Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
This guy does some pretty mean tests without breakages Project FarmThat looks as if it would quite easily take the bottom part of your leg off!
Also a cord test from the same guy
This guy does some pretty mean tests without breakages Project FarmThat looks as if it would quite easily take the bottom part of your leg off!
Correct IMO. I have tried electric ones and all were useless. I have a husquevarna petrol one which cuts anything in my medium size garden including brambles and Jerusalem artichokes which are out of control.Well, clearly you do need a 'professional petrol one', since the flymo snaps all the time as the line isn't thick enough, the material being cut is too thick for it, and the rpm of the line isn't high enough due to the lack of power of the electric motor. The size of the actual garden is irrelevant.
You need a petrol brushcutter for ivy, brambles and nettles, not an electric grass trimmer.
I've had the same model for 2-3 years. It does a great job on the allotment and garden. Decent power, good battery life and quick to recharge.I bought one of these about a year ago, only £44 and it's brilliant, battery seems to last for ever and for reason no broken nylon line.
https://www.diy.com/departments/fpgt18li-battery-cordless-li-ion-grass-trimmer/1574821_BQ.prd
I have Flymo mowers and had to replace the drive belt on one recently which was only 3 years old. I got a new belt easily enough but was surprised to find that Flymo is now part of Husquevarna.I've had a Flymo strimmer in the past and also had probs with line breaking too easy and not feeding out properly. I also dont rate their mowers either.
I steer clear of anything Flymo these days.