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If you've got a large garden and you need a bit of oomph, a petrol driven strimmer would be the best - check out the Stihl range. They've got everything from the larger more powerful "backpack" type strimmers that even come with a nifty electric start now, right down to the cow horn type ones that attach to your hip.
One of these should suffice.
With correct adjustment of the shoulder strap you shouldn't put too much pressure on your arm.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/ryobi-rlt30cet-30cc-1hp-...
With correct adjustment of the shoulder strap you shouldn't put too much pressure on your arm.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/ryobi-rlt30cet-30cc-1hp-...
I have just bought a Ryobi 2 stroke curved shaft strimmer with the electric start. Ryobi RLT30CET.
The garden isn’t that big, but the Mickey Mouse electric ones were useless - almost disposable, and who can resist a screaming 2 stroke racket?
I have used it twice, so my points to note:-
It does start… eventually…..and you need the battery FULLY charged and ready to go for your strimming. It starts great when it’s hot - typical 2-stroke.
It doesn’t use much fuel compared to other 2 stoke gizmo’s like the chainsaw, and is clean burning too, hardly smokes, even when cold.
On full throttle, it zips through the grass at a serious rate, it takes some getting used to.
Make sure you are wearing some decent boots, pants and at least goggles. I use a full face safety visor thing. Any loose stones on the top surface of the soil and they ricochet just about anywhere. Yes it DOES hurt, and it scratches the bonnet of the car 30 feet away!
It is loud - 109 dBA at full chat, so it’s not neighbour friendly.
The cable attachment has to be taken apart and set up carefully, the “tap and go” cable feed sort of works.
Would I buy another one? No, it will be the last Ryobi thing I’ll ever buy. The cable feed just fell apart yesterday afternoon, and it took me over an hour to find the steel cable feed through’s on the lawn. NOT impressed.
The Stihl ones go for good money on eBay because it is professional kit. I have never see professional garden people using anything else. Buying the Stihl stuff new isn’t straightforward as you have to provide evidence you have been on the appropriate H&S course. If you know someone who can buy one for you - Bingo.
The garden isn’t that big, but the Mickey Mouse electric ones were useless - almost disposable, and who can resist a screaming 2 stroke racket?
I have used it twice, so my points to note:-
It does start… eventually…..and you need the battery FULLY charged and ready to go for your strimming. It starts great when it’s hot - typical 2-stroke.
It doesn’t use much fuel compared to other 2 stoke gizmo’s like the chainsaw, and is clean burning too, hardly smokes, even when cold.
On full throttle, it zips through the grass at a serious rate, it takes some getting used to.
Make sure you are wearing some decent boots, pants and at least goggles. I use a full face safety visor thing. Any loose stones on the top surface of the soil and they ricochet just about anywhere. Yes it DOES hurt, and it scratches the bonnet of the car 30 feet away!
It is loud - 109 dBA at full chat, so it’s not neighbour friendly.
The cable attachment has to be taken apart and set up carefully, the “tap and go” cable feed sort of works.
Would I buy another one? No, it will be the last Ryobi thing I’ll ever buy. The cable feed just fell apart yesterday afternoon, and it took me over an hour to find the steel cable feed through’s on the lawn. NOT impressed.
The Stihl ones go for good money on eBay because it is professional kit. I have never see professional garden people using anything else. Buying the Stihl stuff new isn’t straightforward as you have to provide evidence you have been on the appropriate H&S course. If you know someone who can buy one for you - Bingo.
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