Flymo Contour 500E Electric Grass Trimmer and Edger, 500 W, Cutting Width 25 cm, Orange

Great strimmer and edger easy to use, good cable length very durable piece of equipment.

First time ever using a strimmer and I found it really easy to use and to put together, the only bad thing I would say is I struggled to hold the handle down to keep it on the entire time I was strimming (I have weak arms) so it was turning off constantly but I think most people wouldn’t have that issue if they were a bit stronger, it would just be nice to have something to lock it on, my arms did ache a bit after from using it I think I’ll try and buy some sort of strap to carry a bit of the weight but other than that it was great, I loved not having to mess around with the line and it cut through some very very long and thick weeds!

Personally I found the strimmer quite heavy, had to make a makeshift strap to take some of the weight...you also have to hold both trigger and button down as it doesnt lock for ease. That said, its perfomance is very very good and i got great results.

Great grass strimer easy to assemble well worth the price

Seems a sturdy build. Clear instructions in English. Easy to assemble. Efficient and the line feed seems to work as required. It is heavy, and one arm holding the front handle tires after a while. It has an interlock to free the start lever which is under the main handle. This needs to be gripped quite strongly while in use otherwise the motor stops. I found this really quite tiring after 15 minutes or so. I would have been happpier with a lighter strimmer with a more responsive start lever.

I've always owned petrol strimmers but eco concerns, it's such a pain to go get petrol and mix in oil plus trying to start a petrol engine after it's sat for 2 months can be a pain.I've been staring at 2ft high grass for 2 months since I gave my petrol strimmer to a family member and finally decided to sort out a new strimmer and the grass. Box arrived, took me about 10 mins to assemble the machine, plugged in and got cracking. I only have about 150 sq/mtrs of garden nothing huge and the machine ripped through it in about 25 mins. I have tallk grass, sprouty clumps and even those large thistle type weeds, the machine didn't stop ripping them up, even when I went right along the concrete kick boards of the fencing it stil kept feeding line and kept going. I also bought 4 reels of line as others said it chews up line very quickly but I hardly used any at all so I've got a ton of spare line reels, better than not having any.It is a heavy machine, you're going to need to have string shoulders and back to keep it going. I will concur that as others have said, holding the safety catch and trigger in are hard work but it's obvious that's by design, the second you so much as lift your hand off the safety/trigger the machine instantly stops, to be honest I'd much rather have an aching hand for an hour after the work than a trip to the A&E 'cos it wouldn't stop in time!The upper handle feels a little filmsy and maybe the addition of a strap hook would be a good idea for those who might find the weight a bit much, but minor issues I can live with.Overall very pleased with it and would recommend it to others.

I needed a striker at short notice for the edges of a postage stamp sized garden.From previous reviews, this seemed to fit the bill. It was fairly easy to assemble and ready to use within five minutes of opening the box.It was super efficient at cutting the edges of the lawn. - it took just seconds. I dint find it too heavy - in many respects my only disappointment was that i didn't have a bigger lawn to tidy!Recommended, good value for money.

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