Lithium Ion strimmer
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Don't bother i tried two and took them both back, first one was a qualcast worked okay for 10 minutes after first charge then refused to charge, second was a bosch charge lasted 10-15 minutes but i'd of strimmed more with a pair of nail scissors. Now have a petrol qualcast and it's soooooooo much better 
Move to another country,
You might then get a dry day with which to use it
Fair point.
Don't bother i tried two and took them both back, first one was a qualcast worked okay for 10 minutes after first charge then refused to charge, second was a bosch charge lasted 10-15 minutes but i'd of strimmed more with a pair of nail scissors. Now have a petrol qualcast and it's soooooooo much better
I may well have to consider a petrol one, it was the convenience of the cordless ones that appeal but it seems to get decent performance it gets expensive. Stihl one is decent BUT a crazy price once u get battery and charger.
Only one I see id the Ryobi 36v LINK, however it may be I would be better getting a petrol one. Anyone any recommendations/thoughts on petrol ones?
Petrol strimmer/ brush cutter.
Wouldn't even consider a battery strimmer.
What is your budget, avoid the Spear & Jackson rubbish, runs on a 40 to 1 mix very fussy.
Do you want just a strimmer or a brushcutter, can use a blade, or line?
My choice would Stihl, I had my Stihl brushcutter 20 years, & a Stihl hedge trimmer 7 years, both have never been repaired, I service them annually.
Strimmer: Stihl FS 38 £140 or less, will take a 2mm line or PolyCut 6-3 head, has plastic cutting blades.
Brushcutter: Stihl FS 55 £210, hunt around can be found for less.
Expensive, but the will last a lifetime, plus spares are readily available, I still can get spares for my brushcutter.
http://www.stihl.co.uk/lightweight-grass-trimmer-and-brush-cutter-return-to-british-gardens.aspx
http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...-trimmers-and-brushcutters/257-210/FS-55.aspx
Wouldn't even consider a battery strimmer.
What is your budget, avoid the Spear & Jackson rubbish, runs on a 40 to 1 mix very fussy.
Do you want just a strimmer or a brushcutter, can use a blade, or line?
My choice would Stihl, I had my Stihl brushcutter 20 years, & a Stihl hedge trimmer 7 years, both have never been repaired, I service them annually.
Strimmer: Stihl FS 38 £140 or less, will take a 2mm line or PolyCut 6-3 head, has plastic cutting blades.
Brushcutter: Stihl FS 55 £210, hunt around can be found for less.
Expensive, but the will last a lifetime, plus spares are readily available, I still can get spares for my brushcutter.
http://www.stihl.co.uk/lightweight-grass-trimmer-and-brush-cutter-return-to-british-gardens.aspx
http://www.stihl.co.uk/STIHL-Produc...-trimmers-and-brushcutters/257-210/FS-55.aspx
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Tbh I haven't got a huge amount of grass, I'm just wanting the job to be super easy, so a lightweight petrol would probably be the best solution after initial research. The stihl does look good.
Mine went on my brushcutter last year,only the third time it's been replaced went with a replacement synthetic fuel hose,(Tygon Saint-Gobain F-4040-A) suppose to last longer.
The hose within the fuel tank had a small split, so the fuel pump would suck up fuel, but it flowed back in to the tank before reaching the carb, took me a while to find the fault.
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I rented a petrol strimmer when I needed one up the Lotty, Leccy ones are **** but rechargeable ones are beyond ****.
Petrol strimmer I rented revved like a Crosser & even cut through the bits of wood I had in as markers, Brilliant fun.
Petrol strimmer I rented revved like a Crosser & even cut through the bits of wood I had in as markers, Brilliant fun.
Stihl FS 38 better than any chinky junk available.
Best strimmer line Oregon Yellow Starline Trimmer Line 2mm - 130mtrs drum £19:99p or less, very long lasting line, it has a star shape profile.
http://www.abbeygardensales.co.uk/s...ri/oregon-strimmer-lines/showitem-OR-991.aspx
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Can't speak of the Bosch strimmer from the same range but I have a Bosch Li-ion hedge trimmer (AHS 52 LI) that seems decent enough. I got it cheap minus the battery and charger as I already had a Bosch drill that I could use the battery and charger from. Seems just as good as the Bosch corded one I used to borrow from a friend prior to getting this. Battery lasts long enough (just) to do all the privet at the front of the house and charges up in 1 hour if it were to go flat so not that annoying. Anything bigger and tougher than a privet then I might have gone petrol, but for the cost and lack of maintenance I'm pleased with this one. I only have a tiny lawn so no need to buy the strimmer!
Dave
Dave
