The Stihl FS-90R polycut attachment is in my opinion a huge improvement compared to using traditional string.

It's easy to replenish the plastic fingers, but no so forgiving when it comes to getting too close to chicken wire.

I might be switching back to string for the chicken pasture perimeter. The swap can be done in less than a minute once the turning head is locked down by inserting a screwdriver in the hole on top and recognizing that it's threaded on in a reverse fashion.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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