I am very happy with this Honda UMC425 Power Head it is extremely reliable it starts first time and just goes and goes I am going to get 2 attachments for this Honda Power Head a whipper snipper attachment and a long shaft hedge trimmer attachment the people who I purchased this Honda Powerhead from are Mark and Harry from Camden Mowers and they are fantastic people Mark and Harry from Camden Mowers provide exceptional customer service and the only place I would go to purchase machines or put them on layby is Harry and Mark I would not go to an...

I currently use this unit exclusively as an extended hedger to maintain my 2.5m high hedges. I have just ordered the line trimmer attachment to complement my UMK model with a blade kit. Although reasonably heavy, I’ve found that it balances well on the shoulder strap.

After years of great service from a Honda UMS425 (which is still going) we bought the Versatool power head along with the brushcutter and edger attachments. It's powered by the same 4-stroke GX25 motor that the UMS425 uses which is quiet in operation and exceptionally reliable. The Versatool brushcutter came with a dual line bump-head and we added the 9" blade kit which includes a guard and attaching hardware.

The line feed mechanism is much easier to reload than the UMS425 due to a redesign and the attachments are easy to change (in about 30 seconds) while the blade is a 5 minute swap from the bump head.

We're looking after a reasonable area with light to moderate grass and the edger is a great addition.

The super fast head and it's thread cuts through high grass and thick shrubs easily. No force required. Even after 2 hours of constant use, we are able (my partner, she loves it also) can manage to continue to work on our 5 acres of requrirements.

There is no much to attend to in the way of maintaince, A brush and cleaning of the oil and washing of the filter when suggested is easy. The only thing we have had to replace is the original nylon threads but that is expected.

I have recently changed from the UMK 425 to the UMC 425 Versatool as I wanted to have the cultivator attachment. The UMK 425 served very well for many years with the plastic fuel lines and the priming bulb replaced at the last service due to age.
In comparing the two I find the harness for the UMK was far better. The harness for the UMC is just a strap with a shoulder pad and plastic buckle for connecting to the power head part, where as the UMK had a cushioning hip pad where the quick release was positioned.
Operation of the UMC with the str...

Bought the UMC25 today, with whipper snipper, pole pruner, long hedger and extension. Havent used the hedger yet so cant comment. Whipper snipper is great, well balanced and shedloads of power. It seems to use a lot of line but maybe they use cheap line (I got an easy load bump head as well). Will wait and see with decent line. The pruner without extension is great, well balanced and easy to use. Rips through three inch branches without effort. The extension makes it a bit heavy for overhead work, and it is a bit harder to control as well. I di...