Cordless stimmers - info please

 

I have had several strimmers and they all drive me to distraction because no
matter
whether I wind my own or buy ready done cord, they all seem to jam after about 2
minutes
once the reels get half used.

I would rather have one with a more robust, fixed line which needs replacing or
a metal
cutter but I don't want petrol. I only have a small area to do (a few yards) but
I can't
use shears because of arthritis.

Any suggestions?

Kath

'The Stories of George the Hamster'
Translated by Lee H and Kathleen Smith
ISBN - 978-0-9546989-3-5
Available from www.arlev.clara.net/george.htm
and from both on line and High Street Bookshops

 


I can't offer this as a scientific method or explain why the god of
strimmers finally smiled upon me BUT I swore at mine with such venom
and regularity that one day it just stopped snarling up and has been a
good boy ever since! Good luck. (BTW I always wind my own reels with
some crummy old red cord that I bought at a boot sale for a few pence)

 



Kath wrote:

I also got sick of spools of plastic. I now have a Bosch cordless (in both
senses) Bought it for use on the allotment, but I'm so plased with it, I use
it at home too. It uses a plastic replaceable blade which are cheap to buy
in packs. :)
--
Pete C
London UK

 

wrote:


I just wish they made the line in garden-friendly colours, like brown
or dull green. I'm tired of picking up bits of bright blue plastic
from around the garden, especially when mine throws a wobbly and chops
up a whole reel of line in a few seconds! I've now actually given up
on cheap electric strimmers, and use a decent petrol job (Echo), which
has line that you could land a whale with! Lasts for ever.

--
 
Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

 



Thanks for that. I thought about petrol but I have to be careful with my back
and the
weight may be a bit too much.

'The Stories of George the Hamster'
Translated by Lee H and Kathleen Smith
ISBN - 978-0-9546989-3-5
Available from www.arlev.clara.net/george.htm
and from both on line and High Street Bookshops