having recently nearly chopped a finger off using a grass hook i looked around at strimmer prices in the big diy chains then visited a garden power tool specialist who told me strimmers are classified by weather or not the bar is straight or bent at the business end...apparently only straight bars will take the steel brushcutter blades.

if its just rough grass that needs cutting the bent bar will do and he quoted me around 130 pounds for a Stihl (that doesn t look spelled right but you know the brand i mean)

finger needed ten stiches...so much for trying to be eco freindly and avoid power tools...i ve been telling people that peter kaye joke where he keeps asking people " do you use your left hand or your right to wipe your bum ?" and when they answer he says " oh...i use toilet paper."