[Shop-talk] trimmer recommendations?

[Eric J Russell]

We bought a B&D cordless weedwacker. 18V, IIRC. The batteries will 
last about 30 minutes each - it comes with 2 batteries. It is not the 
heaviest duty trimmer but it does the job for us. The length of the 
unit can be adjusted (useful as I am 6'1". my wife is 5'2") and the 
trimmer head can be rotated so it can be used as an edger.

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Andy"

> First, I'd much prefer to have a trimmer that didn't have a gas 
> motor on
> it.  But I'm too far away from an outlet for lots of the trimming.
>
> They have cordless electrical trimmers.  How much do they suck?  How 
> long
> can you trim on a battery?  The one I was looking at was 18V, but I 
> forget
> the brand.