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Flymo Contour 500E

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Pros

  • The FS40 is easy to handle
  • inexpensive
  • lightweight trimmer

Cons

  • heavier the grass and the bigger the weeds it can cut through
  • Nor will you have to wait an age while it recharges
  • it ran for nearly fifty minutes before the battery lost its charge
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Key specs

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  • 3.7 kg
  • Electric (Corded)
  • 500 W
  • 25 cm
  • Weed Wacker
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Flymo Contour 500E - Pros & Cons

Flymo Contour 500E

Pros

  • The FS40 is easy to handle
  • inexpensive
  • lightweight trimmer
  • good grass trimmer is one of the most versatile garden tools around
  • It works quietly and reliably
  • light and very easy to use
  • Electric trimmers are still a good investment
  • the wheel edging guide helps it do a decent job of edging
  • offer a good support and service in the UK
  • relatively easy to move around and easy to store using the hook
  • It is powerful and gets through grass and weeds easily enough

Cons

  • heavier the grass and the bigger the weeds it can cut through
  • Nor will you have to wait an age while it recharges
  • it ran for nearly fifty minutes before the battery lost its charge
  • The weight gets tiring on the arms after a while
  • it s steadily worn down or snapped off
  • there is no messing around with tangled spool lines
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Flymo Contour 500E - Full Specifications

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General
TypeWeed Wacker
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Design
Colour of productGrey,Orange
Working width9.84 in
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Power
Power source
Electric
Power500.0 W
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Technical details
Line fedyes
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Dimensions
Weight8.16 lb

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Flymo Contour 500E Flymo - Editorial Reviews (1)

Flymo Contour 500E Best grass trimmer 2022: The best electric, cordless and petrol trimmers and strimmers
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Published: 26.05.2017
Best grass trimmer 2022: The best electric, cordless and petrol trimmers and strimmers

Tackle long, unruly grass and trim those lawn edges with the top grass trimmers and strimmers

By Stuart Andrews
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