Need A Good Quality Battery Strimmer £200 ish..

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 11:13

Anybody recommend a good battery strimmer, I seem to be having no luck finding a good quality one.
For just around the Home.... well maybe getting a bit rough! It has to cope with edging around trees and stone walls as well as the grass without having to replace the line every 4 trips around my normal size garden.

Gav_r26 · 8 Aug 2019 at 11:53

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7454477

I have one of these. Very happy with it. Does a good job of edging around our grass. Think I've only charged it once in the 12 times I've used it. Never had to change the line yet.

ANDARIAL · 8 Aug 2019 at 12:06

We have one of those Gtech ones
lightweight and changing the `cutters`is a doddle
Fine for light use,grass weeds etc but it wears out the cutters if up against a wall etc

sovietspybob · 8 Aug 2019 at 12:10

I've got a Ryobi OLT1832, and it's ok for trimming around trees, hedges and a edges. The line seems to last quite well for me, i'm using 1.6mm stuff from B&Q in it and have only just had to put a new spool in, probably lasted me 6 or 7 months of trimming.

You wouldn't want to strim down a large section of overgrowth though, i have a petrol strimmer for keeping on top of the larger bits in my garden so it depends what your garden is like i guess. The wife and I do refer to the Ryobi as the 'Barbie' strimmer compared to the other one but the reason i wanted it was so i could trim around our fruit bushes or our new hedge without accidentally destroying it which is far too easy with a petrol strimmer with 3mm+ line.

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 12:15

I'm looking for something with a spare parts list https://www.lsengineers.co.uk/elect...ssembly-for-stihl-fsa56-cordless-trimmer.html
but a bit more solid than the above! (My Machine) It gives me a warm glo to be able to fix things, call me weird etc..

Daaaavvveee · 8 Aug 2019 at 12:21

Worx keep having good deals on their tools. I have a few, including the strimmer and its never let me down.

Gav_r26 · 8 Aug 2019 at 13:09

Ad_Augendae said:
I'm looking for something with a spare parts list https://www.lsengineers.co.uk/elect...ssembly-for-stihl-fsa56-cordless-trimmer.html
but a bit more solid than the above! (My Machine) It gives me a warm glo to be able to fix things, call me weird etc..

3 year warranty suggests they don't think it will need a spares list

In all serious though with the budget and wanting heavy duty it sounds like you actually want a petrol strimmer ....

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 13:26

Thanks for all your thoughts guys, I am looking

gav_172 said:
3 year warranty suggests they don't think it will need a spares list

In all serious though with the budget and wanting heavy duty it sounds like you actually want a petrol strimmer ....

I'm not saying it isn't any good, I went up market thinking I would get a better product which just wasn't the case, last trimmer I beat to death was an Art 37. It was good but the head was weak and the line kept braking, I just want to strim things without a Cord is all.

sovietspybob · 8 Aug 2019 at 13:39

What line do you use for it to keep breaking?

Pho · 8 Aug 2019 at 14:18

Buy a good quality second hand Husqvarna / Stihl off eBay and pay the same price as a new electric one, it's what I did. Strimmers from these manufacturers are meant to last so I wouldn't worry about buying second hand.

sovietspybob said:
What line do you use for it to keep breaking?

I use Husqvarna Whisper X on mine. It has a tougher core inside the line so it barely ever breaks and chomps through most things in its way

Gav_r26 · 8 Aug 2019 at 14:19

Ad_Augendae said:
Thanks for all your thoughts guys, I am looking

I'm not saying it isn't any good, I went up market thinking I would get a better product which just wasn't the case, last trimmer I beat to death was an Art 37. It was good but the head was weak and the line kept braking, I just want to strim things without a Cord is all.

Sounds like you need something more meaty than an electric strimmer then. Not sure what you are trying to cut, or whether you are just going at it too hard, but electric ones are generally designed for light work and edging. Probably better with something like this;

https://www.gardenmachinesltd.co.uk..._j9tGMM7YKbEcQtxdkDoLxWuvxls2hFEaArskEALw_wcB

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 16:21

sovietspybob said:
What line do you use for it to keep breaking?

On the new battery powered Stihl FSA56 I am using the stated 1.6mm "quiet line" stuff part no 4008 710 4300 the thing just chews the stuff up.

Pho said:
Buy a good quality second hand Husqvarna / Stihl off eBay and pay the same price as a new electric one, it's what I did. Strimmers from these manufacturers are meant to last so I wouldn't worry about buying second hand.

I guess this thing just isn't Steel Enough!

Pho said:
I use Husqvarna Whisper X on mine. It has a tougher core inside the line so it barely ever breaks and chomps through most things in its way

I wish I could use the proper stuff, this pile of crap broke with the standard line on it.

gav_172 said:
Sounds like you need something more meaty than an electric strimmer then. Not sure what you are trying to cut, or whether you are just going at it too hard, but electric ones are generally designed for light work and edging. Probably better with something like this;

https://www.gardenmachinesltd.co.uk..._j9tGMM7YKbEcQtxdkDoLxWuvxls2hFEaArskEALw_wcB

If Stihl can't make a good battery product for £200 quid it's a very sad situation indeed.

Gav_r26 · 8 Aug 2019 at 16:28

Ad_Augendae said:
On the new battery powered Stihl FSA56 I am using the stated 1.6mm "quiet line" stuff part no 4008 710 4300 the thing just chews the stuff up.

I guess this thing just isn't Steel Enough!

I wish I could use the proper stuff, this pile of crap broke with the standard line on it.

If Stihl can't make a good battery product for £200 quid it's a very sad situation indeed.

They could, but is there the market for it? Most home users find a standard cordless item like above perfectly satisfactory. People who want a more robust strimmer are professionals using them all day so a battery isn't really viable due to life, and its more economical to go petrol.

Beta · 8 Aug 2019 at 16:40

I have a 36v (2x 18v) Makita strimmer which I'm really happy with. Has coped with everything I've thrown at it. Fits your budget in the off chance you already have other Makita tools? https://www.makitauk.com/product/dur364lz.html

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 16:55

Beta said:
I have a 36v (2x 18v) Makita strimmer which I'm really happy with. Has coped with everything I've thrown at it. Fits your budget in the off chance you already have other Makita tools? https://www.makitauk.com/product/dur364lz.html

Thanks I'll take a look at that, no sadly I don't use any battery powered Makita tools but I used to love their 110v pistol drills for rivets though

Also tried a friends battery powered small circular saw which I liked as well.

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 17:04

gav_172 said:
They could, but is there the market for it? Most home users find a standard cordless item like above perfectly satisfactory. People who want a more robust strimmer are professionals using them all day so a battery isn't really viable due to life, and its more economical to go petrol.

I have other Stihl products, thats the sad part of it!

Ad_Augendae · 8 Aug 2019 at 17:32

Beta said:
I have a 36v (2x 18v) Makita strimmer which I'm really happy with. Has coped with everything I've thrown at it. Fits your budget in the off chance you already have other Makita tools? https://www.makitauk.com/product/dur364lz.html

https://www.partshopdirect.co.uk/makita-dur364l-spare-parts-s18664/
I do like the look of this one, it has a direct drive setup as well where many other top brands don't.

Simon42 · 8 Aug 2019 at 19:11

We have a number of EGO 56v products (mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer etc) and so far they've been great since we bought them over two years ago. They have a 5 year tool and 3 year battery warranty and one hour charge even for a 7.5ah 56v battery.

Not cheap and most are above your original budget with charger and battery but we've been very impressed. For strimmers see https://egopowerplus.co.uk/products/line-trimmers-brush-cutters

Thebug · 8 Aug 2019 at 19:26

Black and decker 36v here, cost around £100 with a battery and charger, bought last year been very good apart from auto feed can be a bit temperamental

Ad_Augendae · 9 Aug 2019 at 14:49

Simon42 said:
We have a number of EGO 56v products (mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer etc) and so far they've been great since we bought them over two years ago. They have a 5 year tool and 3 year battery warranty and one hour charge even for a 7.5ah 56v battery.

Not cheap and most are above your original budget with charger and battery but we've been very impressed. For strimmers see https://egopowerplus.co.uk/products/line-trimmers-brush-cutters

@Simon42 Is that Motor/Rotor housing Cast Alloy ?