Strimmers

jimbo6977

Are there any that work? All of them seem to fail at feeding the plastic cutting cord. 

Of course there are big bushwhacker type things but they're not really suitable for a bit of domestic lawn edging. 

twopenny

I had to search but got a basic single string strimmer after reading the reviews on double string.
Once you go for auto feeding, double string you're into multiple things that can go wrong and it's overkill for edging the lawn.
Been working fine just like it's predecessor.
Mine you just squeeze the center and pull out more string.

If you're edging it can easily break if you don't hold it at the right angle or hit stone.

jimbo6977

twopenny said:

I had to search but got a basic single string strimmer after reading the reviews on double string.
Once you go for auto feeding, double string you're into multiple things that can go wrong and it's overkill for edging the lawn.
Been working fine just like it's predecessor.
Mine you just squeeze the center and pull out more string.

If you're edging it can easily break if you don't hold it at the right angle or hit stone.

Thanks, it's the string feeding that's the problem, I've never known it work on any strimmer, and when you think about it the whole system is fundamentally unfriendly to the garden environment leaving little bits of plastic all over the place. 

ArbitraryRandom

I know you said bushwhackers were overkill, but you can get relatively small ones. Those that have the metal blades would cut grass and not leave bits of plastic around. 

The alternative is the good old fashioned half moon lawn edger. 

ss2020jd

I’ve got a cordless stihl FSA-45 strimmer as I knew I wouldn’t be able to manage with the spool. It has plastic blades which I still haven’t had to change yet after multiple uses on docks and long grass on various substrates. I had read reviews saying that the blades break but Stihl recommend soaking them in water for 24 hrs and I’ve had no issue with mine. I ordered spare blades anyway and found that there were some already stored under the base. 

It’s worked for me and I don’t have to deal with petrol or messing about with nylon although there is that option if you wanted. 

sevenhills

I am thinking about a cordless strimmer. I do some volunteering and wondering whether I need a longer running time. I also wonder about it kicking things up, if I am strimming footpaths. If I am doing it often, I don't want all that smoke.

sevenhills

I am still looking online for cordless strimmers, some strimmers are listed as having a 2mm or 1.6mm line, have they just rounded it up, or is 2mm really bigger?

I am looking for a strimmer with 3mm line, cannot find any.