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    From David Paste@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 30 22:37:38 2024
    Currently have a strimmer but fed up with the line breaking, the
    "automatic" line feeding doing anything but, and finding little blue bits
    of plastic strimmer line everywhere.

    Thinking of a brush cutter instead.

    There's a 950 watt Bosch model at Screwfix which looks likely (mains
    powered; don't want petrol, not arsed about battery) but thought I'd check
    with the hive mind for any pointers.

    Thanks in advance.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to David Paste on Wed May 1 06:25:24 2024
    David Paste wrote:

    thought I'd check with the hive mind for any pointers.

    I have a 36V line/brush cutter.

    With a brush cutter blade the battery lasts much longer (suppose the
    blade maintains momentum better) and it's good at hacking down heavier
    stuff.

    With a string line, it's better for obliterating what was cut down into
    dust. I bought a second line drum, so I can rewind both spools before
    the start of a session, quick swap to avoid having to rewind in the
    middle of the job.

    I find the bump feed is quite good (certainly compared to a 20+ year old
    B&D strimmer)

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  • From Jeff Layman@21:1/5 to David Paste on Wed May 1 08:55:33 2024
    On 30/04/2024 23:37, David Paste wrote:
    Currently have a strimmer but fed up with the line breaking, the
    "automatic" line feeding doing anything but, and finding little blue bits
    of plastic strimmer line everywhere.

    Thinking of a brush cutter instead.

    There's a 950 watt Bosch model at Screwfix which looks likely (mains
    powered; don't want petrol, not arsed about battery) but thought I'd check with the hive mind for any pointers.

    Thanks in advance.

    Aren't you talking about two different beasts? Brush cutters are very
    powerful and used really for "wild" areas where you don't care what they
    hit. Strimmers are for cultivated areas where you really want to avoid
    hitting shrubs, plastic lawn/bed edging, etc, and even if you do, the
    strimmer line won't do any damage.

    --
    Jeff

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Jeff Layman on Wed May 1 10:15:59 2024
    Jeff Layman wrote:

    Aren't you talking about two different beasts?

    There are machines that straddle the gap, e.g.

    <https://amazon.co.uk/DUR365UZ/dp/B00YTMS56G>

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