Petrol Strimmer?

[Common_Clay]

Does anyone have any advice on what to look for when buying a petrol strimmer, please? I've seen them range from £90 to £190, and all were 2-stroke.
  I'd appreciate any comments. Thanks! :)

[Common_Clay]

[tim]

While I have my bath, check back on Search - quite a bit's been said on this,

[Roy Bham UK]

;) Domestic electrical tools are a lot cheaper and/or you may already have them, have you considered buying a generator instead?

You can run a variety of tools off a genny, saws, hedge trimmers, drills, strimmers, you can even boil a kettle. ;D

[TEL]

I got one from B&Q for about £70 its 21cc & is good for grass & genreal use.

[adrianhumph]

Hi all,
           I have a McCulloch trim mac 210, brought from B&Q last year for about £70, it is excellent for strimming long grass, & overgrown nettles. It is a bit too powerful for trimming the edges of the lawn however, things get cut down that I didn`t want to cut down ::)
                    Adrian.

[Common_Clay]

Thanks a lot everyone, something to think about, definitely. I have the option of borrowing a generator but for regular use through the summer months it's not very practical as it's so heavy and would not leave it on the site... that kettle idea is a nice thought though, lol.

[moonbells]

I've a Trim Mac too; it's nice and light for those of us with duff backs, and doesn't take long to tidy the paths.

Teamaking best done with a butane gas stove and mini-kettle! Argos sells stoves for £17.99. Highly recommended, especially when doing the initial clearing as flasks of tea or coffee are never big enough!

moonbells

[euronerd]

For what it's worth, mine's an old Ryobi, can't remember the model but it'll be obsolete now anyway. The two criteria on my list were: 1) a name I'd heard of, and 2) the biggest engine for the money (29cc). From memory, it was about £90.

If you do end up with a 2-stroke, use the best oil you can. More important than most people think. I use synthetic scooter oil from the motor bike shop. So far (seven years) so good.

Tea here also by gas. ;D

Geoff.

[jennym]

Glad you mentioned Ryobi euronerd, was thinking about getting one from B&Q (want a Stihl, but can't afford it  :( )

(Tea here is brought to me on a tray by my son :D)

[grassroots]

Jenny. You wont go wrong with a Ryobi i got one last year work's well. As
Euronerd said use the best oil you can and get the mix right  and you wont
go wrong

[Merry Tiller]

While I have my bath, check back on Search - quite a bit's been said on this,

Careful

[keithy]

If you have never used one, try and borrow one before splashing out the cash. I intended to buy one myself, but found the vibrations and the noise so unpleasant I bought a good pair of hand shears and a new hand mower.

Life is a bit slower, but quiter, and I'm getting fit !

RK

[Robert_Brenchley]

They're horrible things, but after wearing out a cordless one, I think it's going to be needed.

[welsh lady]

Argos are seeling the McCulloch trim mac 210 for £60 and the McCulloch Trim Mac SL for £64, I'm off to get one tomorrow.  I'll show those weeds whose the boss!!

[weedbusta]

i bought a mcculloch one last year and used it to keep the jungle at bay while i tried to clear the plot. i don't know how i would have managed without it. i'm taking a tip from wardy and keeping a very small patch of grass for sitting on. ha ha when do i sit!!! ::)

[Crash]

Is it worth spending the extra and getting one with a blade as well as the line?

[sjg12]

I bought a challenge one last year at first no problems then the safety button broke & this year it won't start tried adjusting the carb but have snapped the adjusting screw so it's for the skip....

Have just reserved one of the McCulloch Trim Mac SL for £64 from Argos think the lesson is you get what you pay for only well known names from now on for me!!!!!

[M J B]

They did have them in Aldi a week ago for about £60, not sure what make. Will check out the argos idea, thanx  :)

[onionhead]

Both Focus and Aldi are flogging them for the sale price of £49.99 at the moment. The pigdog capitalist concept of the Gardening Season must be nearly over because everything horticultural seems to have gone cut price.  ::) Still, good news for us cheapskates!  ;D

[euronerd]

Crash, I don't know how much extra they cost with a blade (Didn't even know you could get them), but from experience, a 2mm line will slice through any thickness of bramble or similar. I think somehow the power of the engine determines the thickness of the line, so perhaps this is something else to look for when buying.

Geoff.