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String Trimmer Ideas
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wrote: What is your objection to electric? Well, I can't speak for the other guy, but I tried the B&D battery-driven trimmer and it just couldn't handle the challenge. It was okay for ~ 18 square feet of moderately weeded area (partly in a sloping flood control ditch), but then it lost power and needed a charge. The string is pretty thin too, so fibrous stalks defeated it. Also, the cutting swath was just not very big (only about 8 inches, IIRC). I wound up getting a 2-stroke Ryobi trimmer with attachments and an extra spool. It wields an 18-inch swath-- what a difference. Even with all that, it still has trouble handling some of the areas I trim. But it is light years ahead of the electric. It may take two or three refuelings per job, but the string is much thicker, I have a choice of different types of string (and yes, they really do make a difference) and it has a much greater reach as well. Not to mention the fantastically greater rotating speed of the spool head. About the only operational drawback for the Ryobi over the B&D (apart from noise and the higher initial $ layout) is that cut weeds and grass tend to wrap themselves around the string spool shaft, so it needs frequent attention and regular cleaning. IAC, the B&D is gathering dust in the basement. Even if we moved to a place with a smaller yard, I doubt whether I would go back to the electric except under duress. Whichever way you go, wear eye protection. I got one of those flip-down full face shields after eating a few too many grasshopper parts with minced dandelion/milkweed garnish. And watch out for cables, wires, hornet's nests or cord hidden in the overgrowth. -- Wefare for the rich combat for the poor |
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