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| Thread ID: 85596 | 2007-12-15 18:28:00 | Weed eaters/ Line Trimmers | Myth (110) | PC World Chat |
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| 621428 | 2007-12-15 19:50:00 | Stihl, Stihl or Stihl. And I agree with the recommendation about the 'littlejuey'. I bought one at a Homeshow and it is so easy to use...Great! | Richard (739) | ||
| 621429 | 2007-12-15 20:24:00 | Commercial grade units are a tad overkill for round the house. Hmm, not here... we had a Ryobi petrol clutchless and that has died due to the hard use out the section here :horrified Now have a comercial Husqvarna and it is great :D | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 621430 | 2007-12-15 21:31:00 | A bit irrelevant as I'm only familiar with electric models - but for home use I reckon they are for most people much superior to the "proper jobs" in fact if I find somebody thinking of a petrol engined one I would try to persuade them to think again. My first was a cheap Black & Decker - it is only one handed operation and we didn't like it at all because the one we had tried before was two handed. So when we saw a good better and heavier one at a garage sale - bought it. Much better - but too heavy for us (both in our 70s) so passed it on. Tried the little cheapy again and found we now liked it a lot. There is a certain way to use it - it feeds the wire automatically (no need to bump it) and we now reckon it is absolutely ideal for the average person. The neighbour who sold us the bigger heavier unit now borrows our cheapy quite regularly - like us she finds it much more usable. If you do not have a big garden - think again - if it is really large then the electric is probably not up to the job. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 621431 | 2007-12-15 21:58:00 | In my experience the electric ones don't last very well - after a couple of years of even moderate use, at least the head needs replacing (if not more). It's also an utter nightmare dragging a power-cord everywhere, and you can't use them when it's raining. They're also rather gutless. I'd like to second Husqvarna - ours isn't a 'commercial' job, but it's damn rugged and has successfully done 12 years of hard home use (it's still going strong) with only one head replacement since we bought it. Build quality is excellent. Make sure you get a manual-feed head. The autofeed ones tend to die easily (both the bump type and the other type). I haven't used the 'Little Juey' type heads, but they look reasonably good. Also make sure that whichever head you get has a decent 'buffer zone' on the bottom, as you will inevitibly wear it down - the bigger the buffer, the longer before the actual head gets damaged. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 621432 | 2007-12-16 07:30:00 | In my experience the electric ones don't last very well - after a couple of years of even moderate use, at least the head needs replacing (if not more). It's also an utter nightmare dragging a power-cord everywhere, and you can't use them when it's raining. They're also rather gutless. I'd like to second Husqvarna - ours isn't a 'commercial' job, but it's damn rugged and has successfully done 12 years of hard home use (it's still going strong) with only one head replacement since we bought it. Build quality is excellent. Make sure you get a manual-feed head. The autofeed ones tend to die easily (both the bump type and the other type). I haven't used the 'Little Juey' type heads, but they look reasonably good. Also make sure that whichever head you get has a decent 'buffer zone' on the bottom, as you will inevitibly wear it down - the bigger the buffer, the longer before the actual head gets damaged. Yes on the whole I tend to agree with you. The cheapy I wrote about though has been used for a good number of years now (about 5 -6) and has never given any trouble - it is still going strong. The cord can be a pest but if you are the average house holder then you will not be using it all that often anyway. The petrol motor with its constant stopping - running out of fuel - need for servicing spark plug problems etc is a lot more nuisance than just watching for a cord occasionally. Ill health made me give up my petrol grass mower for a battery operated unit. Again it would be useless for a very large area but it has been a wonderful labour saver for us. I would never go back to petrol again. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 621433 | 2007-12-16 07:44:00 | After using many different weed eaters, I can recommend: Black and Decker. 1.7 Fire Storm - which comes with two 18 volt rechargeable batteries and a charger. The line feeds automatically - so no need to bump. About $150, I think. | Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 621434 | 2007-12-16 19:35:00 | After using many different weed eaters, I can recommend: Black and Decker. 1.7 Fire Storm - which comes with two 18 volt rechargeable batteries and a charger. The line feeds automatically - so no need to bump. About $150, I think. These are particularly good if you have half an acre to do. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 621435 | 2007-12-16 22:14:00 | I have two Huskys and they are the best. Both are straight shafts..as I don't like the idea of a shaft of flexible cable running in the tube to the head. A gearbox on the end with a solid shaft that doesn't have to flex is a lot stronger...and I believe that you should only have to buy a tool once. The bigger of the two has a shoulder strap arrangement to help hold it for long periods of time. I use it sometimes...and I like the bump-feed too...Husky has theirs working pretty good. I also wear out the button once a year..they are cheap and easily replaceable from the dealer here. I use the heaviest line I can get and .120" is about the best. BTW: Black & Decker "FireStorm" tools are the bottom of the barrel here in the US..they are just too poorly built for any reliability and they are just a Chinese prostitution of a fine name that is now suspect at best. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 621436 | 2007-12-16 22:41:00 | I have two Huskys and they are the best . Both are straight shafts . . as I don't like the idea of a shaft of flexible cable running in the tube to the head . A gearbox on the end with a solid shaft that doesn't have to flex is a lot stronger . . . and I believe that you should only have to buy a tool once . The bigger of the two has a shoulder strap arrangement to help hold it for long periods of time . I use it sometimes . . . and I like the bump-feed too . . . Husky has theirs working pretty good . I also wear out the button once a year . . they are cheap and easily replaceable from the dealer here . I use the heaviest line I can get and . 120" is about the best . BTW: Black & Decker "FireStorm" tools are the bottom of the barrel here in the US . . they are just too poorly built for any reliability and they are just a Chinese prostitution of a fine name that is now suspect at best . And I have heard that DeWalt are just repackaged B&D tools . . . . But back on topic - I use a B&D (electric, obviously) around the house, bump feed, twin cord, $10 a cartridge . Fires up first time, everytime! :D However would love to be able to justify to SWMBO the purchase of a petrol version + a littl juey . |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 621437 | 2007-12-16 22:50:00 | I have two Huskys and they are the best . Both are straight shafts . . as I don't like the idea of a shaft of flexible cable running in the tube to the head . A gearbox on the end with a solid shaft that doesn't have to flex is a lot stronger . . . and I believe that you should only have to buy a tool once . The bigger of the two has a shoulder strap arrangement to help hold it for long periods of time . I use it sometimes . . . and I like the bump-feed too . . . Husky has theirs working pretty good . I also wear out the button once a year . . they are cheap and easily replaceable from the dealer here . I use the heaviest line I can get and . 120" is about the best . BTW: Black & Decker "FireStorm" tools are the bottom of the barrel here in the US . . they are just too poorly built for any reliability and they are just a Chinese prostitution of a fine name that is now suspect at best . The fact is,the straight shaft is for heavy duty work,the curve is plenty adequate for 1/4 acre section . Price commensurate . I am trying to convince a chap that $700 is needed for a decent 14" band saw,we have to decide ourselves if we buy Quality or rubbish . And you know the old saying,no one ever regretted buying quality . |
Cicero (40) | ||
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