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Sorry to be a real thicky here, but is two stroke petrol just a mix of unleaded & two stoke oil?
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My flymo needs unleaded petrol and 2-stroke oil in a 40:1 ratio.
It was £89 and is quite basic, but does all I need it to do. I've not tried it on brambles... yet...You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
blog: http://allyheebiejeebie.blogspot.com/ and my (basic!) page: http://www.allythegardener.co.uk/Comment
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I bought the Spear and Jackson 30cc strimmer from Argos yesterday for £47.99 and used it today to de-weed the 2nd half of my plot. The verdict - it's BRILLIANT!! It is so much more powerful than my electric Bosch plug in one I have at home. It made light work of the 2ft high thistles and was easy to use. I need to know where I can get a cheapish rotovator now!
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Hi - Please don't Andy, if there's any chance you could do without. Unless you live miles from anywhere. We went up the allotment to work & chill today and someone had their new petrol strimmer going for two hours. We had to shout to each other to be heard. Quite a lot of people slowly left. When he stopped, there was applause for the birdsong & silence. I'd have gladly cut it all by hand for him, for the price of the petrol.Comment
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Personally, I wouldn't use a strimmer on my allotment. There are too many frogs around ~ they tend to freeze instead of hopping away from danger.
But if you want a neat tidy plot instead of a wildlife-friendly one, then I guess a strimmer is a good idea.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Nah - my plot's neat & tidy, all done by hand, teeming with wildlife. Apart from everything else that's wrong with them, strimmers tend to scatter stuff everywhere. I can understand the male fascination with toys & gadgets and horsepower but it wouldn't outweigh my consideration for other people, wildlife and dwindling fossil fuels.Comment
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Sorry to say I did get one and before we used it we asked the people who were on their plots if they minded a bit of noise, they were more than happy for us to use it, but I waited until the plots were empty and did it then, it shouldn't take much keeping in check now. I suppose there are pros and cons for most things we do on there.Comment
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how did you find it andy ?
i used mine foraround 2 hours yesterday the only problem i had was geting a small burn on my elbow when the engine got a lttle warm. it was easy to use and is well ballanced i put mine on one shoulder not across the chest.
im glad i got itLast edited by dinky_doo; 01-06-2008, 02:43 PM.PRESTON NORTH END
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Mr VVG has bought a Mountfield petrol strimmer but there is no way it's getting up to the Lottie. I am testing it out at home.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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I've used most of the strimmers on the market (I'm a gardener) .... I prefer the Honda (its also a 4 stroke and not a 2 stroke)
it always starts on the 1st pull and never misses a beat and I've used it for 2 years now (sometimes several times a day) .... I will buy another if this one packs upComment
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