New heavy duty strimmer

Cluedo Monopoly

Hi,

I need to buy a new heavy duty strimmer for a large overgrown site. I have lots of blackberry bushes, weeds and nettles taking over.

Can anyone recommend a make and model. Willing to pay for a decent long lasting strimmer.

Any advice appreciated, I have never owned a strimmer.

johnb25

Cluedo Monopoly wrote: »

Hi,

I need to buy a new heavy duty strimmer for a large overgrown site. I have lots of blackberry bushes, weeds and nettles taking over.

Can anyone recommend a make and model. Willing to pay for a decent long lasting strimmer.

Any advice appreciated, I have never owned a strimmer.

I have a Husqvarna 133R about 14 years. Working perfectly with minimal maintenance. Not a current model, but I think it's a good brand. It is the handlebar type which is very good for cutting on open ground when standing upright. However not very easy to use if you need to reach away from your body.

magicbastarder

just be careful while strimming, hedgehogs could be using the site and obviously strimmers will kill or maim them.

peasant

If you have a choice between several models you like, take the lightest one.

Heavy duty is good, heavy strimmer not so much

Large bottle small glass

https://robertkee.ie/product/honda-umk-435-eue-brushcutter

I have one of these for 10 years or so. Quite compared to 2 stroke with Honda reliability. Engine is used for lots of other applications.

Service with good oil, keep head lubed and super reliable machine.

Had a Oleo Mac before that which was brilliant until I broke a golden rule loaned it to someone and it was toast. Have a look at Tanaka to, lots of hire crowds use them

On weight proper weight distribution with harness and technique is more important. I've used those machines for hours without issue.

If you are not used to 2 stroke use Aspen or go Honda. Huge amount of issues occasional users of 2 stroke engines are fuel related

Tilikum17

I bought this thing a few months back.

Absolute weapon of a yoke.

https://www.galwaygardenmachinery.com/apps/webstore/products/show/8111524

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con747

If it was me I would go for a STIHL Combi https://www.caulfieldindustrial.com/c/hedge-trimmers-and-strimmers/1775/filcat_2882/filcat_1775/filcat_2879/filcat_1775/perpage_240 or https://www.husqvarna.com/uk/products/combi-trimmers/ or a similar top brand because if you ever need any of the other attachments they can be bought as you need them in the future. If this is the only big job you intend doing with it though it could be a waste of money in the long run if it's put in a shed and only used every couple of years. A €200 one would do the job and be ok for basic periodic use.