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Recommendations Please 16:59 - Oct 7 with 5956 viewsFlashberryjack

Went to trim the lawn edges yesterday with my petrol strimmer, after pulling the cord for half an hour the b*stard thing wouldn't start, had to go back in the house completely out of puff.
Anyway I thought "f*ck it" I'm gonna get an electric strimmer, was thinking of getting a battery operated one rather than off the mains.

Any sensible advise would be very much appreciated.

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Recommendations Please on 17:01 - Oct 7 with 2794 viewswhoflungdung

I have an electric one


Battery lasts a decent time before recharging .


Got it from B. And Q. Black and Decker recommended .


When cord needs replacing ,plenty on e bay

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Recommendations Please on 17:11 - Oct 7 with 2788 viewsmax936

There's one advertised on the TV GTECH they do Bikes and Hoovers as well as Lawnmowers [parents got the hoover]
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Recommendations Please on 17:21 - Oct 7 with 2768 viewsmonmouth

Recommendations Please on 17:11 - Oct 7 by max936

There's one advertised on the TV GTECH they do Bikes and Hoovers as well as Lawnmowers [parents got the hoover]
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GTech are meant to be ok. Bit too 'look at me' and pay for the fancy tech for my taste like Dyson, which are a bit shit compared to Henrys and twice as expensive.

I have a black and decker that has been fine for two years. Much easier than fannying around with a cable or petrol. About 100 notes, so not that cheap, but a fair bit cheaper than a Stihl (which I'm told is the strimmer of choice). Pay a bit more to get the taller model so that you are not bending.

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Recommendations Please on 17:26 - Oct 7 with 2761 viewsPrivate_Partz

My advice is get one of the solid body ones. Not one that collapses. I have a Bosch and it is crap of the highest order. It always collapses when I am using using it. The strimmer wire is crap as well and you need a degree in engineering just to fit a new reel.
Get a single auto line feed with a head you can swivel for lawn edging.
This type are difficult to find now but worth the hunt. Qualcast are probably one of the best. Believe me the Bosch one is truly awful. Some reports say there are H and S issues with them as well.

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Recommendations Please on 17:29 - Oct 7 with 2755 viewsdickythorpe

Get a mains one with an extension lead. Battery ones are murder!!!!!
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Recommendations Please on 17:32 - Oct 7 with 2752 viewsmonmouth

Recommendations Please on 17:29 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe

Get a mains one with an extension lead. Battery ones are murder!!!!!


Ha ha. Mine is brilliant Dick! Much better than the Bosch electric (with lead) shitjob - you are right PP - it replaced.

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Recommendations Please on 17:33 - Oct 7 with 2750 viewsPrivate_Partz

Recommendations Please on 17:29 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe

Get a mains one with an extension lead. Battery ones are murder!!!!!


Good point. I have never used rechargeable ones.

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Recommendations Please on 17:34 - Oct 7 with 2747 viewsexiledclaseboy

My strimmer ran out of strim yesterday half way through me doing the back garden. So now it’ll stay half strimmed until March.

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Recommendations Please on 17:39 - Oct 7 with 2735 viewsunion_jack

Recommendations Please on 17:21 - Oct 7 by monmouth

GTech are meant to be ok. Bit too 'look at me' and pay for the fancy tech for my taste like Dyson, which are a bit shit compared to Henrys and twice as expensive.

I have a black and decker that has been fine for two years. Much easier than fannying around with a cable or petrol. About 100 notes, so not that cheap, but a fair bit cheaper than a Stihl (which I'm told is the strimmer of choice). Pay a bit more to get the taller model so that you are not bending.


I have a Stihl Strimmer / Brushcutter. It's true what they say - you get what you pay for! No problem starting it.

Cheaper ones are false economy in the long run. If you can afford one, get one.

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Recommendations Please on 17:51 - Oct 7 with 2715 viewsdickythorpe

Black and Decker best ones.
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Recommendations Please on 18:22 - Oct 7 with 2685 viewswaynekerr55

My Tesco value one is going strong 5 years on.

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Recommendations Please on 18:24 - Oct 7 with 2681 viewsdickythorpe

Recommendations Please on 18:22 - Oct 7 by waynekerr55

My Tesco value one is going strong 5 years on.


Do aLdi dO one thougH?
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Recommendations Please on 18:30 - Oct 7 with 2676 viewsexiledclaseboy

Recommendations Please on 18:24 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe

Do aLdi dO one thougH?


WH Smith in Morriston Hospital sells Badoit, Dick. Previously thought to be an Aldi exclusive.

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Recommendations Please on 18:35 - Oct 7 with 2664 viewsmonmouth

Recommendations Please on 18:30 - Oct 7 by exiledclaseboy

WH Smith in Morriston Hospital sells Badoit, Dick. Previously thought to be an Aldi exclusive.


No way.

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Recommendations Please on 18:38 - Oct 7 with 2656 viewsexiledclaseboy

Recommendations Please on 18:35 - Oct 7 by monmouth

No way.


I know. Earth shattering.

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Recommendations Please on 18:38 - Oct 7 with 2656 viewsdickythorpe

Recommendations Please on 18:30 - Oct 7 by exiledclaseboy

WH Smith in Morriston Hospital sells Badoit, Dick. Previously thought to be an Aldi exclusive.


Ha ha! Didn't Perch tell us he knew the manager /director who used to tip him off when it would be on offer???
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Recommendations Please on 18:38 - Oct 7 with 2656 viewsmax936

I've had two young Hedgehogs crawling around the garden found one last Thursday he was thin and trying to get around but clearly not well so fella from Wildlife Care in Baglan came up and took him and found another on Thursday just gone was wasn't in very good condition so took him to vet, hope they're ok.

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Recommendations Please on 18:43 - Oct 7 with 2649 viewsmonmouth

Recommendations Please on 18:38 - Oct 7 by max936

I've had two young Hedgehogs crawling around the garden found one last Thursday he was thin and trying to get around but clearly not well so fella from Wildlife Care in Baglan came up and took him and found another on Thursday just gone was wasn't in very good condition so took him to vet, hope they're ok.


What??

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Recommendations Please on 18:45 - Oct 7 with 2647 viewsexiledclaseboy

Recommendations Please on 18:38 - Oct 7 by max936

I've had two young Hedgehogs crawling around the garden found one last Thursday he was thin and trying to get around but clearly not well so fella from Wildlife Care in Baglan came up and took him and found another on Thursday just gone was wasn't in very good condition so took him to vet, hope they're ok.






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Recommendations Please on 18:47 - Oct 7 with 2639 viewsmax936

Recommendations Please on 18:43 - Oct 7 by monmouth

What??


Its garden related mun they were in the grass

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Recommendations Please on 17:29 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe

Get a mains one with an extension lead. Battery ones are murder!!!!!


Bang on! I bought a rechargeable clip-on bladed (not line/wire fed cutting) Bosch. I only had to do one edge of a garden and it's power was lost to an extent where it was next to useless. That was after hours of charging, I thought I'd bought a dud..... I bought a strimmer with a lead.

I was unlucky regarding the electric lead length with my strimmer, the one I wanted was with 12m cable, it was out of stock and I had to buy a 10m cable version and have to use an extension lead myself. An extra six and a half feet reach would have been preferable i.e. no need for an extension.

Argus!

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Recommendations Please on 19:08 - Oct 7 with 2616 viewsjack_lord

There is a guy in Ystalyfera that fixes petrol strimmers.

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Recommendations Please on 19:24 - Oct 7 with 2602 viewswaynekerr55

Recommendations Please on 18:30 - Oct 7 by exiledclaseboy

WH Smith in Morriston Hospital sells Badoit, Dick. Previously thought to be an Aldi exclusive.


Home bargains clasey mun. It was something ridiculous like 19p for a litre bottle, around 75% cheaper than the major supermarkets

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Recommendations Please on 19:25 - Oct 7 with 2595 viewswaynekerr55

Recommendations Please on 18:24 - Oct 7 by dickythorpe

Do aLdi dO one thougH?


Sometimes theycvhave hot them.

I nearly purchased a circular saw today.

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Recommendations Please on 19:34 - Oct 7 with 2577 viewsFlashberryjack

Recommendations Please on 19:08 - Oct 7 by jack_lord

There is a guy in Ystalyfera that fixes petrol strimmers.


Who's that ? I'd get it fixed and then sell it, my cord pulling days are over.

Many thank's to all that posted, very much appreciated......hope the Hedgehogs are OK.

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