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Jamjar74 | 17:09 Sun 16th Sep 2012 | Home & Garden
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Would be interested in hearing opinions about which is the best strimmer to buy. Have read many reviews and Black & Decker, Flymo, Bosch all have bad reviews.

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Not sure if you want electric...but for petrol I use a Honda 4 stroke (very quiet engine) or a Stihl.
I have a stihl, very pleased with it.

Wouldn't recommend an electric one.
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Assuming we are talking electric,i was always anti flymo (still am where mowers are concerned) but i have had a flymo strimmer for over 15 years, bit battered around but it still keeps going...every year i say im going to buy a new one but it keeps on going...
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Thank you all. Your answers have been very helpful.
its the line coil feed that I always had trouble with, it never worked properly on any model despite much tinkering and fixing. I now have one that has a replaceable plastic blade which is much better. Mine is a lightweight one for small jobs, if I wanted one for tougher jobs I would definitely go for a petrol engine.
The ones with the plastic blades are generally known as brush cutters rather than a strimmer.
I gave up on the electric line coil feed variety - it was more trouble than it was worth.
// its the line coil feed that I always had trouble with, it never worked properly on any model despite much tinkering and fixing //

That's been my experience too. I'd avoid that type at all costs.
I have used a Bosch cordless in our medium sized garden for nearly all this season and never had to fiddle with the line feeder once!
Sorry I can't vouch for Flymos - I owned many of them previously with poor reliability and would not buy one again. However, maybe I was just unlucky....

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