towtector

[rwl]

http://www.tool-rank.com/tool-blog/r...w-20100428667/

[brentfrank]

Not trying to hijack thread but why trim it up? As I have observed others going down the road they are blown back by the air and are not dragging on the ground to throw up any little rocks anyway. If trimmed up a couple of inches and blown back some smaller rocks could pass under the fibers.

[2746]

One of the "selling points" of a towtector is that they do not blow back. the strands are stiff and there is a steel bar incorporated into the design that's meant to keep that from happening. They do need to be 2-4" off the ground or they kick up small rocks.

[Custom Eyes]

Try to trim them with a jig saw or a hack saw. Works great!

[fsh4eye]

Funny you ask, I fought the same thing. The bristles are more robust then a guy thinks. The best thing I found was either a new pair of tin snips or a new pair of new brush trimmers. Scissors were way to difficult and time consuming, I also tried my electric hedge trimmers but the bristles just jammed them up. Don’t laugh but I wonder how a heavy duty pizza cutter would work. The ones that are round, I would set the bristles on some wood before I tried this option.

[dakotawb]

Clamp the bristles between 2x4's at your needed length then cut with a sawsall.

[2746]

Originally Posted by dakotawb

Clamp the bristles between 2x4's at your needed length then cut with a sawsall.

2 X 4 good idea....a skill saw with an abrasive blade. I think the teeth in a saw might be trouble.

[Lundexp]

The easiest method would be to take a 4 1/2" angle grinder and put on a thin cut off wheel. That will cut down the bristles in no time.

[Yellow Fever]

If they dragged on the road would it hurt? Would it not stopped dust and sand from blowing up

[LLewellin]

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