[brucesgirl]

I am going to buy husband a petrol strimmer for his birthday - he wanted grass paths so he can cut them!!!

We have no idea which one to get - any suggestions really welcome please.

[ESSEXBOY]

I am going to buy husband a petrol strimmer for his birthday - he wanted grass paths so he can cut them!!!

We have no idea which one to get - any suggestions really welcome please.

dont buy a homelite strimmer from b&q as i did and i took it back 3 times and then i took it back after that and got my money back .
i would go for a well known make of strimmer.
i now have a cordless black and decker strimmer works well.....

[Gwiz]

good advice from essexboy.
I fix this sort of stuff for a living. I have an old Mc culloch strimmer that I got from a bin years ago, but because of my job, keeping it alive is rweasonably easy.
All the cheaper stuff on the market is built to a price, and as a repairer, believe me when i say the quality is going very rapidly downhill.
Have a look at the Northen tools website, their stuff is a bit better quality than the "norm", and not too expensive.

[brucesgirl]

Thanks Gwiz we'll have a nose at that site.

[jack russell]

Try one of these LINK I own one and have the tiller, hedgecutter, chainsaw brushcutter attachments they are very good easy to use and value for money  

[brucesgirl]

Thanks for the link - which one have you got??
I notice they have McCullogh ones on there which Gwiz mentioned.

[brucesgirl]

Oh - just seen the pics. Thought they were pushchairs - must get my eyes tested.
Which make is it? There are loads on that website.

[jack russell]

Hi sorry :oops:  it is the Ryobi Expand It.model  

[brucesgirl]

Thanks, will have a look at those.
 

[pepper]

I bought a petrol strimmer from Focus last year for £60 - something pounds. I used it to cut the grass paths on the allotment and it has been fine.

[brucesgirl]

Pepper what make was it please?

[ESSEXBOY]

Pepper what make was it please?

hello
have a look on argos website some good ones on their website
worth a look ............
Spear and Jackson  and Mcculloch
start of at £59
two good makes

[Gwiz]

the s&j isn't made by them. It's a bag of nails. get the mc culloch instead.

[brucesgirl]

Excellent - will have a look at that one.

Thanks so much all.

 

[jack russell]

Hi there   Did you get a strimmer after all,  and if so which one,  whats its performance like etc.