String Trimmers for Your Garden


by Andrew Caxton - Date: 2006-12-29 - Word Count: 500 Share This!

Aircraft Machines For String Trimmers

String trimmers are an accessory garden tool and can be used for trimming the hedges, string trimmers are lightweight machines that you can hold above your head for a long time without discomfort. With trimmers you can cut small bushes, trim the hedge, reach hard to get spots in your garden, and of course grass and weeds.

The string trimmers are so known as they feature a high-speed nylon string with which the cutting work is done. As the string cuts the grass or a small bush, the string wears out, a new piece of string takes its place, and the work goes on.

For continued work, it is essential that the machines in the string trimmers should be lightweight, string trimmers are so lightweight that they are often used as machines for small toy aircrafts.

Gas or Electric String Trimmers

String trimmers are available in gas power or electric power. The electric ones are lightweight and are easy to operate except for the power cable that has to follow the trimmers to every place in the garden.

The gas-powered one is powerful but is heavy and polluting, particularly the two stroke variety. The four stroke engines do not cause as much pollution as the two stroke ones but are heavier than the two-stroke and thus it is not preferred. The two stroke engines and four stroke engines make more noise than the electric ones.

String trimmers require regular maintenance and part replacement, the parts of gas trimmers are available in market easily and as such presents no problem to its operation.

Cost of String Trimmers

String trimmers are cheap garden accessories and the cost is upwards of $50. The spare part consumption in all the trimmers is on the heavier side and thus the trimmers are a bit hard on operating costs. But if your intension is to have a neat garden with least effort, the string trimmers is the only answer apart from doing the work manually. Manual work is also not cheap if you consider your own cost in dollars per hour.

What To Look for When You buy A trimmer

When you buy a trimmer the things you should look for are.

1. A good balanced shaft and machine combination. If you do not get the balanced combination. you will be tired early than expected.

2. The engine should be lightweight and easy to start.

3. The noise level should be low so you may not have to face sound pollution.

4. The spare part should be easily and readily available at all places.

5. The controls should be available within reach of your fingers preferably the thumb. This will make trimming work easy and not too tiring.

6. A good and easy string feed action. A string trimmer is as good as the string feed action and this action should be easy and as required by the trimmer.

All the above requirements are met by string trimmers and you can purchase good trimmers with peace of mind. The guarantee given by the manufacturer will further ease your mind.


Related Tags: lawn mower, grass cutting, string trimmers

Andrew Caxton is a journalist who has written more articles and newsletters on the subject for http://www.deck-porch-railings.com . He provides tips and advice about porch designs as well as on home improvement. Find further vinyl railings tips at his website.

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