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Black & Decker GL656 Strimmer 500 Watt

B/DGL656
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews) More about this product
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Technical Details

  • 500W -motor provides high power and performance
  • 28cm cutting swath is the perfect size for medium gardens
  • Telescopic tube to suit every gardener
  • Lightweight and ergonomically designed, this trimmer is ideal for every gardener
  • Powerful grass trimmers with an automatic dual line cutting system with Black & Decker trim ‘n‘ Edge feature for a neat and tidy finish all around the garden
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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

The Black & Decker GL656 500 watt trimmer is ideal for trimming lawns or cutting grass in awkward places. With its 500 watt powerful motor you can be sure to get the job done with no hassle and limited effort. This trimmer has a 28cm cutting spool and a intelligent cutting system that instinctively knows when to feed out more line. It's powerful motor gives increased torque for greater efficiency and a quicker cut. You can cut around trees, garden furniture and underneath shrubs quickly and easily. A secondary handle is set making it supremely comfortable and very safe to use.


Box Contains

  • 1x Black & Decker GL656 strimmer 480w
  • 1 x Instructions

    • Product details

    • Boxed-product Weight: 4.4 Kg
    • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
    • Item model number: B/DGL656
    • ASIN: B001O0DR3M
    • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 8 Jun 2007
    • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
    • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 543 in DIY & Tools (See Bestsellers in DIY & Tools)

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    44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Black and Decker GL656 Strimmer, 9 April 2009
    By S. White (North East England) - See all my reviews
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    Have used the product 3 times so far and quite happy with it. I had read that the "auto line feed" mechanism could be troublesome but so far I have had no problems at all.
    It is fully adjustable to suit people of different heights and it works well, the edging feature works well and overall it gives a good finish.
    By shopping around I got a really good price which meant it was actually cheaper than some of the lighter duty models.
    The only downside is that it is a little on the heavy side if using for any length of time. I guess that's the trade off for it being more heavy duty. However, hopefully it will last longer than the lightweight versions.
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    20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars great purchase, 22 May 2009
    By Mrs. G. M. Wright "G.M.Wright" (leicester. uk) - See all my reviews
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    I did read the reviews on all your stimmers and found that this one was just what i was looking for.When I recieved the stimmer I was right to buy it you reviews are great.
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    9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good reliable workhorse, 17 Jul 2009
    I need a powerful and reliable heavy duty strimmer to help deal with a large and overgrown garden. The last two strimmers I had were not really up to the job and both packed in.
    I searched around and this seemed the best of the bunch in terms both of price and user recommendations. So I ordered it.
    It is no lightweight but seems well built and hopefully should last. The more powerful motor made short work of even the thickest shrubs and gorse, perhaps due to it's use of two separate cutting twines. It is easy to use, not too noisy, and has a reasonable length of cable supplied.

    I doubt if a better strimmer can be found for the price

    To summarise:

    Good:

    Great Price
    Strong construction
    Deals with thick clumps of weed and undergrowth easily
    Seems to be reliable
    Good length of cable supplied
    Fairly quiet

    Bad:

    Heavy to hold and operate for any length of time
    Assembly instructions are not so good as they might be
    Complex twin twine assembly makes changing twine difficult and fiddly
    The (unncessary) metal guide bar came off on the first day and has been lost.

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