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Lawn Edge Trimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Edge trimmers (also called strimmers in the UK, line trimmers or whippersnippers in Australia, and weed eaters in New Zealand) are specialized, electric or gasoline-engine powered, hand-held mowers for cutting grass near fences, under trees and other areas too small or rough for a mechanized lawn mower. |
 | | Large trimmers, used for cutting roadside grass in large areas, may be quite heavy being suspended from the body by a harness and be a two-hand-controlled device. |
 | | Trimmers that have nylon or metal blades usually have straight driveshaft because of the higher torque required to turn the disk and because of the shock loads that are passed back from the blade to the driveshaft and its gearbox(es). |
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