Brush Cutters & Line Trimmers

Learn more about brush cutters and line trimmers

Choosing between a line trimmer and a heavy-duty brush cutter depends on the vegetation density and total area of the site. Line trimmers use flexible nylon lines that slice through grass, weeds, and lawn edges without damaging surrounding brickwork or fencing. Brush cutters feature powerful motors driving metal blades or heavy-duty cutting heads, making them essential for clearing thick undergrowth, woody saplings, and established brambles. 

Typical uses

• Lawn edging and boundary trimming: Cleanly edging grass along fence lines, walls, driveways, and flower beds where mowers cannot reach.

• Heavy brush and bramble clearing: Utilising metal blade attachments on high-torque brush cutters to clear dense thickets, overgrown paddocks, and scrubland.

• Commercial grounds maintenance: Keeping parkland, verge lines and commercial estates tidy using ergonomic harness-supported machines.

• Site demolition and preparation: Clearing overgrown vegetation on building plots prior to groundworks and perimeter fencing installations.

How to choose the right brush cutter or line trimmer

• If you are working on regular edging and tidying, a strimmer is often enough. If you are clearing thicker growth, the blade setup is the better fit.

• Petrol strimmers and brush cutters suit longer sessions and heavier clearance away from a power supply.

• Battery strimmers give you cordless freedom for lighter, regular work.

• Electric strimmers on mains suit smaller areas close to a power point.

Before you order

• Be clear on the job, whether it's light trimming, regular maintenance or heavier clearance work.

• Check what is included with the product, such as line, blade or harness details, so you know what you are getting.

• Confirm compatibility with replacement line, blades and any other accessories you already use.

• Plan your safety gear, including suitable PPE, eye protection and ear protection, plus a harness where the tool and the work call for one.

• Factor in upkeep, including trimmer line replacement and blade care.

• If you are weighing up purchase against tool hire, check which option best suits the job and how often you will use the tool.

Explore our range of brush cutters and line trimmers

Browse our selection and choose the type that fits the job at hand, whether that's a lawn line trimmer for regular edging or a brush cutter for tougher clearance.

You can shop online and collect from your local branch when you need your order quickly. 

For spare line, blades, PPE and tool hire, keep them in mind when you compare your options so you can get the tool and the extras in one go.