These tools are made to go right up to the boundaries of your yard, with the more flexible plastic string not causing any issues to any hard objects it comes up against. On the other hand, heavy-duty plastic string is a much safer and more effective alternative, offering greater flexibility, durability, and ease of use.

Firstly, we have an electric product with no cords, no lines, and no headaches. With the 20v Max battery, it charges in under five hours and will last for around 40 minutes. Thanks to a simple turn of the shaft, you can also transform the product from an edger to a trimmer (you don’t even need any tools!). For those who are slightly taller than the average, you’ll be glad to know that the height adjusts from 95cm up to 115cm. Plastic lines are also more flexible, reducing the risk of harm to the user and bystanders when hitting obstacles or moving in different directions. Cutting head. The cutting head is the most important feature on a strimmer. It should be adjustable, so you can change the angle of the cut to cope with inclines and fiddly jobs. In most models, the head turns 90°, so you can trim along the edges of paths and flowerbeds. In the very best models, the cutting head also has wheels to help guide along edges and support the weight of the strimmer.Knowing what you’ll be cutting will also determine how powerful you need your grass trimmer or brushcutter to be. How big is your garden? As the cutting line is used, it wears down. New cutting line needs to be fed into the head from the spool, and there are a few different ways strimmer heads can do this.

Plus, there is some sort of argument about having a head full of metal having more rotational mass, thus possibly causing clutch issues down the road from overworking, esp when used on a smaller trimmer that is much more suitable for every day trimming, as opposed to a larger one that has the ability to use blades (which kills you when used for normal trimming every day..). Compatible with square cutting line, this Oregon Universal Aluminium Strimmer Head can help with tougher strimming jobs. That’s right, you will also find blade strimmers on the market. Although they don’t have the same popularity as line or cordless string strimmers, they have a number of benefits. Firstly, compared to plastic lines, blades are much tougher and therefore more durable. If you’ve used a line strimmer, you’ll know that the plastic can break, and this leads to constantly feeding new lines through. With blades, this simply isn’t a problem.Integrated into a second handle, you also have a compartment for 20 plastic blades (which all come with the product). For those with a slightly larger garden, the handle is soft, and this is a feature we often forget to consider. With a soft handle, your hands shouldn’t ache or experience pain after long gardening sessions. Next up, we have a brilliant effort from VonHaus and one of the reasons we like it so much is because it fits into their fantastic garden tool range. Just as we saw with Terratek, one battery fits several products including the hedge trimmer. Rather than having batteries clogging up the shed, you only need one. While talking about the battery, we should note that it takes just one hour to charge the trimmer. For those living in residential areas, the low vibration and noise makes it ideal.