgrade will be a tractor for sure...but this will do for now. 🤷🏻♂️
@@4KidsandaFarm I really admire you for taking on a job like that with a mower that small. I'd have my 61" Bad Boy Outlaw XP mowing it. With 4 kids mowing that may be taking a break though.
Where do you buy your string? online or at the store? I found some on a website for $5!!!! That can't be possible because it's $20 for 10 pieces everywhere else
Gem girl amazon...all our money goes to amazon!
@@4KidsandaFarm lol, okay. I checked there too. I'll probably end up getting it from them. Thank you! It's totally awesome when someone actually replies!!! ❣️
No problem! We appreciate you taking the time to comment 😊
Is it self-propelled? How does it do on those little hills?
rebecca pearce it’s not...but with those big wheels it handles hills pretty easy!
too bad you couldnt find a neighbor that bales hay it could give you a few bales
tammy sarrazin you are right...we have some invasive weeds we don’t really want in the bales though...we are really working on improving our pasture so we can bale it for hay.
i hate to see women and men working unnecessarily hard. A cheep used lawn tractor would be good and much easier to use!
Hey. Mama You need a tractor or at least a ride mower. Not trying to be mean here but Wait until you hit 45+ 😀
Bertrand Njipwo we would love a tractor...it’s definitely on the list of things to get!
@@4KidsandaFarm but great video I couldn't believe you could knock that off with such a small hand tool.
I'm 49 in March and use the crap out of ours. 60 acres in NorCal. Lots of fence line.
ditch the music...ruined the video
Thanks Jeremy. What about the music made it hard to watch? Was it to high energy? Thanks for commenting. We are always trying to get better!
@@4KidsandaFarm very distracting with music playing while there is dialog.... high energy is fine but maybe less volume.
@@4KidsandaFarm I am late commenting on this. I had to go back and rewatch the video to make sure. It's not music I'd buy myself. I do like 70's and 80's music myself. I do think it sounded good in the video though.
I call it BAWE Big assed weed eater