Christina Websell wrote:
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
o.uk...
I need a grass trimmer, my husband has two but they are both too
heavy for me to handle and I cannot keep waiting for him to find the
time to do what I need doing. My attention has been drawn to the
Ryobi line trimmer selling at £99.99, does anyone have one or can
offer me words of wisdom. I hate saying this but I have been an OAP
for quite some time so cannot handle anything too heavy :-)

I hate to say this but if your husband already has two grass trimmers
you do not need to buy a lighter one for yourself.
Here's my idea.
Stop cooking, stop cleaning, stop washing and ironing his clothes and
make him do it all plus using his grass trimmers.
There's my words of wisdom ;-)

For all you know, he does all those things already and that's why he's too
exhausted to do the gardening.

;-D

Regarding the OP's question, I would have thought that the only way to find
out would be to go to a shop and try picking various ones up, as ergonomics
isn't just about weight. The distribution of weight in the machine and the
balance will be important too if you aren't too strong. It'll have to be
something you try out.

I remember some years ago buying my mother a handy vacuum cleaner as a
present, which was fine, but I'd overlooked something; to use tools with it
you had to manually unhook a drive belt, which was easy for me but beyond
the strength of her wrists. I don't think that when choosing something like
this you can go by specifications and order online etc, it's something you
really need to try out for yourself.


Ian