Petrol Grass Trimmers
A good option for a large garden with heavy growth as they offer significantly more power than the other options. The only downside is that they are slightly heavier and more difficult to handle than a cordless or electric trimmer.
Brands Of Petrol Grass Trimmers
Ryobi
Each website offers a dealer locator facility to find the nearest supplier to you.
Where To Buy Petrol Grass Trimmers For DIY And Home Use
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www.diy.com
B&Q have a large range of cordless, electric and petrol trimmers from a wide variety of brands available for purchase online. -
www.homebase.co.uk
Supplies a wide variety of trimmers to suit all your garden requirements available for purchase online. -
www.toolbox.co.uk
Offers a range of grass trimmers from all the best brands available for purchase online. -
www.greenfingers.com
An online retailer that sells an extensive range of trimmers and offers free delivery on all orders over £45. -
www.worldofpower.co.uk
A wide range of grass trimmers available for purchase online from well known brands.
Where To Buy Petrol Grass Trimmers For Trade
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www.diy.com
B&Q have a large range of cordless, electric and petrol trimmers from a wide variety of brands available for purchase online. -
www.homebase.co.uk
Supplies a wide variety of trimmers to suit all your garden requirements available for purchase online. -
www.toolbox.co.uk
Offers a range of grass trimmers from all the best brands available for purchase online. -
www.greenfingers.com
An online retailer that sells an extensive range of trimmers and offers free delivery on all orders over £45. -
www.worldofpower.co.uk
A wide range of grass trimmers available for purchase online from well known brands.
Where To Buy Petrol Grass Trimmers For Professionals
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www.diy.com
B&Q have a large range of cordless, electric and petrol trimmers from a wide variety of brands available for purchase online. -
www.homebase.co.uk
Supplies a wide variety of trimmers to suit all your garden requirements available for purchase online. -
www.toolbox.co.uk
Offers a range of grass trimmers from all the best brands available for purchase online. -
www.greenfingers.com
An online retailer that sells an extensive range of trimmers and offers free delivery on all orders over £45. -
www.worldofpower.co.uk
A wide range of grass trimmers available for purchase online from well known brands.
Buying Tips for Petrol Grass Trimmers
After lawn mowers, string grass trimmers are the most widely used power tool for the lawn. Indeed, some gardeners and homeowners don’t believe that a lawn is truly manicured until the trimmer is used. Most petrol powered trimmers have a two stroke engine and require a special petrol and oil mix. They make more noise than electric trimmers, give off fumes and add pollution to the environment. More and more manufacturers are making four stroke engines, which are quieter and cause less pollution than the two stroke kind, but making these more eco-friendly trimmers isn’t always successful. Four stroke engine trimmers are also larger and heavier than the two stroke kind.
Petrol powered trimmers are more powerful than electric trimmers and need more maintenance than electric trimmers. They’re also more expensive. But petrol powered trimmers are a good option if the buyer has a large lawn plagued with coarse grass and tougher weeds. Because they don’t have to be plugged in, petrol grass trimmers can used at a distance from the house. A gardener who has a very large lawn might want to buy a commercial over a residential trimmer. Commercial trimmers are not only more power than residential trimmers but they produce less vibration and last longer. They’re built to higher standards than residential petrol powered grass trimmers.
Petrol powered trimmers usually cut grass and weeds with a whipping nylon cord, though some can use heavier blades. A basic string trimmer should have an automatic of semiautomatic feed system for the nylon cord and some make the gardener turn off the engine and lengthen the string manually whenever it wears down. Some gardeners prefer bump feed systems, where the gardener bumps the trimmer head against the ground to pay out more nylon cord, though this can put stress on the line and make it jam. In that case, the gardener would have to pay out the line manually anyway and take the head apart to do so.
The nylon cord may be safer than a blade, but as some nylon cords can spin at around 28,000 feet a minute, they can still strip the bark off young trees and shrubs if it hits them. When a trimmer is used, the trunks of these plants should be protected with a plastic collar that can be bought at a garden centre, or the area around the trees should be mulched to eliminate the need to use a trimmer too close to them.
Features
Some features to look for when buying a grass trimmer are a rotating head whose angle can be adjusted to cut near a path or against a wall. Another good feature is a second handle, which makes the instrument more controllable and a telescopic shaft that can be adjusted to the height of the user. Some people prefer trimmers with straight shafts as opposed to curved shafts because a straight shaft makes it easier for the trimmer to reach under overhanging evergreen vegetation.
Another feature might be a wire guard that keeps the nylon cord from damaging shrubs, though once again, the gardener might wish to protect their shrubs in other ways.
The nylon cord or blades should also be able to be easily replaced. Replacements should be able to be bought at the same place the gardener bought the grass trimmer.
The gardener should also look for a trimmer that starts relatively easily. Some newer trimmers require the gardener to start the trimmer one step at a time, or to pull a starter handle in sequence.
Where To Buy Them
Trimmers, like other garden tools, can be bought at nurseries and garden and hardware stores. They can also be bought from farm and feed stores. Trimmers can be bought on-line or through a catalogue, though the drawback with on-line or catalogue shopping is that the customer won’t be able to see or handle the tool until they get it.
Some manufacturers of petrol powered grass trimmers are Black & Decker, Powerbase, Ryobi, Homelite, Performance Power, Hitachi, Toro and Worx