Petrol Strimmers??????

NEWBIE_SHOPPAHOLIC

Please help, my husband has expressed a need for a petrol strimmer, which I thought I could buy him for xmas.

Does anyone recommend any particular make/model or know of a good website for this purchase?

Many thanks in advance xx

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What is a petrol strimmer?

NEWBIE_SHOPPAHOLIC

It is a garden tool that trims the edges of your lawn, normally they are electric but the more heavy duty ones can be petrol.

fesdufun

Hi, when my husband wanted one he brought a Stihl one. He have been using it for some years and hasn't had any problems with it.

HTH

mrwibble

Stihl are good make however you may want to look at B&Q own brand if its not going to get much use - think they were £50 last time I looked.

They are made by a name brand and under the housing the engine is EXACTLY the same - just the ergonomics are slightly different and warranty is 1yr.

Suggest its a good time to buy one if available as not much demand in the winter.

Pink.

What about this one from argos? There seem to be better ones out there but I thought that this one wasn't bad for the price, I suppose it depends on the size of your garden and how much use it's going to get.

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ffym

I've had a cheap Mcculloch one like the one in Argos (721/8527) for a few years. It's much better than the electric one I used to use. Not man enough to scrub cut though - stick to grass! Remember that they are all two stroke so you will also need 2 stroke oil and a mixing bottle as well as a petrol can.

NEWBIE_SHOPPAHOLIC

Thanks everyone for your responses, managed to get the mccullough same as argos model for £71 + postage on https://www.worldofpower.co.uk instead of £89.99 at argos v.helpful and friendly here and would thoroughly recommend them. Hope this may be of use to someone!