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#122445 Yesterday at 10:19 AM
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Friend renting a rural property invited me to have a look through a big junk pile left behind by a previous renter and about to be taken to the tip by property owner.

Got myself several chainsaws and "cough" a couple of other things, and down near the bottom found a brushcutter which was complete and had good compression..

Once home squirted some fuel down the plug hole and it fired up. Put half a tankful in and although in need of some TLC it seems in good nick.

There's no numbers or marks anywhere and the original motor label is long gone, the label on the drive shaft is generic, obviously a very cloney clone.

Anyone able to let me know what it may have been branded or what it looks to be a copy of ?

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Hi MM,

I've had a heap of these .Those generic, unbranded Chinese brush cutters are incredibly common, they almost all use the exact same blueprint, parts, and plastics whether they are branded as a "Demon," "Timbertech," "Trueshopping," or any of the hundreds of random names on Amazon and eBay.

While they don't have a single "brand" model name, in the small engine and replacement parts world, they are almost universally classified by their engine family/base design.

Here is what you would call it depending on who you are talking to:
1. The Industry Standard Names (For Parts and Manuals)

If you are looking for replacement parts (like a carburetor, pull start, or clutch), searching for these terms will bring up exactly what you need:

CG430 / CG520: This is the most common designation.

CG430 usually refers to the 43cc variants.

CG520 refers to the 52cc variants (which covers that 48cc to 54cc range ).

BC520 / BC430: "BC" simply stands for Brush Cutter, followed by the approximate engine size.

There are a few different displacements of this Line Trimmer.

2. The Generic Description



"Generic Chinese 52cc 2-Stroke Brush Cutter" (or 43cc, depending on the exact displacement , I just find displacement and search ?? cc line trimmer online ).

3. The "CE" Sticker Meaning

That "CE" sticker isn't a model number; it stands for Conformité Européenne. It just means the manufacturer is claiming the tool complies with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards so it could legally be imported.
💡 Quick Tip for Finding Parts

Because these tools are all cloned from the same classic Japanese designs (mostly old Komatsu/Zenoah or Mitsubishi blueprints), the parts are wildly interchangeable. If you ever need to fix it, just type "52cc brush cutter [part name]" or "CG520 [part name]" into eBay or Amazon, and 95% of the time, it will bolt right on!

Cheers
Max.


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