On 2021-05-30 1:59 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-30 10:56 a.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 May 2021 09:46:06 -0400, Dave Smith
>>
>>> I have an Echo string trimmer, works no better than the new B&D
>>> battery powered one. Echo makes several grades of string trimmers,
>>> some more powerful, made for heavy brush clearing. For typical lawn
>>> work the B&D is more than adequate. And with any string trimmer a
>>> lot depends on the nylon string used.
>>
>> The cheap end trimmers use thin string. It doesn't have the mass to
>> cut through thick stalks and stems and it wears down quickly.
>
> And guess what! They weren't designed for thick stalks and stems. You
> also replace the line about every 6 months or so (takes Don about 10
> minutes).
>

I have thick stalks to deal with, so that is why the cheap string
trimmers are unacceptable for the job. I have about an acre of property
to deal with. There are a couple dozen trees, about 150 feet of stone
wall, a kennel, a shed, and a barn to trim around. Then there are two
streams/drainage ditches to do. It is usually too wet to get into clean
them out in the spring, and by the time it is dry enough the stuff is
pretty thick.

Small electric or battery powered trimmers might be enough for the
average house, but they can't handle what I had to deal with.