This cordless grass trimmer was tested by reluctant gardener Bethan Davis, a PR and events officer who lives in the Midlands. She has just had her second child and with two kids under the age of five, a pristine garden isn't always easy to maintain. For lawn trimming, the strimmer must be set at the highest position (a 48-degree angle) and once set, it’s as easy as moving the strimmer from left to right. The wheel ensures that you do not get too close to any walls, trees or anything that protrudes out of your lawn (bird tables, washing lines etc). The wheel was useful in our garden as we have walls splitting the three levels, so I could use the wheel to guide the strimmer along the wall-edge and the strimmer did a great job of trimming the grass, right up to the wall. The final cutting position is for trimming around trees, plants and hard-to-reach places, such as under benches. For us, this feature came in useful for cutting around the fence posts at the bottom of our garden and a silver birch. The foot pedal sets the strimmer at 24 degrees and the wheel acts as a plant protector, shielding plants, whilst still achieving a close trim.

The UniversalGrassCut has three different cutting positions and there is a foot pedal to switch between each. This is slightly flimsy and it’s not completely clear which position the strimmer is in without moving it through all three positions, to be sure. The IntelliFeed system for the line is also hugely beneficial, as it automatically rolls off the line as necessary, retaining the cutting diameter. This means that you don’t have to keep stopping to manually adjust the spool, which is both safer and more efficient. How does it rate online? Some reviewers also own other Bosch products with the battery share option and were pleased with how well the strimmer works alongside their other Bosch tools.

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The grass trimmer has been designed to be ergonomically comfortable and to be used with a natural, upright posture. I found this to be true and trimmed the lawns with comfort and ease. However, my partner is 6ft 4in and he found that the telescopic handle did not come up high enough and felt he stooped over when using it. This is something taller gardeners might want to bear in mind. As noted in the instructions, ear protection is advised. With a large, open garden, I found that the Bosch UniversalGrassCut was no noisier than a lawn mower. I would be mindful of using it when I know my neighbours are relaxing, or for long periods of time. Ease of use Overall, for me, once I had set the strimmer up and worked out what to do with the spool, the strimmer was very easy to use and I was impressed that I managed to trim almost the whole garden in one go, which took about 40 minutes. I recharged the battery fully and then completed the edging which took a further 10 minutes and there was plenty of battery left. Bosch claims that the battery is powerful enough to allow the strimmer to trim the edges of eight tennis courts in one charge. I think you would have to be well practiced at using the machine for this to be true!

This was fairly straightforward until it came to fitting the spool, as this is not listed as an initial step in the assembly instructions. It talks about operation, before it mentions mounting the spool and even then, it’s written as if there is already a spool in place. Once you have the hang of it, it did quite an effective job and worked well around the top of the walls, edges of the steps and where the lawn meets the patio. Akkutrimmerin avulla pääset leikkaamaan ruohon niistä kohdista, joihin tavallinen ruohonleikkuri ei yllä. Tyypillisiä käyttökohteita ovat esimerkiksi nurmikon reunat, aitojen ja seinien vierustat tai ahtaat paikat. Trimmerin avulla voit myös poistaa rikkaruohot kivien ympäriltä, kiinteiden puutarhakalusteiden alta tai pensaiden juurilta ilman vaivalloista kumartelua ja puutarhasaksia. Akulla toimivan laitteen etu on, että sitä voidaan käyttää myös kohteissa, joissa verkkovirtaa ei ole saatavilla. Valikoimamme merkkituotteet mahdollistavat ergonomisen työskentelyasennon ja siistin lopputuloksen. Trimmereitä vertaillessa kannattaa kiinnittää huomiota, millainen terä niissä on: perinteinen siipiterä tai siima. Siipiterän etuna on sen vaihtamisen helppous: tylsä terä voidaan korvata käden käänteessä uudella. Siimaleikkurissa puolestaan on nimensä mukaisesti siimakela. Tarvittaessa se tulee vaihtaa kokonaisuudessaan tai vaihtoehtoisesti kelalle keritään irtosiimaa. Kannattaa myös tarkistaa, voidaanko terän asentoa säätää. Tämä lisäominaisuus on kätevä erityisesti rinnetonteilla. Oletko bongannut jo oman suosikkisi? Älä enää aikaile, vaan klikkaa se nyt ostoskoriin! Tilaa monipuoliset työkalut puutarhatöiden tekoon Netraudasta