[Closed] Cordless strimmers etc.

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I've had one of these for about 2 years and its been brilliant. Comes with 2 batteries.

Only downside is that it doesnt hold alot of cord but thats it. I've seen it much cheaper than the current prices, normally about £75

https://www.worx-uk.com/shop/garden-tools/trimmers/worx-20v-max-cordless-gt3-grass-trimmer-wg163e/

Thanks FD, looks ideal for the price and a hedge trimmer to match.

I’ve got a 36v Ryobi one that seems pretty effective. Gets about 45-60mins on a charge which is more that enough for me.

someone will be along shortly to tell you that anything other than a commercial grade petrol stihl is a complete waste of time.

We've got one of those Worx strimmers too, used mostly on the allotment. It's pretty good, not massively powerful but certainly fine for grass.

We've got a Stihl (the AK range for home use, not pro 🙂 ) and the matching mower and chainsaw and they are all great. This range is comparable to other mid range tool brands price wise so not too bad. Went for the Makita hedge trimmer as I already have batteries. Also very good.

Recently got the Dewalt 18V one, works well and seems solid. Also have their long reach hedge cutter which is good. £150ish bare but batteries are usable between all their 18v range. 3 year warranty.

I have just got a Bosch one with Power4All batteries so there is a large range of bare equipment to choose from (hedge trimmers, power drills, circular saws, leaf blowers etc) and I love it – it is light, it has auto feed of spool wire (which actually works) and I can blast through my large garden / alley without making a dent on performance. I wish I had bought it years ago.

2nd DeWalt one - it helps i've got loads of batteries, (not that i need many) I've got a fairly sizeable garden, and 2 x 4ah batteries on full pelt will do 30+ mins of strimming a long overdue garden touch up. The 18V one is powerfull enough (don't need the daft 54 flex volt), if you mix it with the heavy gauge wire it will cut through some fairly thick woody material.

I have a Black and Decker one. I got it because it uses the same batteries as my drill and I got a matching reciprocating saw as well.

I really like it, but I just use it for edging round the shed and flower borders. I don't think I'd recommend it for cutting large areas of grass. With light use the 2.0amp battery lasts about 15 mins.

I impulse-bought a Black and Decker one a few weeks ago - it's.... Ok. Really lacks oomph compared to the petrol one we had before, but I think that's par for the course, it's really lightweight and far less scary so Mrs Pondo is happy to use it too. I think it would struggle with anything more substantial than grass, and it's got a stupid edge wheel thing on the top which is a pain if you're trying to get into corners (it comes off 🙂 ).

I got one of these a while ago and it's been very good. Small garden so I've never run out of battery, I went for a 36V as intend to get a batter mower at some point too.

https://www.bosch-diy.com/gb/en/p/advancedgrasscut-36-0600878n03-v100040815

I use a 36v Black and decker one for small gardens and edging up and a 40v Worx one for medium size gardens, Stihl Petrol for the big stuff.
The B&D one has been used hard for a few years now and has been really good and well worth the money, they do an 18v but it's pretty poor.
The Work strimmer has a decent battery life as it's 2 20v batteries and will take just about any strimmer cord and the batteries fit my drill hedge cutters & chain saw.

If you do any sort of DIY it's probably worth also thinking about other tools- getting into the charger and battery ecosystem means drills etc are cheaper buys so it could make a difference what battery you get

Couldn't recommend the Ego 56v highly enough. I nearly went for Makita, both have impressive range of tools (Makita even more so if you do any DIY or trades) . Both have great reviews and reputations. Makita would work out cheaper if you are happy with lower power.

I've got this one coming tomorrow.
It's 250 notes.

Makita have a redemption offer on until the end of the month so if you buy a single battery tool such as the above, you can then claim a free 5ah battery or leaf blower.

If you get a twin battery model you can claim another two batteries or more hard-core leaf blower.

Bosch 18v strimmer and matching mower. As said above I wish I had converted long ago and not messed around with petrol, oil and servicing - pointless for our small urban garden

As mentioned above I love my Bosch one but one of the best things about it is the handle design making it much more comfortable to hold.

Have Makita strimmer and hedge trimmer, both are really good - but I only chose them because I had other tools and batteries already.

Dewalt and Ryobi seem to have decent garden tools in their ranges too, if you don't have existing drills, saws, etc then just go for which colour you like.

Feel free to go and lay waste to your local singletrack nettles cordless strimmer fans!

Check Aldi this week, they have mowers, trimmers, hedge cutters all on the same battery system

and the batteries are not expensive, can be used with their drills, grinders etc.

Their trimmer uses the plastic blade system which is better for grass cutting, but keep it away from hard things as the blades break.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/specialbuys/garden/garden-machinery-and-power-tools?q=%3Apopular&page=0&firstPlacementTotalCount=19&secondPlacementTotalCount=13

Wow, wasn't expecting such a massive response. Thanks all, will do a bit of research on all the suggestions.

I have the worx hedge trimmer/strimmer package. One battery is ok the other has never been very good at all. Lacks power and duration. TBF if I were to go out to trails with the trimmer the batteries profile means one will fit in a back pocket and by the time both packs are done I've had enough. I care sufficiently little about it that I'm going to attempt replacing the cells in the shit pack and I'll not worry of it goes wrong. Unless I burn down the garage. 😬

Oh. I'm so impressed with the worx stuff I've subsequently bought a load of Ryobi tools.

Their trimmer uses the plastic blade system which is better for grass cutting, but keep it away from hard things as the blades break.

Although it will maim sleeping wildlife eg hedegehogs who regularly get strimmed by accident.

I can only comment on the Pro stuff but we have some of the Sthil and Husky cordless kit at work. The strimmer is good but when it gets heavy going its back to the petrol.

The Husky 540i XP chainsaw is pretty impressive.

I despise my Bosch power4all strimmer. The 2ah battery is useless and it's just not quite long enough to stop me from having to stoop to use it. I really wish it'd take the 18v cool pack batteries as I've loads of those in 4ah and 6ah.

Well @Jam-bo - I do love my Sthil FS 131 R

although I do find the rock music that starts up every time I pull the chord a bit distracting.

Of course, I immediately replaced the pansy wire with the three-pronged steel blade as demonstrated in the video. It's more manly.

I mainly use it for mulching babies. Better for the environment all round.

🙂

Sue anyone know if you can get a strimmer that uses Hitachi 18v batteries?

Not sure, but you can get an adaptor...

Hitachi adaptor

An I bring thick or does that adapter let you use non-Hitachi batteries in a Hitachi tool?

I want to use my Hitachi 18v batteries in a strimmer.

I got the big ryobi one+ strimmer/brush cutter as I wanted something for a small piece of wildflower meadow and some rough verges, and I'd already bought into the battery system. Not the cheapest but it has worked well. Takes cord for lighter/grass only jobs but I need a blade also.

I'm in a similar situation OP, looking for a strimmer and a long reach hedge trimmer. Already have a Ryobi One drill and ugga dugga so was looking at their stuff so I don't have to have a load of different chargers and batteries. Bare long reach hedge trimmer is about £100 and the strimmer about £50 although I'd probably get a spare battery which is another £50... Can't complain at all about the drill and ugga dugga and they've both taken some hammer since I've had them. Friend uses the Ryobi stuff in his garage so if its good enough for him, its good enough for me at home.

An I bring thick or does that adapter let you use non-Hitachi batteries in a Hitachi tool?

Other way around. It allows you to use a Hitachi battery in any tool that uses one of the batteries pictured (you have to specify when you order I think)

So you could use your Hitachi battery to run a Makita strimmer for example.

I have one to run my Worx powerwasher on one of my Makita batteries. Works really well.

Do yourself a massive favour: DON'T GET A BLADED STRIMMER. The blades come-off every minute or two and disappear into the thicket. Get one with a wire/plastic string cutter.

@bonni - I think the advice is don't get a cheap blade strimmer 🙂

@kayak23 - thanks

+1 for worx - if you have any of their other kit it makes sense, prob not so much if you don't.
We recently got the strimmer - I've already got the jetwash,drill & reciprocating saw. It's great for general garden stuff but not much else. If you want a more powerful strimmer they do a twin battery version.

I bought ours on Amazon with two batteries for £75.

An I bring thick or does that adapter let you use non-Hitachi batteries in a Hitachi tool?

I want to use my Hitachi 18v batteries in a strimmer.

Check his other items, tell him the brand of battery and brand of strimmer so long as the voltages match he can supply an adapter.

Check Aldi this week, they have mowers, trimmers, hedge cutters all on the same battery system

I normally love Aldi but after a rubbish experience with a cordless hand trimmer (the battery didn't even last two seasons) I won't risk them again. Unfortunately Bosch have stopped doing the hand trimmer with a Power4All battery (it seems to be a non-removable one which is odd) otherwise I'd buy one of theirs.