bluebeard wrote:
Hello All

Am a bit of gardening newbie, having decided that it makes no sense to
pay a man to do it for me. Having armed myself with a decent lawnmower,
I now need to find a strimmer and a hedge trimmer.

I don't have a huge garden, in facts its small to medium sized. I'd
rather stick to electric cordless, rather than corded or petrol.

I've what looks like a good deal for about £100 for both pieces of kit,
from Ryobi. Both take the same batteries, and the deal comes with a
charger and a pair of batteries. I like the concept of being able to
always have one battery on charge, and being able to swap between kit
if it goes flat.

The alternative option for me is to buy similar kit from Bosch, however
for the given budget it seems as if the batteries are different across
the two tools (18v vs 14v), which is of course a disadvtantage vs the
Ryobi.

Is this a good deal? Or are other makes better for the money?

Cheers

JFH




My experience of Bosch has not been great. The best small engine for
starting IMHO is the Tanka. The one I have also comes with attachments
for strimming, hedge cutting and small chain saw. There may be others
but these are what I have. Very cost effective as there is only one
engine to have serviced each year.

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