Handlebar or loop handle?

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Only advantage I can see of a loop handle would be using it on it's side doing edging.

 

On petrol machine loop handle have more vibrations.

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16 hours ago, Stere said:

I  dislike loop handles even for 25 mins

 

I think cow h gives me better control and  more precision than loop .

 

 

Disadvantage of cow h is they takes more space in back of the van and prob costs abit more. Only time when using it is  akward  is if using it in a very confined narrow space down the side of a building between wall and hedge etc.

 

Some strimmer  have a choice of 3 types of handles  U shape   cow horn or loop handles.

 

Got this battery one is very good apart from the short battery life only does about 15 mins on a 5.0 amp battery x 2

 

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1kw motor  so decent power clears brambles easy with  the oregon mulch blade

I'd actually be buying on the Makita XGT (36v) system, so it would be a very similar machine just with one battery instead of the two.

 

They actually do a twin 36v battery machine now which has a 2000w motor so double the power, but it's silly money and you'd no doubt still be constrained by work time.

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..and in three years time you will need a new battery or batteries....current 40v version (36v now obsolete) for that model is nearly £200 per battery.

 

 

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I have the Makita 36v with loop handle.  Super convenient for small jobs.  You will use it all the time.  I ended up selling my petrol machine (but I don't do hours at a time).

 

Mine takes 2x 18v batteries, shared across other tools, so I'm never short of batteries.

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1 hour ago, pleasant said:

..and in three years time you will need a new battery or batteries....current 40v version (36v now obsolete) for that model is nearly £200 per battery.

 

 

I already have the XGT blower, and very pleased with it, so have batteries available.

 

They label it as 40v max, but it is effectively a 36v system.

 

At present I'm using the 36v (labelled 40v max) 2.5ah battery which is essentially the 18v 5ah battery but wired differently,they were just over £90 each.

 

It's a relatively new system so everything in it has a price premium compared to the long established 18v, but as it gets better established (as it no doubt will) hopefully there may be more deals to be had.