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The Best Strimmer 2018

May 9, 2015 by lawnmowerwizard Leave a Comment

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>>> The Best Corded Strimmers <<<

>>> The Best Cordless Strimmers <<<

>>> The Best Petrol Strimmers <<<

Depending on your circumstances you might choose to supplement your lawn care by using a strimmer or ‘weed wacker’. A strimmer lends itself perfectly to reaching areas of grass that mowers traditionally struggle with, such as borders and slopes, and of course long and stubborn weeds. The benefits don’t stop there though, strimmers can also be used to sculpt hedges and trees with the right technique, so you could soon find them to be an indispensable addition to your garden tool armoury.

Like lawnmowers, strimmers are available in various shapes and sizes, with both electric and petrol engines as power sources, as well of course as the ubiquitous battery powered cordless variety.

What is the Difference Between a Strimmer and a Lawn Mower?

Both strimmers and lawn mowers are designed to cut grass, but the major difference is in how the strimmer does this. Rather than using a solid blade, a plastic cord or ‘string’ literally whips round and smashes the grass, and it’s the sheer speed of rotation that enables this. Some models (particularly petrol strimmers) are fitted with, or can be fitted with, a solid blade to tackle really thick and overgrown areas. When this is the case the tool is instead known as a ‘brush cutter’

As mentioned above strimmers are typically used to cut grass in awkward areas that a lawn mower would struggle to reach. Of course you could use a strimmer to cut the main bulk of your lawn but this would be extremely difficult to do, strimmers are hand held so achieving a flat level surface all over would be next to impossible

Lawn Mowers

Choosing the Best Petrol Lawn MowerBy contrast lawn mowers are supported by either a set of wheels or an air cushion that ensures a uniform cutting height, much better for flat areas. Like strimmers, lawn mowers are available as both petrol, corded electric and battery powered variants, and which you choose will come down to the size and shape of your lawn, as well as personal preferences.

 

Types of strimmer

Cordless Battery Powered Strimmers

Woman strimmer Lawn Mower Wizard

Battery powered strimmers are beginning to top the rankings as some of the best strimmers on the market as they have many of the benefits of both petrol powered and corded electric strimmers without many of the drawbacks. In summary they are more carbon footprint friendly and less noisy than petrol strimmers, and have an infinite level of freedom unlike corded battery models. They are also low maintenance, with cleaning being the only regular upkeep activity you are likely to need to undertake.

The only thing to look out for when looking to buy a battery powered strimmer is that the power output is man enough to be of any use, and that the runtime is reasonable. The last thing you want is a strimmer that is incapable of cutting through stubborn weeds, or cuts out after only a few minutes.

Corded Electric Strimmers

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Electric strimmers, like their battery powered counterparts are eco friendly and easy to maintain. They have the benefit of running at high power for as long as you need them too given that they plug straight into the mains socket.

The only real drawback with electric strimmers is of course the nuisance of dragging a power cord around, however this is only really a problem in larger gardens. If you own a small garden the chances are a conventional electric strimmer will suit your needs perfectly

Petrol Powered Strimmers

Petrol Strimmer Lawn Mower WizardFor heavy duty work there’s no substitute for a petrol powered strimmer, and although they are noisy gas guzzling beasts they have many distinct advantages:

  • They are far more powerful than electric and battery strimmers and have will easily make short work of the tallest and thickest grass and weeds as well as small branches
  • Increased power means getting the job done quicker. For this reason petrol powered strimmers are the only option for professional landscapers and gardeners.
  • They have all the freedom and convenience of a battery strimmer but without the reduced power.

Of course for all their advantages petrol strimmers are by no means perfect:

  • They are noisy and polluting to the environment, so if you like to ‘live green’ or live in close proximity to you neighbours then a petrol strimmer might not be for you.
  • They require more maintenance than electric strimmers.

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