Help with Strimmers! NOT STRIPPERS :D

ikthius · 12-07-2005, 21:29

Hello everyone,

My parents are needing a strimmer for their garden.

I do not know what is a good strimmer so I thought I would ask here, done a search and nothing came up.

I have been looking at 2 makes:

Bosch Art Combination 23
Flymo Powertrim 500

Both are telescopic/extendable, but my main question is;

what is the better one for changing the strimmer line?

Argos does not explain all this when looking at the catalogue

ik

Raistlin · 12-07-2005, 21:30

Tip them well and interview before hand, don't believe the picture the put in the magasine.....

Have I said too much

ikthius · 12-07-2005, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Tip them well and interview before hand, don't believe the picture the put in the magasine.....

Have I said too much

I know all about strip joints, I have been to many

ik

Angua · 12-07-2005, 22:03

Have they got the same models at your local DIY centre? You could check out replacing the problem parts in person.

12-07-2005, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Tip them well and interview before hand, don't believe the picture the put in the magasine.....

Have I said too much

nope - that is exactly the approach we took with our gardener - plus make sure they supply all the equipment & consumables

greencreeper · 12-07-2005, 22:17

You go into Argos and ask to have a look at it first. Explain why.

To be honest, every strimmer I've laid hands on has been a nightmare. Line breaks too easy, and they make a mess. Plus, if you don't clean it, things set up home in the grass welded underneath

bonzoe · 13-07-2005, 16:47

I had a Flymo, line was forever breaking and didn't autofeed. Eventually it just died.

Replaced it with a Black & Decker, line still breaks occasionally but at least the autofeed works.

For some things the Flymo was better, for others the B&D is better. One important point is the weight, the B&D is heavier so I have to keep stopping!

Matth · 13-07-2005, 22:11

Got a Flymo revolution model... one with two set's of grips that you use to hold it for trimming or edging.

Not had to change a line yet, and the autofeed is pretty reliable, though not ideal.
It lets a little line out on startup, so if you can't get a decent run going, you waste a bit every time.

It has survived being abused, held upward to slash ivy from a wall

ikthius · 13-07-2005, 23:16

its more how to change the line I bothered about.

I would like one that is on its own reel and you put the reel on, but I don't want one that you have to manually take ages putting the line in, then cutting it to size.

do you get what I mean?

ik

**Maggy J** · 13-07-2005, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

its more how to change the line I bothered about.

I would like one that is on its own reel and you put the reel on, but I don't want one that you have to manually take ages putting the line in, then cutting it to size.

do you get what I mean?

ik

Well whatever you go for they are damned fiddly to sort.Trouble is that strimmers are so damned useful for those bits of the garden a mower just doesn't reach.

If you can get hold of a Which issue that covers strimmers it might be useful..maybe your local library has a copy or two?