Electric Strimmer

Terrysdelight

Hello

I've finally given up on my petrol strimmer - it is just so hard to start up. I've decided to buy an electric one. Started to look and can't believe how many on the market and all confusing - power etc.

I'd like a decent one - can anyone recommend one and also tell me the power that goes with the model?

Many thanks
Terri

Lotus-eater

http://www.fredshed.co.uk/powertools.htm

This guy tests tools and knows what he is talking about.

OddjobKIA

Terrysdelight wrote: »

Hello

I've finally given up on my petrol strimmer - it is just so hard to start up. I've decided to buy an electric one. Started to look and can't believe how many on the market and all confusing - power etc.

I'd like a decent one - can anyone recommend one and also tell me the power that goes with the model?

Many thanks
Terri

if your anywhere near me i will swap your petrol one for my electric one...;)

Terrysdelight

OddjobKIA wrote: »

if your anywhere near me i will swap your petrol one for my electric one...;)

Sorry - you are out of luck. I've given myself a good talking too, I'm going to get the petrol one serviced and learn the proper knack on starting it up.

Once it's going - it's brilliant - just have to keep reminding myself that every time I pull at that cord!

ukjoel

Saw your post and had to laugh - I have had electric (cable), petrol, and cordless.

Cable was ok but just not practical think it lasted a season.

Petrol was a very cheap Mcullogh entry level (about £40 in the sale) one from argos and when it worked it was fantastic but to be honest had same issues as you, cable sticking, seizing up, etc just to much hassle for the 3 or 4 times a year i used it so it went back for full refund.


Then bought black and decker cordless and has done the job for me pretty well. If I had a big garden or an allotment I would definately say petrol but buy a decent one and keep it serviced. If its a smaller garden used a couple of times a season then cordless is fine - I get 30-40 minutes off a charge which for a medium size garden is fine.

Mikeyorks

Terrysdelight wrote: »

I've given myself a good talking too,

You beat me to it If you've had a petrol one - the electric ones are a nightmare. Mainly underpowered and the cables have a perverse life of their own. It's like being trailed by the OH .... forever getting in the way.

When mine started being awkward to start (the strimmer - not the OH) .... the place I bought it from just poked a large build up of carbon from the exhaust .... told me to stop putting too much oil in the petrol and sent me home! It's never looked back since and I do 100m of roadside verge, as well as the garden, once I'm in the mood.

But if you're tempted out onto the verge - you keep your mouth shut, from September, whilst strimming. The hidden slugs, when minced, just come straight up into it - and they're very rubbery and unpalatable.

hazelmere1

Mikeyorks wrote: »

But if you're tempted out onto the verge - you keep your mouth shut, from September, whilst strimming. The hidden slugs, when minced, just come straight up into it - and they're very rubbery and unpalatable.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I do a lot of strimming in my job Mike and these are delicious compared to the dog s**t
Terry just put in a little bit of petrol at a time (just what you need) cos it goes stale after a while and does become a pig to start

Mikeyorks

hazelmere1 wrote: »

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I do a lot of strimming in my job Mike and these are delicious compared to the dog s**t

Ah .... but my dog always did very very visible ones ..... so I moved it first!

But when the autumn leaves fall ..... it was no longer visible. Hence the reason I never used the lawn mower, after August, with the flip flops on!