Recommend a cheap battery strimmer

413x · 6 Aug 2020 at 20:32

Can anyone recommend a cheap strimmer?
Battery ideally. There's loads of tat out there but hoping something reliable that isn't too much.

Not got much to strim

Maundie · 6 Aug 2020 at 20:52

I've got this one, it's a bare tool and you'd have to buy a battery and charger as well but you can always add extra tools that use the same battery at a later date:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryobi-OLT1...5637362710402&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_td_asin_0

It's great that I can be done strimming what I wanted by the time i'd normally reeled out the extension cable.

ShadowMan · 6 Aug 2020 at 21:40

Do you have any battery system already for tools? I had Makita batteries so went for their strimmer. If you have already invested in batteries then stick to it for simplicity.

SoliD · 6 Aug 2020 at 22:35

I've got the ryobi above. Works fine with the dewalt battery and battery adapters.

sovietspybob · 7 Aug 2020 at 09:20

I've got the same Ryobi as above, it's not very powerful so you're not going to go brush cutting with it but it's ideal to just keep things neat.

413x · 7 Aug 2020 at 10:06

Nothing tying me into a system.

Surely there isn't that much cross use of batteries? Strimmer, hedge cutter?

Or do these share batteries with power tools?

sovietspybob · 7 Aug 2020 at 10:08

The Ryobi shares it with the whole One+ range so loads of powertools and the like.

I already had a drill, impact wrench, grinder, impact driver and 2x 5Ah batteries so it made it a no brainier to get the strimmer in the same range too.

gailjon · 7 Aug 2020 at 10:32

It depends on your definition of cheap as well.

I have the Husqvarna strimmer and share the battery with the Husqvarna hedge trimmer as well.

https://www.husqvarna.com/uk/products/grass-trimmers-strimmers/115il/967098801/

I didn't pay anything like the rrp for it. IIRC it was around £110 for the strimmer and the battery and charger but I think the covid malarkey has upped the prices for all of these things.

moon man · 8 Aug 2020 at 13:35

I got the challange one from argos and its pants ,the matching hedge trimmer is excellent though so at least i have a spare battery from it ,would also like a decent one

413x · 9 Aug 2020 at 01:31

2 wondering about black and decker.
They seem to have a lot of kit that shares the 18v battery