Thanks for the advice, think I 'll get a Ryobi.

Cheers,

Trevor P.

"Eyebright" wrote in message
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Trevor Wrote:
Hi - I tend three gardens now and am thinking of buying a petrol
strimmer.
The ones I'm looking at are a McCulloch or a Flymo, priced around £90.
They
just seem a bit beefier than the electrics.
Has anyone had either of these or any thoughts?

Thanks,

Trevor P.

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."


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Eyebright