[flitwickone]

if poss i would like a decent petrol strimmer my plot is 20 poles big

max budget is £150 but £100 would be ideal

any recommendations  please

[Gwiz]

Have a look for a MITOX.
you get a very reasonable machine for the money, and you can get bit's for it should you need some later on.

[arugula]

I have been known to recommend, more than once , the Ryobi Expand-It range. There is a 2 stroke strimmer and a new (last year I think) 4 stroke which is a bit dearer. We have a pre-loved 2 stroke job and it does a fine job in our garden. The really good thing about them though, is the replaceable attachments allowing you to turn your strimmer into a tiller, or hedgecutter to name but two available.

[flitwickone]

many thats gents

will look now

[arugula]

many thats gents

[Vit]

+1 for Ryobi, when you are "on the budget" 

[Lardman]

+1 for Ryobi, when you are "on the budget" 

And have nothing better to do with your time than spend it pulling the cord trying to get it to warm start.  I wasted over an hour on Friday trying to get mine started after catching the off button. Gave up in the end and used an old B&D electric one, I've said it before and I'll say it again - its a useless waste of space.

[arugula]

+1 for Ryobi, when you are "on the budget" 

And have nothing better to do with your time than spend it pulling the cord trying to get it to warm start.  I wasted over an hour on Friday trying to get mine started after catching the off button. Gave up in the end and used an old B&D electric one, I've said it before and I'll say it again - its a useless waste of space.

 

[Lardman]

I hate mine with a passion, every year I have the same problems. Im not sure if I have a Friday afternoon model but its narrowly escaped being torched several times only because once started it normally behaves.

.. I even bought it nice new super plus unleaded petrol this time 

I have 2 strimmer heads, an extension and the hedge cutter for it - can't fault those.

[Maison Lammonite]

Hi

I got a S/H Stihl FS85 for £120 from E-bay, but you need to do some research beforehand

Id much prefer that to a new one at the same price as theres no comparison IMO

N

[Vit]

I hate mine with a passion, every year I have the same problems. Im not sure if I have a Friday afternoon model but its narrowly escaped being torched several times only because once started it normally behaves.

.. I even bought it nice new super plus unleaded petrol this time 

I have 2 strimmer heads, an extension and the hedge cutter for it - can't fault those.

"super"? You should use regular. "Hi-octane" fuels these days contains ethanol and small engines doesn't like it much. They just designed to use ordinary petrol.

I don't like "budget brands", but flitwickone asked about cheap one.

[Flatcat]

We've got a Ryobi combi strimmer, and got it out of the shed for the first time in 2 years and she fired up straight away even with the old two-stroke in her.

We've never had any problems with it

I always dream of the Stihl combi KM series, but you are looking at 300 quid plus

Damon