Well I had a inexpensive electric lawn trimmer I bought at WalMart around ten or fifteen years ago. I think that is lasting pretty good. It didn't require a heavy cord. A 16/2 or even a 18/2 for the shorter runs ran it fine. No gas to mix, just a trigger switch. Start at the outlet and walk away trimming, no problem with cutting the cord that way. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lawn Trimmer
I don't know of any good battery powered models yet. In order to gain the extra run time the battery is going to have to weigh a good bit and if starting a gas unit is hard, think of lugging a big battery around the yard. The best weight to power will come in the electric models. Of course you have to drag a cord along to run the silly thing. I'd still opt for a gas model at this time. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:43 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Lawn Trimmer Hi all, Our old gas powered lawn trimmer decided today that it wanted to meet it's maker so it died. My wife wants a battery powered trimmer this time so she doesn't need me to start it for her when she wants to do the lawn. When we purchased our last lawn mower, she insisted on an electric start mower for the same reason. I'm beginning to feel a little obsolete. The last battery powered unit we owned was a real piece of junk. It was underpowered and needed to be recharged every twenty minutes or so. It had a ni-cad battery that lasted two or three seasons before it would no longer hold a charge. Does anyone have a battery operated unit they can recommend? I'm told that many of the units now run on lithium ion batteries that are much improved over the old units. I looked at a couple of units but they struck me as very poorly built and not worth the asking price. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Take care, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
