How to choose a garden trimmer

Trimmer - a hand-motorized tool designed to mow down weeds, a variety of lawn mowers. It consists of a rod at the end of which the engine is located, and a cutting head located at the working end. In the working head there may be a fishing line or a metal knife. Using a trimmer makes it easier to mow weeds in hard-to-reach places, for example, along fences, around bushes and trees.

Trimmers are divided into electrical (powered by electricity), battery (powered by batteries) and gasoline (running on gasoline).

It is advisable to purchase an electric trimmer for work on the plot. Such a device will easily cope with weeds on the site. When choosing a trimmer for power, you need to focus on the density of the grass, which is supposed to mow. The higher and denser the growing weed grass, the more powerful the garden trimmer is needed. For household plots, electric models from Bosch, Jonsered, Viking etc. can be recommended. The Viking garden trimmer can not only mow the grass. They can still trim the shrubs vertically.

Trimmer garden electric is available in two versions: with the engine below and with the engine at the top.

The garden trimmer with the engine below is designed for lawn grass, which is regularly cut. The scope of work of such a tool is small, the phases of rest are needed. You can not work on wet grass.

The garden trimmer with the engine at the top is more powerful, more expensive compared to the one with the engine at the bottom. But he has a number of advantages: you can work on wet grass, you can mow the thickets of tall grass.

For large volumes of work, an electric trimmer is not advisable, preference should be given to gasoline trim tabs. Large volumes are understood as hay making for cattle, mowing grass in large areas, in meadows. When choosing a gasoline trimmer, you need to determine the cutting head. They are produced with a fishing line and a metal knife. If most of the work is a petrol option to be next to the bushes, trees and stones, then choose a better garden trimmer with a cutting line. If there are no stones, and shrubs and trees are few, then preference is best given to models with a metal knife in the cutting head.

Electric trimmers emit no strong noise, but compared to gasoline. They are harmless to the environment. Such trimmers are easy to operate, they are started up at the touch of a button. There are also inconveniences: the engine needs power supply, an extension cable is necessary, it is necessary to monitor the cord permanently so as not to damage it. In addition, they are less able to cope with weeds that have thick stems.

Cordless trimmers have built-in rechargeable batteries. They can work anywhere, there is no binding to the power supply. But they can not work for long, 20-30 minutes per day. The remaining time is spent on recharging the batteries. Such devices are heavy, low-power, capricious in operation and storage.

Gasoline trim tabs are very noisy, create a strong vibration, which is unpleasant for the worker. But they have the highest performance, compared to others. One refueling gas trimmer is enough for 40-45 minutes of work.

Choosing a garden trimmer, give preference to a more powerful and with a quick acceleration. At the same power, take one that weighs less. It is desirable that there is a vibration absorption system.