The Lawn Tool That Went VIRAL and Why YOU probably SHOULDN'T Buy It - Power Rotary Scissors RG

The Stihl rotary scissors RG - a great tool. But is it the best bang for your buck? Probably not. The Idech power rotary scissors have been popular for some time now. People love these things! The Stihl Rotary scissors RG is more expensive than the Idech power rotary scissors. The Stihl rotary scissors RG comes attached to a shaft, while the idech power rotary scissors do not. It seems that most people ditch their string trimmer when they get their rotary scissors, so an extra shaft is not necessary. For me, I will not be replacing my string trimmer with the rotary scissors. A string trimmer is just simply more useful in certain situations so I want to have both at my disposal. The rotary scissors can edge well along a sidewalk or driveway, but I prefer my stick edger as I feel a stick edger is slightly faster for this task. Overall, this tool will be a good addition to the shed but it is definitely not a necessity for every lawn. And with a price tag like these things have, not every household will even feel that it is an item worth having.
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[@PabloGarcia-yh8dn]

You lost me at 406 dollars 😂

[@TheLawnTools]

I hear ya 😬

[@dogfamily3115]

that my exact thought... i want it!!!.. nah i dont need it lol

[@gman2013]

That comment saved me some time...thanks!

[@skorpyo331]

Lost me at 200.00.🤣🤣🤣

[@driverjamescopeland]

2:52 - the difference is longevity and usage of the cutting edges. Stihl's oscillating blades can utilize both edges on both side of the blade gaps... they actually work like scissors. Oscillating head is also somewhat safer, thanks to the reduced risk of kickback, or "free travel", because the blade doesn't rotate in a single direction.

[@jimmydebrito6577]

I've had mine for a few months and love it for edging live beds, curb edging and trimming, even used it to cut a new bed edge.(super acurate and sharp) Blades are actually cheap to replace and can be rotated to maintain sharpness where needed front or back . Also easier to maintain and get service than the Idech. Sort of a Stihl fanboy but i love this tool....well worth the money!!!! i did have the Idech , it was only good for trimming due to short blades , alot louder and need constant greasing. You get what you pay for in Stihl . Some people are steady and precise with a string trimmer ( not me ) and thats why this tool works for me .

[@miachlecoker3634]

thank you for your comment. It has convinced me to go Stihl

[@E4create]

@@miachlecoker3634 stihl will stihl your heart

[@adamschaafsma5839]

Thanks for the info, didn't know the blades were replaceable, just bought a KM 111R so maybe I'll give these a try sometime. My biggest question was how long the blades stay sharp especially if used for edging.

[@jimmydebrito6577]

@@adamschaafsma5839 I've had mine 2 seasons now still haven't replaced the blades , I have a set ready to go but still no need yet. I actually just file the blades to keep them sharp and it works. I edge my live edges every time I mow but I use the Stihl straight edger attachment for sidewalk edging. Thing is really amazing on the live edges !!!

[@australianlawnfanatics3535]

Yes I have a question, did you take a breath at all during this video?

[@vbl20012k7]

Very funny question, but I’d like it. It makes me laugh and stop for ... a breath 😛

[@latishaashford8662]

I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use kzbin.infoUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.

[@E4create]

Honestly I like that it doesn't throw the grass at/on you, keeps the grass out of the mulch beds, and probably can get a more defined edges honestly.. I also have the kombi and as you know stihl is super tough so I wouldn't worry too much.

[@Alex-us2vw]

To stop damage from a line trimmer you need to use lower RPM. Would be one of the harder things to beat into new employees heads for us. Left to their own devices they would rip into tree trunks at full throttle and over the season remove like 1/4” of bark

[@Omegadoomship]

I agree. A lot of people run their trimmers at full throttle when they don’t need that much power. Using the trimmer at half throttle in most conditions will still do the job while saving fuel and trimmer line. I did a test where I trimmed a property at full throttle and then at half throttle while pacing according to my progress. Using full throttle will make things go faster in some cases, but the majority of the time it makes little difference. I also ended up using almost twice the fuel. Ethanol free gas is expensive so saving on fuel is always beneficial if you can discipline the throttle usage. Feathering the throttle helps to reduce damage to trees and fence posts. Otherwise you’ll go through trimmer line very quickly. The only time I go full throttle is for trimming tall grass when you need that extra power.

[@richardnettles7481]

I’ve been using the Idech rotary scissors for 2 years and have no regrets - love it. I would never use it vertically like a stick edger. And it doesn’t make me want to edge any more frequently so we are in the same boat there

[@TheLawnTools]

Haha does it make you want to trim more consistently though? Cuz that’s what I need

[@richardnettles7481]

@@TheLawnTools Nope. Just give me the mowing and occasional fertilizing and everybody can have everything else. But my daylilies - those are my babies too

[@StrongManMattt]

I have used both forms of this "machine," albeit from 2 different companies... I used the Red Max with the reciprocating blade (back and forth) and used the Maruyama Landscape Blade (one directional blade spinning) My personal opinion is the reciprocating blades are a better design. I used both kinds for a city job (in less than ideal conditions) to replace line trimmers, the blades that continuously spin would fill with dirt and debris over time and become an issue and seize up, I never had that issue with the reciprocating style. On another occasion well trimming thick grass the continuous spinning style got an article of clothing lodge in it and had to be disassembled to get it working again...

[@pjtv995]

We use them all the time on sod installs it’s great for cutting pieces of sod to fit

[@TheLawnTools]

Booya!

[@audricortega4091]

To answer your question about the full rotation vs back and forth motion its just so that the grass is cutting from different angles so there's no second pass

[@thimitri1]

I have the idech and it does do a great job cutting and edging. With that said, I've been edging with it so much, I grinded a hole in the casing.. seems the stihl would be better for edging due to bigger blade digging deeper...

[@GoFastGator]

Worth mentioning that the Idech has a larger blade set available.

[@MrMadeinthe80s]

The lawn forum discount code for the Idech you have to call in and tell them the lawn forum sent you. I have it and would never use it for edging, thats what my edger is for lol. For trimming low cut grass its great and does a better job but a string trimmer works better against concrete foundations etc. Oh and its noisy as heck lol.

[@TheLawnTools]

The lawn forum ONLY has a discount code for the idech. NOT the Stihl. Hope I didn’t make that confusing

[@TheLawnShark]

Yes, I love my power rotary scissors. That Stihl looks pretty cool. Nice info!

[@joshjohnson939]

Red max has offered a Recipocator Just like this since the 90's. They also offer a different blade just for edging. These are great around ponds.

[@thefunatnight]

I was about to say that I had one of these back in the early 90s. There is a reason why they never made it big.

[@abseedeaf]

Yes, we used them in sensitive areas like car lots or areas where we were concerned with trimmer damage. They’ve been around for years and years

[@brianallen8091]

Yeah man, we used em in the early 90s edging bunkers/ sand traps. Made getting the Bermuda rhizomes & roots out, much, much easier

[@QualityLawnCareandmore]

I bought the stihl one for large brush and to get defined lines around Flower beds without throwing stuff everywhere.

[@SsNAsTii]

casually watching lawn videos. this guy mentions he's in Fayetteville AR... WHATS UP NEIGHBOR!

[@KaosII1968]

My lord... your lawn looks nicer than my golf coarse.

[@PaulStephens-ie8vl]

paul from australia here just bought a makita rotary scissors $529 hopefully it arrives tomorrow keen to put it to the test

[@jaquemckaugh4801]

The only reason it reduces damage to wood is because it's easier to see than trimmer line

[@mrbig1022]

No

[@SgtJoeSmith]

I'm near you. I'll have to show you how to use a string trimmer. You'll never use edger or push mower again. Or damage fences

[@somedude4014]

I’ll never use a string trimmer to mow my lawn. I’ll stick with my push mower

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@Tyler-zw4kq you never used a Walker Mower then. I've yet to find a hill too steep. And if it was it was too steep for push mower too. And I can do a hill or area faster with string trimmer than push mower. 20 years mowing

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@somedude4014 I meant for areas you can't get ztr. 42inch Walker ztr will get in tiny yards

[@somedude4014]

Oh ok

[@SgtJoeSmith]

@@Tyler-zw4kq I just never had any where push mower would been better. 2 different ditches were too rocky for push mower. I've been 50 to 60 degrees. 1 hill had retaining wall and 3 foot drop off at bottom. Other a lake. I tell people there's a reason for the handles on the side of the decks. I only ever had 1 guy that would and could do our 3 steepest yards ever on the walker.

[@brianallen8091]

Geeez, I remember using an oscillating tool like that(Red Max)roughly 30 yrs ago for edging sand trap/ bunker edges. It was easier to plunge into the sand to get at Bermuda grass rhizomes & roots. Nice tool. Not a “new thing” at all. Brings back memories.

[@Doubie.]

I have a new redmax split boom with the reciprocator head among other they still make great products it just sucks the only sell there best stuff in Japan now I want one of there backpack weed eaters but can’t justify the import cost and maintenance nightmare it would be

[@MeisterofMyLawn]

Either way it looks sweet cutting through the grass. Man I can’t see my self spending that money but maybe one day ha! Good video man.

[@macinead7]

Best attachment ever. Edge, strim, weed. Love it

[@jasonkingra4261]

Also, if anyone is damaging their wood posts that much, just make your planter bed a bit bigger 😂🤣

[@JimmyLewisMows]

A shaft for your tool?? Hmm... 🙃 I picked up the Idech kit a few weeks ago. Life changing when trimming reel mowed/short cut turf. An investment, yes. But not having scalped edges anymore is so worth it.

[@teslalotagains5035]

BUY THE IDEC!!!! They last much longer and blades replace much, much easier. The IDEC blades spin in opposite direction (very smooth), the STIHL scissors oscillate back and forth causing much more vibration and wear and tear in the gear box

[@Brettsgrasscapades]

I use my rotary scissors to edge all the time!

[@donslawns1]

I was wondering when you'd give us a look at your power scissors on the tubes! 😎👍

[@timborski1210]

ill get one eventually but only once i get my Bermuda down to a half inch or so. I can see those being better then a trimmer on lower cut grass.

[@chosen1one930]

There are more people that make these because we have been using these on golf courses for some time now. Unfortunately this is my weekend to work and of course it has to the warmest Temps yet this year.

[@Sig_P229]

My black and decker edger vertically with my Sun Joe electric shears horizontally is like music from a Michael Bay movie meeting the explosives for the first time.

[@Sig_P229]

Haha. My edges are always dark green because I never want to edge either

[@gunnerschwieterman344]

Easy to predict we're it's going a Trimmer will lose string and gain so always different

[@kirksway1]

I have the Idech rotary scissor mounted on my little electric Ryobi trimmer shaft and I will NEVER go back to string trimming EVER.

[@LegitTheProducerBackup]

What kind of grass are you sitting on? It’s so full & beautiful

[@henrygrey346]

All kinds of blades attached to any trimmer will cause accelerated wear firstly on your clutch assembly and second; on your spiral bevel gear and finally on your drive shaft.

[@vc8160]

Absolute rubbish! Any attachment will wear on your drive unit!

[@steveknopf3954]

How do you sharpen it and how often do you need to sharpen it? Assuming you only use it on grass and don't go off-roading.

[@Striperman]

Wait a tool got 15M views on the inter webs. I would think he should become family now. New member Scissor Tool :)

[@EliteStricker]

Love my regular weedester and stihl edger

[@Alex-us2vw]

Why not use a line trimmer head to edge? Just flip the trimmer upside down so the line is vertical.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

He's from Arkansas. No one here knows how to edge with a string trimmer. I got to teach them all

[@SgtJoeSmith]

You would laugh your butt off watching the locals here mow.

[@kevingray8616]

This is what I do. I also use a curved shaft trimmer. This means as a right-hander I walk forwards and not backwards as with a straight shaft trimmer. (straight shaft has gears in the head which reverses the spin of the head) The downside is being closer to the "blast radius", but I can see to edge better.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

I need those in my life! Great video as always.

[@tbondo]

Gotta love The Hardware Store on Township!

[@TheLawnTools]

Yes! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@BishopGantry]

All this edging but what about hedgeing? It any good on bushes, hedges, branch thickness, sculpting?

[@patmason7276]

Cool our dealer doesn't have the scissors yet have to get them to order it.

[@MAGAMAN]

That thing did more damage to that fence in one hit than my string trimmer has done in over 2 years and I don't go lightly against the fence when I trim.

[@TheLawnTools]

False

[@stephenhathaway269]

That’s because you’re using a big girls blouse’s string trimmer

[@TurfTherapy]

Great Pros vs Cons Bro 👌🏾🌱

[@BasicFolders]

*I know this is an older video, but what kind of grass is this at **3:24** behind him? Does anyone know?*

[@pavo6050]

Does this also fit on Makita and other tools

[@HightowerLSSD]

when your yard puts everyone else's around you to shame...

[@rosshanson2907]

What stick edger do you use?

[@dustincmills]

Is the $255 discount price before or after taxes and shipping?

[@xrpxtrariceplease2811]

a cheaper option is to add a edgit pro with your string to get the same result. A $45-$50 option.

[@JoseRodriguez-pn9hx]

Your comment needs to be up there. Had no idea that thing existed. A cheap option, same results. Googled it by your comment, saw it. Thank you.

[@xrpxtrariceplease2811]

@@JoseRodriguez-pn9hx I have been using it for 3 yrs and very happy with the performance.

[@irveats]

I literally went to Home Depot after seeing your video to go purchase it

[@nathanroper5988]

Dude, wheres the lets go, Lets Go, LETS GO.....? Thanks for the video and info.

[@bencarey8988]

I wouldn't buy 1 thanks for for the review anyway 😎👍👍

[@GailDupere]

Im looking for a tool to cut my hosta plants and other perennials in the fall. would this work

[@RicardoMachin-hn4hs]

what's the edger tool that you use ?

[@terencedeshaies-petitclerc2402]

Will it work on a curved shaft? I got a bunch of fence and the string is killing it even it I got slow

[@Okie-Tom]

Interesting tool! By the way, hello neighbor! Just found your channel, I am over in West Siloam! Subscribed. Tom

[@stussels]

i worked at a country club about 20 years ago and we used these. i think they were redmax though. not stihl anyway. theyre called reciprocators

[@dylancrusan5537]

What kind of grass is this??? I live in NC and REALLY want this grass!!

[@luckspell]

What about the Milwaukee version?

[@BobbyJamescomposer]

Edging with the iDick

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

"Idiots are Dumb" that never gets old 🤣😂

[@web-navigator]

Stupid. Sorry. That "thing" is absolutely gr8! I love it. It just does what I want.

[@momos2790]

What’s a stick edger

[@johnbedell2376]

I missed the part about “why I shouldn’t buy it”.

[@MAGAMAN]

You must have missed the part where he said it was over $400 just for the head.

[@AZdirtdog]

That’s the competition to the red max reciprocating trimmer

[@BudgetLawns]

You got that without telling me! I'm gonna have to go talk to that salesman!

[@TheLawnTools]

😂

[@SunnyBermuda]

🌞Yeah, I went in to get one to use by the pool, and left empty handed. That costs more than the KM 131 R head unit. Why are they so pricey? Are they having to pay a patent fee on top of it? 😎

[@TheLawnTools]

Sunny Bermuda 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Doubie.]

The machining and casting involved in making the case and gears on top of the 2 outputs and the heat treated blades are aren’t cheap either but in general stihl is just overpriced

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁. Oddly satisfying video. 😬👍👍

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Loved it man thanks for the advice truly helpful and informative bro

[@julyj5513]

where can we buy at a good price?

[@bowlchamps37]

The trick is to buy the right grass not the right tools. My neighbor only has a mower and has Q1A lawn, the highest grade in Europe.

[@emmakai2243]

grass is grass, and eventually grows beyond its boundaries. If you're wanting a well-manicured lawn, you still need some kind of trim tool to get into tight areas and clean up the edges.

[@warrenpeas]

If there a brush cutter attachment that works with curved shaft trimmers? Anyone have a link to one?

[@DAatDA]

This fella: "thing cost 400 bucks" Me: "Imma head out"

[@yogidabruh9050]

Ngl, I did save the reel on facebook. 😂😂😂

[@SLCFarms]

Can it trim bushes

[@briellechernyk4051]

Yeah I’ve got a thing for edging too

[@blakeb9792]

Stihl just watched Anchorman and copied Brick’s weapon and turned it into a tool

[@coronadowalter]

I’m in NW Arkansas did you know any place that they can sharpen reel mower, I have a Jacobsen pgm22

[@TheLawnTools]

Walter Coronado I haven’t found a place yet. Need to. I need to call the golf courses and I hear one one the tractor places in Springdale May be able to but haven’t called yet

[@coronadowalter]

I’m trying too, I will ask at Pinnacle golf course in Rogers

[@jwayne777]

$ 400 dollars for an attachment 😮!! Does it come with a matching Lamborghini 🏎🏎🏎?

[@OTAlucard]

Redmax makes a nice one too

[@mikelopapa8139]

Any way you can link the model of this stihl weed wacker?

[@RolexDSSD]

Nice tool!! A bit expensive !! Cool vid !

[@zacheads4144]

What’s the best height to cut grass and leave the mower at?

[@StrongManMattt]

negative 6

[@JoseHernandez-ct4rh]

Bro I was just about to buy it too wow thanks

[@jilawncare4289]

hey i was wondering if any1 can tell me how long do they last

[@williammeives7065]

He said “ and I like edging”

[@wadepatton2433]

I have a Stihl linear hedge clipper (pole) and wonder about putting one of these on there. Anyone want to swap? I need a brush wacker more than a hedge trimmer.

[@S7Players]

Why would you use this for anything but edging? Who thinks about trimming around fences or homes with a metal blade??

[@TheLawnTools]

People who mow their grass very short with a reel mower. Rotary scissors can keep the grass short up against the fence to match the rest of the lawn without scalping like a string trimmer does (if you keep up with it - my fence is a bad example because I just got this and am way behind on trimming so it scalped).

[@franknitty9875]

So it works?

[@dogfamily3115]

someone please tell me how to get my grass like the grass he sitting on in the video!!! i love it

[@bermudalawnnc3516]

In the shots of you using it is that pre or post mow?

[@TheLawnTools]

BermudaLawnNC Ummmm post I guess? It’s half dormant and isn’t growing so I have mowed in a while

[@bermudalawnnc3516]

The Lawn Tools ahh gotcha. First season using the ✂️ here, normally mow then scissor. Dormancy is starting here as well.

[@michaelchandley1066]

how would go in long grass

[@evancarlton1812]

My guy I’m in prairie grove Arkansas I need you to fix my lawn

[@LITTLEROCK2517]

🐗

[@HoanTran-pl8dg]

Xin hỏi hàng lày có bán sang Việt Nam không bạn

[@27mhz47]

Red max has had that for years.

[@hudsonjamesc]

I saw lawn tips use one