Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
I had been looking at string trimmers for a couple of months. My old
craftsman (circa 1988) finally gave up the ghost. But everything I saw
in the big box stores (the blue one and the orange one) looked cheap and
flimsy in my price range (less than $200). So I decided to look around
online and see what was available even if I needed to pay a bit extra
for quality
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
I had heard about Tanaka but never considered it because my only
contact was with a commercial lawn service that used their equipment.
So I was looking mainly at Toro and Stihl hoping for a deal out there. A
search on Amazon led to this Tanaka unit. There was very little
information on the internet about it since it's brand new.
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
So how does it perform? Unbelievable! Power, power, power. The heavy
brush on the lower part of our lot that I had been avoiding because of
the sickly Craftsman met it's match and went down without a fight. The
engine is very smooth with little vibration. It seems to be comfortable
for a while (20 minutes or so) but I'm thinking about a sling.
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
The straight shaft puts the cutter head right where you need it. It
started right up with a a few pumps of the primer bulb and then
restarted on an easy half pull of the starter rope. There was a little
assembly required (mounting the cutter and the handle) but Tanaka even
included the tools to put it together.
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
Overall I couldn't be more pleased and would highly recommend this unit.
Plus I found out after I bought it that Tanaka has a $40 rebate
through the end of June so it was really a steal!
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer
