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[Closed] Cordless strimmers, any reccomendations?

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IE, get this one, get that one, or just don't bother?
(I'm not cutting a jungle btw)
ta muchly.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 12:38 pm
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Cordless enough:

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Posted : 10/08/2011 12:41 pm
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Cordless, so I imagine your talking battery rather than petrol?
Though again it would be a Stilh petrol strimmer for me, if you did mean petrol.

I'm seriously wondering if a battery hedge cutter would be more use than an battery strimmer though?

EDIT: Though if this is likely to be a "one off" attack, then go hire a proper (stilh) petrol strimmer


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 12:52 pm
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I have a Bosch strimmer that has little plastic blades, it has just enough charge to do the edges of the grass on a couple of smallish lawns, it couldnt cop with anything thicker than grass, and it has Nicad batteries which don't hold their charge.
It is pretty handy though.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 1:01 pm
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Soz, should've said rechargeable! Petrol would be overkill by miles. Don't see how a hedgecutter would be beneficial though, seeing as I haven't got a hedge, just some lawn front & rear.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 1:03 pm
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Sorry read "I'm cutting a jungle" missed the [u]not[/u] out...

We cleared a garden with 4ft tall brambles using a hedge cutter, much better than a strimmer in some circumstances. That and I've just spent an hour on a bridleway chopping it back with a hand scythe (for my g/f stable), so have battery hedge cutters on the mind.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 1:09 pm
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Bosch "ART 26 Li"


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 1:09 pm
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Ive got the bosch Li with the little plastic blades. I works ok but the tips of the blades break off if your trying to trim up to a fence or a deck.
I can get through 2 blades this way doing our garden.
Think one with a nylon line might be better


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 5:11 pm
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Ive got the bosch Li with the little plastic blades. I works ok but the tips of the blades break off if your trying to trim up to a fence or a deck.
I can get through 2 blades this way doing our garden.
Think one with a nylon line might be better

I 'modded' mine to use some gear cable.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 5:24 pm
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Tried a couple, never found one with enough grunt. Get a mains one, you'll save yourself a load of frustration.


 
Posted : 10/08/2011 5:43 pm