A bearing assembly for a drive shaft guided in a protective tube is provided with bearing tube segments arranged in the protective tube one after another in a longitudinal direction of the protective tube. The bearing tube segments are penetrated by the drive shaft. The bearing tube segments include bearing sections. The bearing sections are provided with a central bearing sleeve and support elements projecting away from an outer circumference of the bearing sleeve. The bearing sleeve is radially supported by the support elements on an inner circumference of the protective tube. The bearing section with its bearing sleeve and support elements is formed as one piece. The bearing tube segments have a length measured in a longitudinal direction of the protective tube and the sum of the lengths of the bearing tube segments is greater than 60% of a length of the protective tube.

A bearing assembly for a drive shaft guided in a protective tube is provided with bearing tube segments arranged in the protective tube one after another in a longitudinal direction of the protective tube. The bearing tube segments are penetrated by the drive shaft. The bearing tube segments include bearing sections. The bearing sections are provided with a central bearing sleeve and support elements projecting away from an outer circumference of the bearing sleeve. The bearing sleeve is radially supported by the support elements on an inner circumference of the protective tube. The bearing section with its bearing sleeve and support elements is formed as one piece. The bearing tube segments have a length measured in a longitudinal direction of the protective tube and the sum of the lengths of the bearing tube segments is greater than 60% of a length of the protective tube.

A head for brush cutters with a first shell, having a hollow shaft engageable with a drive shaft to impart a rotation of the head, couplable to a second shell. Inside a compartment defined by the coupling of the first and second shells, there is a spool for the accumulation of wire, movable from a first position, in which it keeps wire segments for cutting vegetation outside the head, to a second position, in which wire segments are dispensed outside the head. The movement of the spool occurs due to a translation of the hollow shaft inside a hub portion obtained inside the spool. The return movement of the spool, from the second position to the first position, occurs due to a contrasting action exerted by an elastic means. The head further includes at least one elastic element coupled to the hub.

A work equipment (10) is described comprising a pole (20) for supporting a work apparatus (W), wherein the work apparatus (W) comprises: a. a work tool (55), b. a motor (45) adapted to activate the work tool (55), c. a casing (60) rigidly fixed to one end of the pole (20), and adapted to contain the motor (45), characterized in that the work equipment (10) comprises a damper element (85) interposed between the casing (60) and the pole (20).