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powerful and easy to use
Its much quicker to set up with no extension leads or petrol filling beforehand. I use this for work and it avoids carrying petrol in my car- no fumes or smell.
The strimmer is more powerful than my old mains strimmer and with the 4Amp battery (from my Bosch mower) has a long run time.
The metal wire guard is useful to prevent damage to plants and trees.Read full review
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Powerful, but functionally limited
The ART 30-36 is a powerful strimmer. Despite being battery powered, its a lot tougher than my old mains powered Black and Decker strimmer, though this may just be a reflection of the strimming cable which looks as though it might be metal cored. Its a fair bit heavier, but still pretty wieldy, even with the bigger 40Ah battery I use.
However, I was disappointed in the lack of flexibility of the tool. My B&D strimmer can extend for reach and the head can be tipped back and forth and can be rotated so that the strimming head is vertically aligned for lawn-edge tidying, but the ART 30-36 can't do any of these things - all it will do is horizontal strimming at a fixed angle. The only moveable control on the tool is the support handle which can be moved up and down and tilted. For such a well made and relatively pricey tool, I would have expected more flexibility.Read full review
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Bosch not what it used to be
This strimmer doesn't work. I bought it because it is made by Bosch, a brand I admire, and I already had another Bosch device (a blower) with a compatible 36v battery. But I spent more time fighting with the line release mechanism than I did actually strimming. For every 10 or 20 seconds of actual strimming I would spend another 3 or 4 minutes taking the line reel/cassette off, freeing up the line, rewinding it back onto the reel, fiddling it through the holes and getting the cassette cap back on.
It was totally frustrating. I watched the video where the guy is up to his chest in grass and weeds, all of which he just strims away with a casual sweeping motion. Nothing I experienced was remotely like that. I would start the strimmer, touch it to the grass/weeds and that was it. The line snapped off at the holes and when I opened the cassette, the line was jammed in the reels and couldn't be unwound without considerable effort.
The cassette/reel line release design just isn't fit for purpose and trying to use it will drive you mad. Buy something else.Read full review
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Light, maneuverable and fairly powerful. I like ; )
Very light and maneuverable. good battery and cuts well. Cutting cord does tend to wear quickly though if using aggressively around concrete.
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: tooled-upcom
Good - but poor intsructions
Instruction book very limited particularly concerning loading the cutting line spool and feeding the line out from it. Very fiddly. Otherwise good.
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Solid 36 volt strimmer
Having recently bought a 36 volt Bosch hedge trimmer, the grass trimmer sharing the battery and charger was an obvious choice.
The trimmer is well balanced and comfortable to use. It replaces a Flymo battery power unit which fell apart with age. The Bosch unit is well built and looks as if it will last. The battery gives around 30 minutes of trimming but the fan cooled charger recharges it very quickly.Read full review
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great quality
Excellent price and really good performer - much much better than my petrol one and far less hassle
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At last some thing to get rid of those brambles and nettles
A good strong machine that does the job of a petrol model without the hassle, if you are buying a battery get the 4 amp battery and get over an hour's use.
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Good quality
Does exactly what it claims. I can use existing battery which l use to power a Bosch grass mower. All very sensible.
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Lightweight but powerful
Good product, well made, and does a super job very pleased with the product and the service.
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: tooled-upcom