Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.

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Salmo

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I have broken the blade on an Allen LRT2300 long handled hedge cutter. My repairer says they cannot get spares. They tell me that the makers (Allen or Zenoah/Komatsu?) apparently went out of business and the firm that bought up all the spares had a fire which destroyed them.

Does anyone know if this is true?

Does anyone know where I might get a spare blade?

My repairer says that they may be able to replace the head with a similar Stihl.

Any opinions or other options?
« Last Edit: March 13, 2010, 00:00 by Salmo »

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Gwiz

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hegdecutter blade. No spares?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 05:28 »
Allen definitely went out of business.
I don't know about the fire, but the suggestion that another head can be fitted may very well be correct depending on the type/size of the drive shaft within the aluminium tube. :)

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hegdecutter blade. No spares?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2010, 09:23 »
If you post the diameter of the tube  and the size/ shape of the drive shaft within it, hex or number of splines  I can measure a Stihl head to see if it  will fit.
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Re: Allen LRT2300 hegdecutter blade. No spares?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2010, 10:09 »
Thanks for replies. The machine is with the repairer so I cannot measure. He thinks it will fit but the cost is obviously going to be more than if spares can be found.

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hegdecutter blade. No spares?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2010, 11:42 »
We find the price of just blades is not that far off the price of a complete head,so with the time of the old head stripdown and rebuild we buy new heads.
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Re: Allen LRT2300 hegdecutter blade. No spares?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2010, 18:41 »
I had hoped that other heads would fit. My repairer has looked various makes of similar cutters and says that the drive shaft will not fit any he has found.

I have to either find an Allen spare blade/cutting head or replace the machine. Anyone ideas on where I might start searching for spares?

Allen LRTZ2600 also fits.

« Last Edit: March 05, 2010, 19:34 by Salmo »

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Salmo

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2010, 00:04 »
After trying without success to locate any spare blades I have made the cutter workable by grinding off the two blades that were no longer crossing and shortening the end slightly. Works a treat.

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 20:23 »
Ref spare blades for Allen LRT23  hedgecutter
I am sure you can still obtain these parts. have you tried the dealer
in Torquay Devon as i know someone who purchased parts from them recently
for his Allen Zenoah machine
You may be only one person in the world,  but you may also be the world to one person.

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2010, 19:31 »
Ref the Allen Zenoah LRT2300 hedge cutter blades
I have looked into this and found you can get all parts
for these machines from the Torquay dealer
the blade you require is part number 6782-13411

hope this helps you with the problem

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2010, 10:30 »
Thanks Mower Man.

Who is the Torquay dealer?

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Re: Allen LRT2300 hedgecutter blade. No spares? The solution.
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2010, 06:49 »
Good morning Salmo

The torquay dealer I tried was Devon garden machinery
phone number  01803 872124

they said that Allens were only an importer and other people
now supply all the spares.



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