Trimmer is a hand-held motorized tool designed for mowing weeds, a kind of lawn mower. It consists of a rod, at the end of which the engine is located, and a cutting head, located at the working end. The working head can have a fishing line or a metal knife. Using the trimmer makes it easier to cut weeds in hard-to-reach places, such as along fences, around bushes and trees.
Trimmers are categorized as electric (mains powered), cordless (batteries powered) and petrol (gasoline powered).
To work on the plot, it is advisable to purchase an electric trimmer. Such a device will easily cope with weeds on the site. When choosing a trimmer in terms of power, it is necessary to focus on the density of the grass that is supposed to be mowed. The taller and denser the growing weed, the more powerful the garden trimmer is needed. For personal plots, models of electric firms Bosch, Jonsered, Viking, etc. can be recommended. Viking's garden trimmer can not only mow grass. They can still trim shrubs vertically.
The electric garden trimmer is available in two versions: with a motor at the bottom and with a motor at the top.
The bottom motorized garden trimmer is designed for lawn grass that is cut regularly. The volume of work with such a tool is small, phases of rest are necessary. They cannot work on wet grass.
A lawn trimmer with an engine at the top is more powerful, more expensive than one with an engine at the bottom. But it has a number of advantages: you can work on wet grass, you can mow tall grass.
For large volumes of work, an electric trimmer is impractical, it is better to give preference to gasoline trimmers. Large volumes are understood as haymaking for livestock, grass mowing on large areas, in meadows. When choosing a gas trimmer, you need to decide on the cutting head. They are available with a fishing line and a metal knife. If most of the work with the gasoline version is next to shrubs, trees and stones, then it is better to choose a garden trimmer with a cutting line. If there are no stones, and shrubs and trees are few, then it is better to give preference to models with a metal knife in the cutting head.
Electric trimmers do not make a lot of noise, but compared to gasoline ones. They are harmless to the environment. These trimmers are easy to operate, they are launched at the touch of a button. There are also inconveniences: the engine needs power, an extension cord is needed, you constantly need to monitor the power cord so as not to damage it. In addition, they do not cope well with weeds that have thick stems.
Cordless trimmers have built-inrechargeable batteries. They can work anywhere, there is no connection to the power supply. But they are able to work for a short time, 20-30 minutes a day. The remaining time is spent on recharging the batteries. Such devices are heavy, low-power, capricious in operation and storage.
Gasoline trimmers are very noisy, create strong vibration, which is unpleasant for the worker. But they have the highest performance compared to others. One refueling of a petrol trimmer is enough for 40-45 minutes of work.
When choosing a garden trimmer, give preference to a more powerful one with fast acceleration. For the same power, take the one that weighs less. It is desirable that there be a vibration absorption system.
