Cordless Whipper Snippers

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Hi all,

After some advice from anyone that has a cordless whipper snipper.

My mum lives by herself now and sometimes has the lawn mowing man come around and do the lawns for her. But, she sometimes gets sick of waiting for him and gets out there with Dad's old Honda and does the lawn herself.

Because she was not using the petrol whipper snipper, I "borrowed" it as mine had broken. But now that she is doing the lawns again herself, she wanted to know how to use the petrol whipper snipper. Went around to show her, but she found it too heavy and too difficult to start.

So, was thinking that a cordless version might be the go for her. Light and easy to start. But I am not a fan of battery powered gardening products as they have generally, in the past at least, been pretty gutless. But I know that technology has improved and so wanted to investigate options a bit.

So, does anyone have one and how do you find it? The research I have done to date indicates that the Black & Decker model seems to be the preferred model, but most of the reviews are from overseas and the preferred model is not sold here. From the B&D website there is a 36v 2.0Ah model that seems like it should do the job quite nicely.

By the way, Mum's block is under 1/4 acre, but her lawns aren't really thick. The snipper would be used just to clean around garden beds and fences.

Any input appreciated.