Thanks op, reserved for pick up today :smile:

Great find. Hot from me.

Worth buying 2 for a spare battery.

Thanks op, reserved for collection later.

Didn't really need one but ordered just to annoy the misses lol

Me too it's like the best game ever!

Thanks Op.....bought..........don't know why but hey ho

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Does anyone know how long the charge will last on these?

2 reviews, seem kind of low to trust that this won't be rubbish like most cheap strimmers are

diy.com/dep…prd

Looks the same, so some more reviews.

thanks got it... dont even have grass in the garden.... but I might so why not

Ok, just collected it. yeah, its a Mac Allister model.

Put it this way, its WAY cheaper than replacing the battery in my Black and Decker one which is getting weak, it is Li-Ion as opposed to Ni-Cd and it has a 2 year warranty......

......for 35 quid.

pretty solid imo.....will let you know if its good in couple of hours......sunny in NI for once :wink:

J

The only thing I note now compared to my B&D strimmer is that there is only one feed out of the head of the strimmer......what that means in real world usage.....who know.

Ordered

i thought i was an liability on HUKD :smile:‌ :smile:

I need one of these though... just trying to work out if I can use my Dad's trade discount along with it!

Asking for help.

Seeking a cheap (wired) grass trimmer - with cheap lifetime cost of ownership - and a self feeding spool - that is easy to replace cheaply.

Lib.

Just picked one up. A touch on the short side, but for the price and being cable free I can put up with that. Good enough for what I was after! Thanks!

Just ordered one, looks like a good buy. Thanks.

You realise it extends...

lol at the above comment.

Ordered, thanks OP.

Sounds good so far, but the comments from b&q website seem to suggest you can't actually buy a proper cable refill for it?

sound - needed, ta

Thanks, ordered.

plenty of feeds available at bottom of ordering page... all much of a muchness other than cord diameter

lol yes. Fully extended it is still a little on the short side for me.

Collecting tomorrow. cheers

haha i buy so much crap since I joined HUKD. I dont even need.

You planning on strimming her bush?

60 min charge time with about 5 min usage time, avoid!

Cheaper than replacing my B&D battery! Hot!

Easy get 45 mins out of mine

Well I bought one earlier and I'm more than happy. Had a cabled one, but never use it because its too much hassle plugging in extensions and fighting with cables. When I seen this I thought for £35 quid it was too good a buy to pass up. Battery charged in less than an hour and then I done both gardens with it without any problems whatsoever. It cut through all the edgings with ease and strimming wire is auto feed so there's no faffing about trying to extend it when it breaks.

Thanks OP :smile:

Cobblers.

I ran mine for about 25 minutes earlier on the first charge.............still showing ~50% on the battery but that is probably far from accurate.

Regardless.

Not 5 minutes

Not at all.

I used mine tonight too since I picked it up earlier and it can't be faulted for the price. Maybe after a year or two it's getting ropey but as pointed out above, it's cheaper than a battery for more expensive models.

Crazy to see these still have 2Ah battery when Xiaomi phone 1/10 its size have 3.5Ah !! I feel in-competitiveness from DIY industry not to follow standard of USB charging and battery compatibility to mobile phone standards and re-inventing the wheel.

You're getting mAh and Ah mixed up - 2Ah = 2000mAh

Anyone know if the Worx batteries fit in these? Looks the same in pic

These are MAC Allister as noted By Florider24

I have no idea why people make unsubstantiated comments like this (but I have noticed it often happens). 'muffboy' has no experience of this item (which is very obvious from the comments by real owners) but still feels moved to make an unhelpful comment.

On the B&Q website a lot of reviewers are having problems getting replacement spools for this. I googled it and found this on Amazon amazon.co.uk/ALM…4V0

Why not just order a line refill like this from ebay
ebay.co.uk/itm…674?epid=1036827932&hash=item4405781032:g:mdIAAOxyeR9THzVe
only £2.49 for 15m

Sorry link didn't work, listed as below.
1.2mm x 15m NYLON HEDGE STRIMMER WIRE REFILL GARDEN HEDGE GRASS TRIMMER LINE

What about comments by buyers on b&q site about low battery time.

I expect that people are thinking that this will last as long as their li-ion drill when in reality, if you sat with your drill running for 20 minutes, you would probably see it die in the same'ish time period. I just think that people forget that a strimmer running for 20 minutes for this price is exceptional.

To update, i did the front lawn today with the same charge as yesterdays work on the rear garden and it was starting to slow at the end..........it didn't stop, it just slowed slightly........that's somewhere between 20-25 minutes and hardly a ball breaker too as I just did a full charge in under an hour.

True, the £200'ish Makitas etc will last longer.......but..........£200+

Ha, ha! - A big like on your - just got past HUKD moderators / censors reply!

Not true!. I have the hedge trimmer which uses the same battery and used it for over 20 minutes continuously and still has charge in the battery. I have now bought the strimmer based on my positive experience with the hedge trimmer and now have a spare batter for less than the cost of a replacement battery! Absolute bargain.

I picked mine up.

I have 3 decent sized gardens, and had to do around the edge of them. It took just over 30 mins! Good job! Mine did slow down near the end but all good!

Thanks OP. Bagged one too.

Thanks, great deal, bought one and used it today. Good battery, easy to assemble and light to use!

I have no experience of this product so apologies in advance for any inaccuracies. However poundland sell spools of strimmer cable for a pound. They had three different thicknesses ( i think 1mm, 1.5mm & 2mm). I removed the spool from my B&D strimmer and just wound this around the spool and it works a treat. I went for 2mm and it breaks less often than B&D own brand. The strimmer cable is the platic red style that looks like Strawberry laces sweets and is 15 metres long.

Not in stock in and around Belfast :angry:

Can's find any stock near me. Can anyone suggest a good grass trimmer for similar price

Thanks OP, picked one up and its excellent, voted hot.