Weed Eat from Your Seat!! String Trimmer for Your Mower Deck!
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- Amazing! Weed eat from the seat of your zero turn mower! Tractor Time with Tim tries out the Peco Z Trimmer!
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Great review. I have owned one for over 3 years, and I can tell you, that this thing will never be the same as a hand held string trimmer. So if you are buying it with those intentions in mind, you will be sourly be disappointed. That being said, I have a bad back, and even though it is slow going, I use it to mow my fence lines, and around my septic tanks. Tim and Christy was correct to point out the issues with the handle, I had some issues with the reaching to put it up and down, and also with it wanting to slope to for down, when I am on a hill incline. To deal with that, I bought a small actuator off of amazon, and put it on, to allow me to adjust the pitch electrically. It is pricey, but for my needs, it works really well, otherwise most of the trimming would not get done.
It's a "NO" for me! Don't think speed, or expense, or the frustration, think about the carbon footprint. Twice the size of Paul Bunyan!! Like running your single wedge splitter with a 100 HP tractor!! Trimming over my 'walker' is slow, but when I move it, I'm only wasting the little bitty weedeater motor, at idle! And I think I'm doing a better job!
Happy Easter Tim and. Christy
Could you post a link to a video or some pictures of your actuator setup?
Thank you so much for saving me from buying this. I was intrigued at first but clearly this is not a great solution.
@@heymakerphd1982 Plants like carbon dioxide so I make as much as I can since I like plants.
That looks like a waste of time. Could work a lot faster with a hand held trimmer. Can not get behind the a/c unit.
I know of someone that uses it. They mow Cementaries. They leave it on and trim as they mow. It saves them a day of weedeating. For mowing then trimming applications you are correct with it being slower and there will be some places you can't get.
Agree
Looks like it could save time for long runs without obstacles. I’m sold on my rotary scissors. No strings to deal with and much better cut. Thanks for doing this demo.
Agreed. That's what 15 yr old kids are for. Lol
@@raymondjoseph7177 especially for over $400
Great idea. I thought of this myself years ago. But, from what I see here, I could walk with a regular trimmer and get that done ten times faster.
I think that thing is junk I can go faster with a weed wacker and the fact you can’t let out string your going be getting off every 5 minutes to replace the string. It’s slow and going tear the grass up from turning.
That's my point. To the commenter posting about paraplegic and/or wheelchair bound, how are they going to restring the machine?
Yeah, that's a big nope for me. Not practical for the average able bodied person and quite expensive. I could see someone who couldn't walk but really wants to stay active benefiting but that's about it.
Looks like you will be able to weed eat from your seat. However you will be wasting time and fuel ⛽.
I’ve always wanted to do this on the side of my mower deck, just weld something on with a weedeater head and put a pulley on top. Are used to live by lake and on both sides of my property I had a drainage ditch and couldn’t get the wheels to close where they would sink and in the front by the road there was a ditch also and then weeds and cats tails around the water I tried to keep cut down. I wouldn’t need to use it next to buildings or anything so I was going to use chain for the string but the deck couldn’t quite get out over the ditch and I couldn’t get close to the side dishes when there was water running which was about three months a year.
I love the way that retracts with the handle. That’s pretty awesome.
At my age I might not live long enough to do the trimming at that speed. I don't mind walking along to do trimming.
Absolutely perfect if your mobility challenged.
Thumbs Down. The finished product is terrible. 2 mile fence row maybe, lawn maintenance No.
I bought 2, one for both my mowers. They work great for me! Thanks for the TTWT discount too. I found they seem to cut better going backwards for me..
I think I'll stay with my DR Walk Behind Weedeater. I run a .175 line on that weedeater. I can run all day weedeating and never change my line. I cut some really big stuff.
Love the trimmer but it's hard for me to justify the over $400 price. Especially since it only wants you to use it for 20min every hour. I'll have to wait for a more affordable unit to come out.
I just ordered one! Let me tell you why: My dad is a paraplegic (no use of his legs) and is fully bound to a wheelchair. One of his favorite things to do is get on his zero-turn mower and cut the grass. Trimming, however, is a struggle. Trying to navigate uneven terrain while sitting in a chair and wielding a string trimmer is incredibly challenging. Even if this attachment can’t get every corner, it’ll get the lions share of the work done from the seat of the mower. This is the best solution I have ever seen to the problem we’ve been trying figure out for the last twenty years. Thank you for showing this one off today.
That is very expensive
Happy Easter to you both ❤️ That string trimmer attachment seems to be more for fence line 🤔 straightaways. In my opinion. Thanks for sharing and God bless you both.
Happy Easter guys ✌🏻
I loke the idea but with going around stuff it would be quicker walking and healthier.
I mow cemeteries. Looks like a good investment. God bless.
Happy Easter !
But the product is the ultimate in lazy..lol
Better for under a pasture fence I would think. I could trim with a hand held either battery/gas powered a lot faster than that and get in all the nooks and crannies better. Not a product I would invest in. Would probably be better mounted on a front deck like Ventrac or the grasshopper. Nope not me.
Pretty cool, thank you Tim, love your videos.
When you outline the lawn before you mow the main lawn, you could easily spend an extra minute trimming with this attachment. Even if it saves some of the trimming for you or a guy, I think it's a great idea. This season our trimmers will be on racks on each mower so as to trim near where we're mowing, instead of relying on a dedicated trimmer guy to do all the work, especially when we're acres away from the truck.
Mounting off the deck doesnt make logical sense to me, who has thousands of hours on a zero turn. What if the trimmer was mounted at a 45* angle off of, or over the front wheel instead of the deck? Then you could easily get it in tight spots, but still trim a fence line as you mow.
I do something similar but 10-times faster.... I do all of my trimming by riding around on my lawn mower with my battery powered weed wacker in my hand.
Any tips on how you do it? I've been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy so walking let alone with a weed walker is tough at best. I used to use the weed for edging the sidewalks as well. thanx!!!
Dana, sounds like you might be a candidate for this product.
Tim and Christie, happy Easter to both of you. The Peco deck mount weed eater has been out for years. I've got one in my equipment shed up on a shelf. I was a commercial property maintenance guy. I found it too slow, and not really built that well. One thing do NOT use it around a house with vinyl siding. Like all weed eaters it'll shred the vinyl. To Ron Doyle (next comment down) it's useless on a fence line, you have to crawl with it. Try the DR fence mowers. I have one I don't remember who makes it but it's called a "Post Master" Just for fence lines and around trees it's good, but you still have to go slow, but not as slow as the Peco unit.
It makes my cordless, 20V DeWalt trimmer look fast and efficient. In addition to not being able to get into inside corners, I also trim areas that are too steep for a mower or too narrow to get the mover into. I understand that it has its place for those who cannot physically handle a standard string trimmer, this could be just the ticket. Otherwise, my bet is that the novelty wears off for most people. And, don't laugh at me for my choice of trimmers. I got tired of the hassles of maintaining a two cycle trimmer for infrequent use and already use the 20V DeWalt battery platform.
So you expeditiously wear out your Zero Turn by doing a task it wasn’t designed to do, when a $300 handheld string trimmer is 3-5 times faster and does a better job. Gotcha. I’ll pass.
Coming from a landscaper I have been looking for something like this. Looks good to use on fields for under fence lines and I also do a lot of medians for the city so this could help knock down labor for trimming around the trees and to trim the tops of the curbs as well. But Does it turn vertical to do edging along the curb ? If it does that it's a winner winner chicken dinner. I'll bite for 400 lol why pay a 3 man crew when i can do it all my self lol . Thanks for the Awesome clip .
I am not sure it is tough enough for full time use. You may find it perfect, you may be underwhelmed. Depends on your expectations.
I work for a municipality in northwest ohio. In the late 1990 we bought a Steiner 430 and the salesman who sold it to us designed one of these deck trimmers. They were meant for cemeteries and fence lines and not for finesse trimming in tight areas. He sold his rights to it in the late 2000 or very early 2010
Seems good in theory. But I feel like we’d be stopping to feed the head more than actually trimming. We have been saying for years and years we want a weed eater on the z mower. Here it is!
I don’t find the string to wear quickly.
As a professional I will want my Stihl RX111 trimmer over this attachment. 1. To much risk of damaging a customers vinyl siding, tree bark, and other soft targets. 2. A hand trimmer gives more versatility with slopes, wet areas that a mower can’t hit. 3. I can probably out preform this machine with better precision.
This attachment could work well for certain tasks but just seems more limited than a hand trimmer.
NOPE NOT FOR ME!!!!!
It would be nice if thy made a bracket to put it on your left front wheel bracket you can get closer to everything.
Hmm…good idea!
I'm with Uncle Alan, I think if you reposition it more forward maybe add an extension plate to the deck to get it forward and you might be able to get corners better. Good to see Christy is getting you trained up again Tim, LOL! Great video guys, love to see all the new tools you two continue to bring to us. It really is a great service to those of us who can't get to the AG shows.
Nice invention, but adding hours to a machine vs a trimmer to me doesn't seem feasible.
That is the slowest most painful speed of trimming I’ve ever seen. But….If a guy has a bad back or injury or mobility issues. This is a life saver❤️
This is exactly why I was thinking of buying one. I have a bad back and a bad leg, so weedeating around my fences is a challenge for me. I would try it, but it's out of my price range for now
I'm not sold on it yet. Maybe good for straight aways but you still need a regular weed Wacker. It looks like it would take much longer to do the job. I agree with Christy about electronic weed Wacker. I have a DeWalt 40 volt and I will never go back to a gas model. All in all I prefer Roundup
I'm building a version of yours that comes off the front of my Husky ZTR that is designed to get under large pine trees and was wondering what your using for a motor?
I can see it for straight and outside corners but inside corners it's a waste of time..you seem to still have to use a weedeater. I just don't see the $$ factor worth the investment and quality of a job doesn't seem good. I think it would be better if it stuck out another 12" to get inside corners
Love the channel but at $400+ dollars probably not a first buy. It seems like a handful of restrictions for use when it’s something most homeowners hate to do anyways. A choice each person needs to make.
Lol. 😅
Yep. No worries. Probably not for everyone. We still thought it would be interesting for our viewers.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me the job that thing does is unacceptable. Weed trimming requires a lot of precision and finesse to make it look nice and a fixed arm on a mower deck just doesn't allow for that. Still it is a neat product and you guys did a great job on the video.
I think most of the negative comments are from people who don't have a practical application for it. In my case, I have 10 acres of straight fence lines on flat ground in Florida where if you don't mow weekly it looks like the set of Jurassic Park. Is it pricey? Yes. But I still think I see one in my future. It will make the difference between the trimming getting done or not getting done.
Looks much slower than actually walking and using a weed eater.
Happy Easter! I love this new attachment. wonder how I could get it to work on my electric cub cadet. there's nothing on my cub cadet to power it with.
Interesting, but the reality is it's about a $12-$13K string trimmer with the obligatory commercial zero turn included... You also cannot edge sidewalks, curbs, mulched planting beds, etc. with it as it only operates parallel to the ground. In today's world we also cannot discount the cost of the fuel to run the zero turn as compared to say a 2-stroke or battery powered trimmer. It may be justifiable for long fence rows and use around guard rails and relatively large buildings but for anything else a handheld would likely be a lot faster and less frustrating! I'm using TQ on the Spencer Lawn Care channel as a point of reference here!
Best thing I ever bought was a push weed trimmer from cadet! Heavy duty string, easy to push, plenty strong and around 300.00. 500 is just too much for what this is imho. I guess for some it might fit the bill, but... thinks it's too light weight vs price.
Just when I thought somebody couldn't any lazier, this product comes along.
Happy Easter. I like the idea but it seems like a slow process even for those of us with extensive ZTR experience. I can trim faster with my Stihl. I can see where it would be great for long fence lines, driveways, or field edges.
I’m thinking differently. I’m thinking it is great for a small obstruction which is a long distance from anything else.
Even if the trimming is a bit slower, it is much easier to use this than walk out there with a hand trimmer.
@@TractorTimewithTim Tim just put a hook on the ROPS bar and bungee a weed eater to it, rest the head down by the deck adjustment pedal (Bad Boy Extreme). Keeps the weed eater out of the way, but is still readily available.
@@TractorTimewithTim Most major zero-turn mower manufacturers (at least on the commercial side) now have provisions to mount string trimmers on them and the aftermarket is full of them as well.
I see the benefit if you have long fairly straight runs to trim a home owner with angles to cut or a small lot its more trouble than it's worth
As someone about to buy a zero turn, I can say when I initially saw this I was like heck yeah, but after seeing Tim and Christy use it, I can say it would not be for me. The price is too much, and the slow speed requirement is just too much for me. Good review and thanks for always showing us new stuff.
Happy Easter, God is Great.
I'll admit I hate weed eating but I could do it a lot faster than this on foot. I'm sure it has its book perks for Miles of fence line on a Rancher commercial properties. But your average landscaper will not be purchasing this
@@myspoiledpits At what expense though? It's basically a 20+ HP weedeater with the efficiency of hand shears.
It’s extremely nice but not $465 nice. I just can’t justify it. Plus it has limitations. It’s only capable of running for 20 minutes or so at a time, can’t get into tight places, have to change string more often and you’d end up using the regular trimmer anyway for the spots it can’t reach.
Look I’m disabled and would love this but w the limitations & price it’s just not in the cards for me sadly
I'm saying I can finish weed eating much faster than you can with that while doing a better job at it; and using a fraction of the gasoline that you will be using. My weed eater is $600, but the Stihl kombi-system allows me to use the weed eater engine for so many more things like an edger, a leaf blower, etc. Count me as a thumbs down on your crippled weed eater. Feel free to enjoy it however.
A couple questions:
1. What is the maximum diameter line it will accommodate?
2. How bad does it fling debris around or at you?
3. Did it ever bog down in heavy weeds?
1. One commenter said they use longer than stock string.
2. No, it didn’t throw stuff enough to cause any frustration.
3. Yes, it does bog down so to speak…you can see in the video when Christy drive too fast under the big orange mower.
Way too slow and just an overall byzantine approach to a problem that doesn’t exist.
I had this idea years ago, but my idea was to attach the trimmer to the front corner of the deck, not stick way out to the side like this one. My idea was that the trimmer would overlap with the outer edge of the deck, and could be turned on when mowing close to a building, tree, or other obstacle and not leave the little strip that you would have to remove with your regular string trimmer later. This one is useless IMO. You are putting a lot of wear & tear on a $8k zero turn to do what you could do faster with a regular trimmer. I'd bet once the novelty wears off, you'll stop using this.
The amount of fuel wasted powering a Zero to do this job that a conventional petrol line trimmer would use is ridiculous... not to mention how slow and cumbersome it looks. Stupid...
Seems like this was a half-hearted attempt by Peco. This thing has been out for several years and they've not improved upon the design. PASS
It seems more time consuming and expensive to weed eat. Instead of using a a little 2 cycle engine you use a great big lawn mower engine.
Cool idea on paper, but my $200 handheld Echo is way faster and easier to use.
that attachment is only good for fence lines, that's all it does successfully. it will work for the disabled and elderly but it takes 15 times longer to get done and takes the reflexes of a cat to accomplish. after all it was designed only for fence lines, other wise there would be a control arm you operate to move this about properly just like the control arms to operate a zero turn properly.
Seems rather slow. I could walk that fence line in the time it took to do a few inches with that. And your not able to get in the corners well. Seems like your still going to end up with a shaft trimmer in your hands.
Maybe if you have a handicap or something..
Time consuming. Not efficient. Also manuevering issues which can potentially cause the mover to hit the wall and etc...
That would only be efficient if you string trim while you mow. Otherwise a 35hp weed trimmer doesn't make sense.
And to solve the problem with the reach for Christie why don’t you just put a small rope around the handle somehow and she can pull it from where she sitting I think that’ll work for her what do you think??
Its slower than walking, that slow motion type of steering to adjust weedeater is bad for the hydraulic on zero turn
Or you could get a grasshopper with mower up front, much better trimming machine than mid mount zero turn.
Having trouble with my knees I have found I can do much of my weed eating from my zero turn mower seat with a battery powered trimmer!
Happy Easter to you and your family. I’ll stick with my Stihl FS 110 for now. Just got JD Z730M two days ago and it was my first time driving a zero turn. Naaah, I’ll stick with weed eating for now. Maybe next year, this would be a viable attachment. I would rip it off the mower now🤣
As others have said having it further forward would be better. I would even go as far as mounting a plate to the deck to put it as close to the front tire as possible. I would also put a remote on off switch. Then replace the handle with a cheap linear actuator.
Once you mow with the zero turn, you’ll never go back. Get ready for ZZero Turn Time with Tim. I’m easily 2mph slower than your Dixie Chopper, but I fly on my zero turn. Saves an hour per week easily.
Intriguing, but $465 before (maybe after) discount, is a bit too steep. Would buy at $200, but I’ll keep walking the yard with the Stihl FS90R in the meantime. Christy > Tim on zero turn skill right now 😀
Yep! By far!
Happy Easter everyone!
Criste needs a steering wheel zero turn from Cub Cadet
It’s a lot faster walking and better results! Love your videos! 👍🏻🇺🇸
I could definitely see the advantage to this for an older person who can't walk as long or a homeowner who just dosen't want to walk, but for a lawn care service, it seems a little slow. I think I'll be sticking with a traditional weed eater.
Ii believe it would work better on a stander mower. I have made a bracket to hang my trimmer on a bungie and steer the weed eater as i drive the mower, mostly for long fence lines. Around buildings i still walk.
I wonder if the one sided weight on the mower deck is going to affect how well the machine will cut? I wonder if the deck will be out of level.
It shouldn't be a issue. Most mowers have wheels on the decks. Only time I think it would play into it was on slopes where you can get un even cuts. But I'm not sure how much it weights but I don't think it will do anything that much as long the deck has wheels
It is very light. No worries on that.
Definitely not faster than sending somebody with a weed eater though
Looks like way more trouble than it’s worth get on your feet with a weedeater
Yeah, I think I can go faster with the string trimmer.
You do have experience on a zero turn more than most think,
MESSICKS ON THE ICE
LOL
Ah yea! I showed em didn’t I!!? :-)
Happy Easter to you. Looks like a good idea, but it doesn’t seem like the rpm’s are fast enough. Guess it keeps the grass off of you.
I'll go ahead and say it for you. That's a waste of money, and a dumb, slow, fuel wasting product for the gullible.
What do you REALLY think, Brutus? :-)
tim, you need a big lawn roller 60" might do it. one with 1/4" or 1/2" steel drum just to fix your trash truck issues and smooth out your lawn so it isn't so rough and help keep the voles moles and gophers out. also so you can get some class 3 rail road type ballast for your drive way and lock all that rock into place.
It is hard to tell, but is the trimmer on an arm that swivels back and forth? If it is, add a wheel and set the distance so the string is right at the fence so the trimmer will follow the contour of the fence line.
Keep watching…
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Looks intriguing. I have a 200 foot concrete driveway and a subcompact tractor with a mid mount mower but no zero turn. Trimming along the driveway is a straight shot. Would this be practical?
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Yea, I was planning on adding to a subcompact tractor before we learned that we were getting the zero turn.
This is a neat concept! One improvement i would like to see is maybe they could make it telescope out or make bolt on extentions where you could boom it out several feet to get around a pond with out getting the mower stuck.
Happy Easter! As a professional landscaper who did lawn maintenance I've always wanted one on like this. Only thing I would think would be mounting on the front corner for better reach and faster use. For big properties I can see this being very useful. But for landscape crews that trying to get houses done in a timely manner, it still might be faster to do it the regular way. But for large properties like yours, large commercial accounts farms, etc . But I'm very glad some came up with it
I had the same thought as you about mounting it on a front corner so it could be inserted into inside corners. The handle access issue could be solved using an actuator, like Glen did. Or, maybe a simple cable control.
Fuse should be within 12" of the battery. Fuse is to protect the wire.
I will politely say I don't care for this..I would still need another weed eater to go where this doesn't reach...
Yep!
It'll never catch on. The control and flexibility offered by a reasonably powerful but light brush trimmer still reigns supreme.
It's been on the market several years and Peco hasn't updated the design AT ALL. That speaks volumes.
That design is horrible. There are plenty on the market that function much better.
With a brush guard and arm that flexes back, it makes the job seemles with mowing.
I think it could be done a lot quicker with a handheld.
DJB (UK)
Happy Easter. Would be nice around my fence line.
Looks like a good way to wear out your tractor
looks like a lot more effort than it's worth. A hand held trimmer is way faster than this...great idea, but not effective in reality.
D R has one that hooks up to a 3 pt that I would like to have. Right now it’s on sale for $1700 down from. 2k. Made to cut along fence lines, when you get to a fence post it kicks in then back out after you pass it.
Showed it in our recent attachment auction video.
@@TractorTimewithTim
I guess I missed that one
Looks cool, but it also looks about 10 times slower than me with my stick trimmer.
I had that idea a long time ago, lol..
That would be great for someone that can’t walk or has health issues, but that would increase the line trimming time tremendously. I think it would also be impossible to get in many areas
Looks pretty cool but even if you are an expert on a zero-turn it's not very practical, only cutting on a horizontal plane, single depth height when trimming, corners and tight space issues, non esthetic finish, short limit cut time, etc.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Easter Tim and Christy. I like the trimmer. Cool tool. Oh and Tim I think Christy was better at driving the zero turn! 🤣🤣
Yep!
Painfully slow way to trim
California are going to like the idea of a 20 HP string trimmer.
I think it’s 35hp
Do you think it would help in the corners if you mounted it further forward on the deck or out by one of the front wheels? Very cool!