Be sure whether you are talking about small amounts of light usage, or either extensive usage or occasional heavy-duty work. Even a decent brand of light duty trimmer may have a bent shaft drive rather than a bevel gear straight shaft drive, and it may have a cantilevered crankshaft rather than two main bearings. That kind of device is strictly for a few hours a year of grass trimming, and don't push the depth-of-cut even then. Personally I think once you choose the kind of mechanical design you need, the main influence the brand name has is on whether it is easy to start, whether it falls apart occasionally, and whether you can get parts for it.
Last edited by grumpy; 14/02/09 05:05 AM.
