My OH is not a petrol head and hates coming to the plot to strim - we have a ryobi strimmer, but it's a bu&"er to start and he usually floods it and strops off - another fruitless visit today. The grass is 6 inches high now - the strimmer is too heavy for me.
He is suggesting getting some top notch shears and doing the plot by hand - he went a bit quiet when i suggested the amount of grass paths would be the equivalent of cutting our small lawn at home by hand and would take a long time. I think the only alternative for us is to look at a rechargeable strimmer, lighter and easier to start. I know they only run for a short period, but was thinking of buying 2 batteries and having one on trickle charge - would that work? Anyone any experience with them - it is just for strimming grass paths at the mo - think I'll have to pay someone to clear the brambles for me.