Thread: Machete

Agree with Indy and Viper - prefer Parang - after years of possum lines with DOC especially Kaitaia- we had to cut tracks everywhere we went in that bloody jungle -once you have used a parang you will never go back to a machete - just a point parangs are right and left handed i.e sharpened on opposite angle for lefties or right handed- bit like a chisel to look at - but its the parangs action that will win you over -the shape pulls the brush into the curve and presto cut -machetes can tend to push the scrub away if not razor sharp - honest try one never look back -other wise go the XR 500 route -for a good track ya cant beat a stihl scrub bar and steel blade -young fit bugger to swing on it -we always used the 3 star shaped steel blades and turned them every tankfull and complete sharpen both sides every second tank -keeps the tri star balanced -have spents hundreds of hours swinging those on track work - get long shaft model easier on back