One of three things tended to happen; the blade would spin around uselessly and ignore the weeds, the blade would break, or the blade would just completely disappear into the depths of whichever wild patch I was tackling. This model is equipped with 2 handed operation switch; the motor will only be activated when the switch and top handle are engaged. I have a Terratek strimmer which was brilliant but I left the battery in the strimmer for about a month, Went to use it it wouldn’t work, I thought the battery was run out but no fully charged, contact points clean . Just like all other Terratek tools, this strimmer sports the brand’s signature orange and grey colour palette. Most of the time, the strimmer can be adjusted in a way that makes strimming these sections a breeze.

The spare parts Mow Spare Ltd supply are manufactured in the UK from high quality materials, and distributed from our UK depots. Handles - The strimmer has a telescopic handle which lets you adjust its height between 95cm and 115cm. As I mentioned, vibration white finger is a very real possibility if you plan on regularly using the strimmer.Even though they were being used on grass, which the strimming function manages to do just fine, the blades seem to snap much more easily when edging. This offers enough power for most small and medium gardens but may battle a bit with really long or wet grass.

I was surprised to find that my Terratek strimmer came with two batteries, with each one being 1500 mAh.Fuelled by her quest for self-sufficiency, she’s now putting that information to good use on her own rural farm. It also has an auxiliary handle which is used for steadying purposes so that you can trim/edge accurately. To start with, the shaft is adjustable between 95cm and 115cm, which is handy if people of varying heights are going to be using the strimmer. You can have one on charge while you are working and there is never any time wasted, waiting for a battery to charge up.

Over the years, I have honed my skills in writing informative articles and creating helpful videos for various blogs and publications. Over the past 10 years, I've been testing and reviewing a wide range of lawnmowers, including battery cordless, electric, petrol, and robotic mowers. On the downside, these batteries don’t have LED indicators to tell you how much life they have left. As a cordless strimmer, it can be taken anywhere, meaning you're no longer restricted to power sockets and you also don't have a power cable pulling against you.

Light weeds, such as willowherb and sparse, thin nettle stalks weren’t an issue, but the strimmer wasn’t able to handle thick vegetation. It is largely dependent on the length of the grass but from a single full charge of the strimmer you can expect to get around 100 yards. Terratek makes a range of popular and reliable garden tools including cordless lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.