Advantages: Very efficient brushcutter when it works! Disadvantages: Poor build quality, slow repair turnaround at Honda
...Good idea, but the Honda UMK 425 brushcutter is badly let down by poor build quality...
I've had the bike handle version of this strimmer for 2 1/2 years (Model UMK425UE). It gets used 2-3 times a year to clear perennial weeds from an allotment. I bought it as it was powered by an award-winning Honda engine - lightweight, yet powerful, capable of using neat unleaded petrol and possessing a 360 degree working feature which would ensure the machine would run even if working up slopes and tipping the brushcutter around to get into awkward corners. Honda were so confident they offered a 5 year warranty. Sounded great...
The reality, however, has been much different - my machine has spent more time being repaired than being used. The first problem was that the engine housing was flimsily secured to the shaft, ensuring...
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