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General => Top Tips => Topic started by: dicky on March 21, 2007, 22:19:57

Title: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: dicky on March 21, 2007, 22:19:57
I've been looking on Ebay for one of these for ages, then I spotted this in Argos.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7217872/Trail/C%24cip%3D49998.DIY%2C%2Bgarden%2Band%2Bcar%3EC%24cip%3D50094.Garden%2Bpower%2Btools%3EC%24cip%3D50096.Grass%2Btrimmers.htm (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7217872/Trail/C%24cip%3D49998.DIY%2C%2Bgarden%2Band%2Bcar%3EC%24cip%3D50094.Garden%2Bpower%2Btools%3EC%24cip%3D50096.Grass%2Btrimmers.htm)

I've bought one, not tried it yet, anyone got one?

Dicky
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 21, 2007, 22:31:20
I had a cordless job, and wouldn't buy another. The power packs couldn't hack it.
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: legendaryone on March 21, 2007, 22:44:22
I've got the Argos one and i find it is fine for the jobs i want it to do, i use it to cut my grass paths and to strim areas i want to dig. The battery only lasts about 30 mins but i find that is enough for each day.  :)
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 21, 2007, 23:27:31
I'd have been satisfied with the 30-minute power pack (I had two), but when they degenerated to ten-minute packs after a year I gave up.
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: dicky on March 21, 2007, 23:52:47
About what i was expecting for £25 then
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: legendaryone on March 22, 2007, 07:04:31
Yep for 25 quid you get what you pay for, i'm lucky that on my site there is a communal petrol strimmer i can borrow for any tough parts  :)
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: teresa on March 22, 2007, 10:01:39
I have one good for doing edging of lawn at home, at lottie does the grass path and there is a lawn aera next to me? yes and they dont cut it often so do a foot wide strip so grass seeds dont come over to mine.
Had it a couple of years now works fine.
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: Barnowl on March 24, 2007, 00:43:45
We've found the cordless strimmer good for tidying up but not anything heavier.

I try to buy cordless machines with compatible power packs in our case bosch
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: dicky on April 02, 2007, 17:42:55
It's not too bad

Alright it can only tackle grass and lasts about 30-40 minutes

But for £25 it will do a reasonable job of keeping the edges of the beds under control as long as you keep on top of it.

4/5

:-)
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: cornykev on April 08, 2007, 16:32:34
I strimmed light grass and it lasted 20 mins. Waste of space.   :'( :'( :( ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: teresa on April 08, 2007, 19:07:30
Think rechargeable batteries dont last, if contastanly getting charged, cross fingers mine seems ok for what I need.
Title: Re: Cordless Strimmer
Post by: Clairylou on April 08, 2007, 21:52:33
i bought a black and decker cordless strimmer last year for 30 quid and it managed to tackle my couch grass and nettles until i had time to dig them out i would definitely recommend as a short term solution to nightmare weeds.

Clairylou

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