ryobi petrol stimmer / brush cutter

hello please can you advise me
i want to buY
THE Ryobi 30cc Touch Start Line Trimmer RLT30CET from B & Q
but i need to know what is the best shaft some are bent or straight
i want one with a brush cutter and stimmer line
i have a steep garden and i no longer want to use a flymo grass cutter
so are they good for cutter the garden grass
thank you paul

 

Hi Paul,

Through personal experience, I avoid all Ryobi tools. We have had nothing but trouble with them. We may have been unlucky though, and others might say otherwise, but I would steer clear.

Sorry for such a negative response :DOH:

 

When I changed to straight shaft brushcutters I found it harder going until I got the knack of it. Using a strimmer will throw grass cuttings everywhere and won't leave a neat finish.

But if you need a machine that takes a stimmer line head and a metal brushcutter blade get something with a straight shaft & angled head. I've got a Honda UMK425LE four stroke which you can pick up for under £300, starts first time every time, is more fuel efficient than a 2 stroke and is 1.2 Kg lighter than that £179.98 Ryobi (which appears to be able to take a brushcutter attachment, but it costs approx £60 extra).

 

That could well be the case Armandii. Our leaf vac had more problems than I care to list, and our hedge trimmers gave up the ghost within 6 months... so we avoid them now, and have had far better results from flymo.

Glad to hear you have had a better experience with Ryobi though