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Trimmers are fast'becoming
popular with gardeners
Following a relatively few years of use by
home -owners, string trimmers have joined
power mowers and chain saws in the wel-
equipped toolroom.
Just a few years ago, consumers joked,
"Why do I have to use a machine to cut my
string?" when confronted with the new
tools.
They learned that the idea wasn't to cut
string, but to use a fast -spinning length of
nylon line to trim lawns, The modern string
trimmer is just as effective and far more
versatile than the old steel -bladed edger.
When sprucing up their property in the
springtime, string trimmer -users must
pause to wonder how they accomplished the
job before introduction of the lanky
machines.
The concept behind string trimmer
development was to provide a tool that
would cut grass or weeds without cutting ad-
jacent objects such as trees, fences or
carelessly placed feet.
String trimmers do just as good a job as
solid -bladed edgers, yet require no adjacent
hard surface for support. And, for lawns
that end at flower beds, a string trimmer is
a quick and easy alternative to laborious
work on hands and knees with a pair of
clippers.
String trimmers are composed of three
parts: a power source, a cutting head and
the shaft that attaches one to the other. The
engine or motor drives a cable inside the
shaft, which in turn spins the head and pro-
truding line at high speed.
Gasoline -powered trunmers such as those
offered by McCulloch typically weigh about
ten pounds. With the engine mounted on top
of the shaft, the trimmer operates with an
easy, balanced back -and -forth motion. The
main hand grip provides accelerator and on-
off switch controls, while a second lateral or
delta handle allows directional stability.
Some prized trimmer features include
grass guards with built-in line cutters and
semi-automatic feed heads which release
fresh line on demand. Some heavy-duty
models such as McCulloch's Mac 95 offer
two-line heads and can be fitted with metal
cutting blades for tough brush removal jobs.
Gas trimmer engines typically range
from about 13 to about 21 cubic centimeters
in engine displacement and are fitted with
such features as a carburetor for smooth
fuel flow at any cutting angle, a magneto ig-
nition for fast recoil starting and muffler
shield to protect the operator. The Mc-
Culloch two-cycle engines run on a 40:1
fuel/oil mixture.
McCulloch string trimmers are priced
from a suggested $129.99 for the Mac 60.
Power string trimmers make quick work
of lawn and garden jobs and, with their
grass guard/line cutter in place, trim their
own strings, too.
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