Garden Equipment Dilemma

[jfhandel]

Hello All

Am a bit of gardening newbie, having decided that it makes no sense to pay a man to do it for me. Having armed myself with a decent lawnmower, I now need to find a strimmer (do they still call them that?) and a hedge trimmer.

I don't have a huge garden, in facts its small to medium sized. I'd rather stick to electric cordless, rather than corded or petrol.

I've what looks like a good deal for about £100 for both pieces of kit, from Ryobi. Both take the same batteries, and the deal comes with a charger and a pair of batteries. I like the concept of being able to always have one battery on charge, and being able to swap between kit if it goes flat.

Is this a good deal? Or are other makes better for the money?

Cheers

JFH

 

[oilman]

If you're going to pay someone, let them use their own tools, or just buy some shears. If you buy machinery, it will go wrong. It will cost you money while he can't get on with the job.

 

[Thermo]

rfq oilman!

 

[Deluks]

If you buy machinery, it will go wrong. It will cost you money while he can't get on with the job.

That's why Weetabix is more expensive than 'own label' supermarket equivalents...if you read the side of the pack you'll find a statement declaring:

"all wheat used in the production of these biscuits is harvested and threshed by hand"

true that.

 

[oilman]

 

[JamesA]

Edging shears:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Tools/Wilko-Edging-Shears/invt/0135730

Hedge shears:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Tools/Wilko-Hedge-Shears-9in/invt/0260530

Job done for £15!

Hedge shears may need sharpening every few years.
There's just no need for a lot of the electrical tools out there when the manual ones do a better job.

I cut my side of the neighbour's hedge quicker and neater with my manual shears than he does with the electric ones he probably spent £100 on.