[mumofstig]

After the local good fer nowts stole the site's big petrol strimmer  the OBs can't strim all the plot edges anymore
That's why I'm thinking about buying a battery powered one, the petrol ones are a bit heavy for me, or should I just carry on with the shears

Anyone got a recommendation, or otherwise?

[stompy]

So long as it's only grass that your strimming (not thick stemmed plants) it will be fine.
It takes a littl longer with a batery one but they work just as well, one of the women on our site uses one.
You would also be advised to buy a spare battery to make sure you have enough power to do the whole are.

There is another option though, you can buy a sealed lead acid battery from Maplins and attach a harnes to it wire it up to the strimmer through a quick release connector and run it off that, thats what i did with my head light for fishing.

The batterys are cheap and will last for ages, or like i said just buy a spare. 

[Kieronl]

We use a battery strimmer for just that job, it lasts about 45 mins to an hour.
Must try that tip about the sealed acid battery

[arugula]

Shears sounds like a bending job unless you have long-handled ones. How about a scythette?

[mumofstig]

a scythette? what's that then, a small scyth?
it sounds sharp, and, knowing how clumsey I can be, dangerous 

[arugula]

Something like THIS. Other brands are, of course, available.

[mumofstig]

  I'd be mumnolegs if I used one of those  .......but looks good for anyone with more coordination than me

[arugula]

Are your shears like THESE then?

[mumofstig]

Mine are similar with a flat, rather than sideways cut
like these

[arugula]

Oh I see.

[plum crumble]

we use a battery strimmer - for each charge we can get one long side and one short side done - so we know if can be easily all done on 2 trips to the lottie, with a recharge in-between. Works just fine, and stops the couch grasss encroaching on my beloved lottie !

[mumofstig]

which brand have you got Plum?

[plum crumble]

er , er,  you got me there. Will have a look when I get home and let you know..... We bought it from H*meb*se in the spring. And it's green -  helpful eh?

[arugula]

That sounds like it might be their own brand Powerbase model.

[plum crumble]

yup - home now, just looked in the shed and it is their own 18v one