whipper snippers

wobbly starts with ...
hi every body my very old whipper snipper gave up the ghost. i purchased a G M C because i have mulcher blower from the same company and it is excellant .
the new whipper snipper is heavy ,doesnot feed well and is a complete pain to put new line in. so my husband bought me a bosch art new one on the market extremely light weight ,got a new sort of rechargeable battery ,to save dragging the electric cord be hind you,it has pointy little blades that take secs to change but it is too slow for me
can somebody please tell a brand and model that is light weight,preferably electric, is eay to refill . thank you wobbly

Itdepends says...
Also depends on what you want to cut- I've a suburban yard so it's only basic grass trimming. Picked up a self/bump feeding Talon whipper snipper from Thrifty Link and have been very happy with it. Starts easily even if left all winter. I did go for the slightly better model though (with the straight shaft, shoulder strap and handles).

No doubt not as good as Amanda's honda- but I suspect a bit cheaper.

Daniel

micarle says...
I use a brushy every day and the best one is Shindaiwa T230x i think they are about$ 400-500 very easy to feed unlike stihl. They are very lite aswell.

Brendan says...
Hi Amanda, you're not going to believe this, but I have a Husky ride-on mower AND a Honda brush-cutter as well! (great minds think alike? just kiddin).

Do you have the 'blade kit' for your Husky? It uses Cox blades, so you don't have to replace the entire blade(s).
Also, it allows the cox blades to swing back, if an object is hit, unlike the husky solid blade. Good stuff :-)

Rhys says...
If you are after electric, then that will limit your options a bit, because in general there are fewer of them, and their design will limit your ability to fit after market heads on them.

In my experience, i suggest you get one with the motor at the top of the unit (like the petrol ones), rather than at the bottom, as i've found that to be more ergonomic with the weight distribution. Also, a strap can help immensely.

I've never used it, but I know stihl make an electric unit, and they are generally a well regarded brand, but it will be more costly than other electric ones. I have used a petrol stihl and it was very good.

Also, i've generally found "bump feed" type heads to be the work of the devil...i might just be me, but i can never get them to work as they're meant to. So which ever unit you go for, it could be worth checking to see if you can replace the head on it. My petrol one came with a bump feed head but i got rid of it and now use a head with two holes where you thread the line through until it pokes out on top. It's ratcheted into place so it won't fly out, and when the line breaks, you pull it through via the other hole and replace the line. You can buy line that is pre cut to the right length, but you can buy rolls of the stuff more cheaply but then you need to spend a bit of time cutting it. I carry a bundle of cut line in my pocket with me when trimming, and find i can replace the line very quickly when it breaks. The problem is a lot of electric ones can't fit this kind of head, so you may need to look around...i suspect the stihl one would. A couple of third party companies that sell after market ones include Aussie Turbo Ripper and Grass Samurai. If you contact them, they would be able to tell you which electric models will fit their heads.

Rhys

amanda says...
Robarsh - I loathed the Bolens one I had sooo much! (see 2nd post above) Maybe others have had a better expeience?