Spear & Jackson S1825CT 25cm Cordless Grass Trimmer - 18V

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We’ve featured plenty of products from Husqvarna’s aspire range in our edits of the latest and best landscaping tools, and we’re happy to recommend the aspire trimmer, too. In terms of safety, the electrical components found in battery-powered trimmers are isolated, unlike their corded counterparts, but there isstill a risk of starting a fire or giving yourself a nasty electric shock when working with wet grass. Even with the batteries on board, the machine was very light and the 33cm-cutting path impressively reduced some tough patches of heavy grass and weeds.

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There is a spool-sized storage area in the handle (with an extra spool and line) for another length of cord, so, if you do run out in the middle of the job, you can replace it there and then without a trip back to the shed. Like the Gtech, there’s no strap but the WORX’s light weight works well in combination with the rubberised grip and adjustable handle to give you good control of the machine without it placing too much strain on the body. A quiet, battery-operated model that comes with a variable cutting path of either 28cm or 33cm, and with the line already fitted onto the cassette, so you can hit the ground strimming. When it came to the more delicate job of edging, the results were equally impressive, and we were left with a nicely defined cut down long lengths of lawn.However, when it was time to take on the brush, it was able to perform without skipping a beat, so it’s a great tool if you have to contend with lawns and undergrowth in equal measure, as you won’t have to switch to a specialised brush cutter, unless things get really thick and clogged. A telescopic shaft, foot pedal adjustment for degree of cut and an edging wheel makes that job much smoother, and we found that the machine left a nice tidy line in its wake.

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Many of the strimmer brands reviewed below have interchangeable batteries that will work across a number of power tools within their respective brand’s cordless range. The battery operated Karcher did a superb job of reaching the parts of the garden that were out of bounds for the mower (for example, underneath a low, stone garden bench) thanks to an easy-to-change pivoting head.Be sure to check whether your strimmer comes bundled with batteries and chargers, as this can add considerably to the total cost.