Ed, why not compromise and get an electric trimmer. My wife uses one and loves it. Works on outdoor extensions cords, very well.
earlier, Edward Przybylek, wrote: >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] > > John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
