A weed eater, also known as a string trimmer, is a lawn tool that uses a spinning line to cut grass and weeds. A brush cutter is a lawn tool that uses a rotating blade to cut brush and thick grass. You can turn a weed eater into a brush cutter by attaching a brush cutting head to the weed eater.
The most common type of brush cutter head is the metal blade type. This type of head has two or three blades that spin rapidly and cut through thick vegetation. Another type of brush cutter head is the nylon line trimmer head. This type of head uses nylon lines that rotate quickly to trim weeds and grasses.
To attach a brush cutter head to your weed eater, first make sure that the powerhead (motor) of the weed eater is turned off and disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug. Next, remove the current trimmer head from the powerhead using an appropriate size wrench or socket. Once the current trimmer head is removed, you can now install the new brush cutter head in its place. Make sure that all screws or bolts are tightened securely before operating the weed eater again.