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Strimmer

  • 17-06-2017 01:40PM
    #1
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,305 ✭✭✭✭


    Can anyone suggest a reasonably heavy duty strimmer that is not too heavy and hard to handle, something with body support?


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  • #2
    Discodog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,127 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    Can you clarify what you mean by body support ?


  • #3
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,305 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I am vaguely aware of some strimmers that have a frame that leans against the operator so all the weight is not on the arms. Is this effective, do you still need a lot of arm strength to operate it?

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/TRUESHOPPING-PROFESSIONAL-STRIMMER-BRUSHCUTTER-POWERFUL/dp/B001NX7XWG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497709860&sr=8-3&keywords=petrol+lawn+strimmer

    This one (randomly) has a harness.


  • #4
    Discodog
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    You need little arm strength. The secret is to balance the strimmer on it's harness.

    86 one star reviews is very worrying. It's extremely cheap & probably unrepairable.


  • #5
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,305 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Thank you, I wasn't particularly looking at that one, it was just the first I found with a harness. I am not as young as I used to be :D and the other user, my daughter, while a good deal stronger than me would not have the strength that a gardening-type guy would have. Its only a notion, might be better to just hire the guy with the strimmer :D


  • #6
    Discodog
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    How much do you have to strim? Any Strimmer can use a harness.


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  • #7
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,305 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Its for something I am investigating, rather than my current garden. However my 'guy with a strimmer' came and did my garden yesterday and made such a good job of it I think it would be worth just paying him!


  • #8
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,071 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    looksee wrote: »
    I am vaguely aware of some strimmers that have a frame that leans against the operator so all the weight is not on the arms. Is this effective, do you still need a lot of arm strength to operate it?

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/TRUESHOPPING-PROFESSIONAL-STRIMMER-BRUSHCUTTER-POWERFUL/dp/B001NX7XWG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497709860&sr=8-3&keywords=petrol+lawn+strimmer

    This one (randomly) has a harness.

    Funnily enough, I actually own that strimmer.

    I was looking for a cheap one a few years back, and I have had it for maybe 4yrs now, and still going strong. I didn't fancy splashing big money on a Stihl or a Honda or anything at the time, but if buying again I probably would.

    Will run this one into the ground first.


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