I bought an electric trimmer instead of a petrol one and did not regret it

In the first half of June there was a lot of rain and the area was quickly overgrown with grass. I haven’t gotten my trimmer in eight years. The first years he mowed with an oblique-Lithuanian, and then took 1-2 times a season from friends.

But the instrument must be your own. I decided to buy an electric trimmer. And here are the reasons:

• on the site I have two external points of connection to electricity (sockets) and there are two cable 25 m each.This is enough for mowing grass along the road and from the forest side (there will be less mosquitoes);
• the cost of a powerful electric trimmer is lower than that of a petrol model of well-known brands;
• electric trimmers have fewer breakdown options, less noise from work;
• no need to regularly buy gasoline and oil, dilute the mixture, refuel;
• the cost of cutting the grass on my 22 acres (minus the area of ​​buildings) - in the region of 10 rubles. instead of 100 rubles, if mowed with gasoline.

For large areas, electric trimmers with a capacity of 1 kW to 1.5 kW are recommended.

By the nature of my work, I work with a number of building materials stores. Among them there are shops with an assortment of electric and gasoline tools. In Krasnoyarsk, these include the Most store:

Shop owner recommended choosing a model Huter GET-1200SL. Power 1200 watts According to him, this power is enough for cutting even thick grass stalks with fishing line. Didn't recommend looking at models with curved rods. They have a cable shaft that rubs and heats up.

A price was made for me: RUB 4548 The cost of the model in online stores:

Build process:

The set includes a knife for mowing thick grass stalks, a belt (very convenient), a set of hexagons and a wrench.

The protective cover is wide enough and has a removable part. Apparently, as a consumable item (if the fishing line wipes the plastic). But for this, a line limiter is installed (the knife in the second photo).

Assembled. The bar, as in many models, is disassembled into two halves. The handle moves - the position is adjusted according to your height. For right or left handed people. There is a lot of line wound in the spool (not a probe).

Test mowing. At first it was somehow unusual to hold the trimmer, because used to the "slingshot" of gasoline. But then I realized that the electric trimmer is even more convenient to use, it is also lighter. What made me especially happy was its power. Before that I used gasoline models. So this electric seemed more powerful, tk. keeps constant big blades and cuts the grass more efficiently.

Well, and about the most important thing - is it convenient to carry a cable around? At first it was not very good, but after I distributed the length of the cable over the site, I stopped noticing it. You just drag the extension cord when you are very far away. This is not critical for me. For plots in 6-10 ares electric trimmer option just right.

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