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Posted by CGB on June 19, 2005, 6:35 pm
Looking into weed whackers. Any source of info on what to get, e.g.
straight shaft, curved shaft, 2-cycle, 4-cycle, brand, string type vs.
whatever other type cutting part, etc. I need one and don't know much about
them.
Thanks.
Chet
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Posted by on June 19, 2005, 6:52 pm
First decision is electric (corded) or gas. If your yard is small I
would get the corded electric, they're simpler to mess with and much
quieter. They do make electric battery-charge ones too, but the
batteries don't last very long, or so I've heard. They work ok though,
my neighbor has one.
If you have Big Work to do, gas is the answer, more power, more mobile.
I think they're all 2-cycle but I never really thought about it.
Consumer Reports says this is the best buy amongst gas models:
$130 Troy-Bilt Trimmer Plus TB25CS
Two Ryobi models are the top-rated in corded electrics.
Also they say, "Models with straight shafts offer longer reach, while
those with curved shafts tend to be lighter and easier to handle. "
I have a crappy old electric one that seems to work ok but I don't have
much trimming to do.
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Posted by ng_reader on June 19, 2005, 7:51 pm
> First decision is electric (corded) or gas. If your yard is small I
> would get the corded electric, they're simpler to mess with and much
> quieter. They do make electric battery-charge ones too, but the
> batteries don't last very long, or so I've heard. They work ok though,
> my neighbor has one.
>
> If you have Big Work to do, gas is the answer, more power, more mobile.
> I think they're all 2-cycle but I never really thought about it.
>
> Consumer Reports says this is the best buy amongst gas models:
>
> $130 Troy-Bilt Trimmer Plus TB25CS
>
> Two Ryobi models are the top-rated in corded electrics.
>
> Also they say, "Models with straight shafts offer longer reach, while
> those with curved shafts tend to be lighter and easier to handle. "
>
> I have a crappy old electric one that seems to work ok but I don't have
> much trimming to do.
>
I believe another poster opted for a 4-cycle, however I don't know why as
2-cycles are more efficient (and I think by the post - cheaper). Oh yeah,
less smelly. True.
As for the shaft, I have a gas curved. It's a bear to cut over the sidewalk,
I think I'd be better with the straight shaft. Sort of always figuring out
the angles.
I paid about $100 for mine, it came with the interchangeable system that was
in impulse buy. I'll never use it for anything but trimming.
But --- I made the awesome mistake --- of thinking that I needed a new spool
whenever I ran out of string. You just take it apart, and rewrap more that
you can get in bulk.
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Posted by CGB on June 19, 2005, 8:21 pm
I've decided electric is out. I have a cheap Black and Decker electric and
the electric cord aspect is a pain in the neck. Also doesn't have enough
oomph. It is a string type and after replacing the original string that
came with it, it is next to useless. When the nylon string breaks, I have
to take it apart each time to advance the string. "Bumping" the automatic
string feeder just doesn't work.
Chet
> First decision is electric (corded) or gas. If your yard is small I
> would get the corded electric, they're simpler to mess with and much
> quieter. They do make electric battery-charge ones too, but the
> batteries don't last very long, or so I've heard. They work ok though,
> my neighbor has one.
>
> If you have Big Work to do, gas is the answer, more power, more mobile.
> I think they're all 2-cycle but I never really thought about it.
>
> Consumer Reports says this is the best buy amongst gas models:
>
> $130 Troy-Bilt Trimmer Plus TB25CS
>
> Two Ryobi models are the top-rated in corded electrics.
>
> Also they say, "Models with straight shafts offer longer reach, while
> those with curved shafts tend to be lighter and easier to handle. "
>
> I have a crappy old electric one that seems to work ok but I don't have
> much trimming to do.
>
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Posted by Dennis Turner on June 19, 2005, 9:17 pm
On 6/19/2005 7:21 PM or thereabouts, CGB appears, somewhat unbelievably,
to have opined:
> I've decided electric is out. I have a cheap Black and Decker electric and
> the electric cord aspect is a pain in the neck. Also doesn't have enough
> oomph. It is a string type and after replacing the original string that
> came with it, it is next to useless. When the nylon string breaks, I have
> to take it apart each time to advance the string. "Bumping" the automatic
> string feeder just doesn't work.
>
> Chet
>
>
>>First decision is electric (corded) or gas. If your yard is small I
>>would get the corded electric, they're simpler to mess with and much
>>quieter. They do make electric battery-charge ones too, but the
>>batteries don't last very long, or so I've heard. They work ok though,
>>my neighbor has one.
>>
>>If you have Big Work to do, gas is the answer, more power, more mobile.
>>I think they're all 2-cycle but I never really thought about it.
>>
>>Consumer Reports says this is the best buy amongst gas models:
>>
>>$130 Troy-Bilt Trimmer Plus TB25CS
>>
>>Two Ryobi models are the top-rated in corded electrics.
>>
>>Also they say, "Models with straight shafts offer longer reach, while
>>those with curved shafts tend to be lighter and easier to handle. "
>>
>>I have a crappy old electric one that seems to work ok but I don't have
>>much trimming to do.
>>
>
>
>
I used a cheap (<$25) Black & Decker as my "lawn mower" for over 10
years to cut the grass in my tiny backyard. While moving to a house with
a larger yard, it vanished. I don't know if it was misplaced or stolen,
but it still hasn't turned up 10 months later.
Having a substantially larger yard now, I purchased a gas lawn mower,
and I replaced the trimmer with a 24 volt rechargeable Sears Craftsman.
It has plenty of power for my needs. I use it to trim grass around the
edges of the house & fence and to edge along the sidewalk and driveway.
It's not ideal for edging, but the head does rotate to make edging
easier than it would be if it was fixed.
--
I don't have a clue what I'm talking about.
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