Garden Trimmers > Ryobi Garden Trimmers

When the grass is as high as an elephant's eye

Advantages: Well built, wide range of optional attachments
Disadvantages: Doesn't come with a mixer bottle

...electrical, or petrol powered. The Ryobi RLT30CESA falls into the latter category. In it’s simplest form, a line cutter consists of some form of engine, a long pole with a mechanical linkage and a rotating spool at the other end which feeds nylon monofilament line. When turning sufficiently quickly, the line is held taught by centripetal force, and can impart sufficient force to vegetation to cut through grass and shoots. Electric trimmers are ...
...a petrol engine, and the Ryobi is one such example. They’re currently updating their current range with a model with an electric start, however I recently bought mine in a sale with a conventional cord-pull starter. Petrol trimmers generally use two stroke engines – these are lightweight and powerful, they have the disadvantage of needing a mixture of petrol and lubricant (known as two stroke oil, or ‘2T’) – you generally have to mix this in a ...

dobieg 13.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ryobi RLT30CESA

Be aware of this fact...!!! It is a "HALF CRANK ENGINE"...!!!

Advantages: Tools that came with it are good...!!
Disadvantages: Short life span...!! Only suitable for light use..!! Left handed Petrol/Oil mixer bottle....!!!

I bought the Flymo XLT3000 from Ideal World TV in Spring 2008...! From the beginning I had starting problems, then in spring 2009 after only one seasons use I couldn't get my XLT. 3000 Started at all and I was told it had had its days..... it was worn out..!! Not satisfied with this answer I then made extensive enquiries about this power unit with the people who are in the know about these things "The service engineers and repair mechanics that ...
...a "Half Crank" machine. What does "Half Crank" mean..?? Well in simple terms it means the crank shaft is only supported by one bearing, not two..!! Hence the terminology "Half" It doesnt take a Rocket Scientist to understand what stresses there are on just one bearing..... swing a heavy weight on the end of some string around your head and you'll get to know what stresses a half crank engine goes through.... One can certainly feel a high level ...

chuck.chow 09.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Flymo XLT3000 Multitool Brushcutter / Strimmer 32cc

Fun gadget that gives a professional finish to the garden

Advantages: Lightweight and easy to use
Disadvantages: Having to keep the "on" button depressed makes my hand ache after a while

The Bosch Isio is a cordless electric shear set, which incorporates a blade for hedge trimming and a blade for edging the lawn with. It has a 3.6v lithium battery which gives it a running time of 40 minutes. Bosch reckon it takes 5 hours to charge from a flat battery, but I've never let it run totally flat so I haven't tested that aspect. When recharging it, a green light comes on on the front of the handset to let you know it is charging. When ...
...with manual shears. However, Bosch have come up with a solution for this and have produced a long handle that can be purchased separately, so the lawn edger can be used standing up. The solution I've come up with, is to encourage other family members to undertake the task, lol! I bought my Isio Shape and Edge set from garden4less.co.uk for £44.99 including delivery and it arrived in 36 hours of ordering which I thought was pretty good! One final ...

Pip2002 06.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bosch ISIO 2 3.6v Cordless Shape & Edge

A Perfect Groom For A Bride

Advantages: Safety, tidiness and low-maintenance
Disadvantages: Cutting mechanism struggles on long growth

...around her dream cottage. The Garden Groom is the answer, and this review concentrates on the Pro.! 1 An Interesting Invention. The first Garden Groom was the product of a Graham Wilson who had done the manly job of cutting the hedges for most of his life. He had experienced those muscle cramping exertions involved in lifting traditional motorised hedge clippers for hours on end. He had experienced the back-breaking work of picking up the clippings ...
...the pristine look of the garden path, and tempt him to open the lid of the dustbin once more. So he set about that wonderfully eccentric Englishman's task of inventing a machine that would cut efficiently, work safely, capture the clippings effectively, and earn him a few bob once it was patented. Had he appeared on the dragon's den to display his prototype, they would have mocked the size of the box designed to capture the clippings, scorned the ...

trevorbrock 03.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Garden Groom Pro

Don't trim your beard with this one... it's only for the grass

Advantages: Light weight, easy to use and gives great results
Disadvantages: the line can be fiddly at first, running out quite quickly

...protected by a very generous black semi circle of plastic, which does help protect you from any flying debris that you may hit, such as stones, sticks or even wild life. It has a good size cutting range to help you tackle those difficult stubborn areas where your mower wont reach, making your lawn look like the pitch at Wembley stadium, only without the hordes of angry fans throwing things at you. It may not be the tallest of strimmers but once you ...
...easy you can manoeuvre it round the garden, and with it weighing just over 3kg you’ll be able to cart it around for hours on end, although unless you’ve got a garden the size of Buckingham Palaces then you wont need to cart it round for hours. In fact, for me, the hardest part of using this machine is when the line does run out and you have to add more onto the ‘spool, which I initially found that winding the line around it was a little tricky but, ...

blissman70 30.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Black & Decker Gl741 Reflex Grass Trimmer