Argos challenge extreme srt 3. SOURCE: trimmer line on spool of Challenge 2.
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SOURCE: trimmer line on spool of Challenge 250 Watt Grass. I did a lot of searching for a manual but I guess Argos does not want their customers to know how to use. Challenge Xtreme Electric Strimmer Manual This Challenge Extreme 250w Grass Trimmer is lightweight, easy to use and is CHALLENGE 500W electric hedge trimmers,perfect. Read a review on Challenge Grass Trimmer or share your own experience. Community Login. Reviews Loading more options. Shopping. Xtreme petrol grass trimmer bnib. 1 X INSTRUCTION MANUAL. GRASS TRIMMER Challenge N1F-GT-240/250-B. watt £97.52. View Details. Challenge xtreme.
Watt Grass I did a lot of searching for a manual but I guess Argos does not want their customers to know how to use their product. When you are use the trimmer, most rotate clockwise. You may find on the spool an arrow showing direction to wind line.
Otherwise you will have to take it apart the trimmer and remember with direction the spool turns. Wind the string on the same direction turns. Cheers. Posted on Oct 1.
Challenge Grass Trimmer - Review. Challenge 2. 50 Watt Grass Trimmer. Spring is Springing.
As we are finally getting to the latter stages of a very severe Winter now there are subtle signs that Spring is slowly approaching; Daffodils and crocuses are peeking out of the ground, its not getting dark at 4 oclock in the afternoon anymore and Supermarkets are gradually introducing their Springware range of garden and outdoor accessories into their stores. Spring can mean many different things to many different people but it is inevitable that once the days become longer and the weather a little warmer that at some point our attention is drawn to our outdoor spaces. Gardening along with DIY is something I loathe, I gain no satisfaction from it and am bemused by the people who can spend hours pottering around in their own gardens pruning and weeding whilst maintaining a perfectly lush- looking green lawn. For me gardening equals an aching back and dirty hands so its rather fortunate that we only have a very small outdoor space at home which requires the minimum of maintenance to keep it looking tidy. Our static caravan at the seaside however is a different matter, sited on a large patch of concrete surrounded by an abundance of grass we are located on an end pitch and have grass to the front, back and either side of our caravan. Luckily the site owners cut the grass on our site but as they use industrial sized grass cutters they never quite manage to get to the edges of the plot and until last year we resorted to using kitchen scissors to get rid of any straggly bits of grass that they missed, that was until I had the bright idea to buy a grass trimmer.
Living up to its name. I didnt want anything fancy or expensive, just a basic trimmer which would get rid of long pieces of grass left behind by the grass cutter, I didnt care what the brand name was or if it had any additional features so did a quick search on Argoss website and found this, the Challenge 2. Watt Grass Trimmer.
At a fraction under £1. I wanted so I went ahead and bought it. As shown in the picture above the Challenge 2. Watt comes in a rather lurid. Its very lightweight at just 2. Kg which can be considered a positive point, after all you dont want to be lugging a great weight around with you when swishing the trimmer along the edges of a patch of grass so the fact that it doesnt take much effort in carrying it can only be a good thing really. The trimmer does need some assembly with the handle and line shield needing to be fixed into position, this was trickier than I imagined it was going to be and I struggled to get both parts in place but with a little time and effort I eventually managed it, maybe the name of the trimmer was an indicator to the problems I would face with my purchase?
Challenge seemed an apt name at the time. So, once the shield and handle are in place the trimmer is assembled, be aware that this is a corded piece of garden equipment so you will have a trailing wire behind you when you use it and obviously care should be taken not to accidentally cut through the wire, although frankly Id be surprised if it would have the capability to cut through cable seeing as how it seems to struggle with something as thin as a blade of grass but more on that later. The Challenge trimmer, as its name suggests, runs on a 2.
Because we only have a rectangle to concentrate on when using ours and have plug sockets in our caravan which are in every room we manage to use the trimmer without the need of an extension cable, be aware though that the cord will get tangled up in itself and is a nightmare to keep snag free so you will need a great deal of patience when using it. Another niggle which turns into an annoyance with this is the wire (or line) feeder, unlike other models which have an automatic feed this one works on a Bump system which means that should your trimmer wire flick or break off you have to physically bump the underside of the machine itself to get some more line through. Challenge state that this only needs a gentle knock to activate but in reality it needs a hell of a lot more than a gentle bump and more often than not I end up taking my frustrations out on it by giving it an almighty whack, how I havent actually snapped it in half still remains a mystery to me, its obviously a lot more durable than it appears to be. The other downside for having a bump feed is that you cant predict how much wire the feeder will actually feed through, automatic devices seem to regulate the amount that is given but with this you never know how much youre going to get.
You will sometimes get a small amount of line then other times far too much, its a bit of a line- lottery in all honesty and a rather wasteful system, fortunately the Challenge does come complete with a supply of trimmer line already provided and is easy enough to replace when you run out but this is definitely a factor to consider if thinking about buying this machine and is probably the most negative aspect of the machines construction. Cable length and bump feed aside when the machine is switched on its not that noisy to be fair and for something as cheap as this is it actually feels quite comfortable when held in your hands, it is undeniably cheap and tacky looking though and although has been well finished off its all rather plasticy, you instinctively know how to carry it by the well designed looped handle and outwardly protruding section at the top of the machine itself and because it is so lightweight it doesnt get tiring to actually use it.
Being mindful of where the cable is whilst using the machine takes a little time to get used to and as I've already mentioned you will find that it easily tangles but as you are not relying on a charged battery to provide the power to the machine you can take your time with this and not have to rush. I would say that using this particular trimmer is as easy as any other you may have encountered in the past and its just a case of getting used to making a swishing left to right movement to allow the wire to trim down any grass it comes up against. For light areas of grass the Challenge seems to cope quite admirably and does do what it's supposed to do but when it comes to more dense sections then it does struggle, it absolutely hates anything other than grass so expect your line to come pinging off it its pitted against even the smallest of stones and overall its just not very impressive at all. I realised at the time of its purchase.
In my experience it struggles with what I want it to do so in a normal garden I would imagine it would be absolutely useless and would be the focus of much frustration to any gardener. I used it throughout last years caravan season between March and October and whilst I stuck with it and gave myself enough time to get used to how it operated and made sure I didnt offer it too great a challenge I have to question whether or not it would have just been a lot easier to have reverted back to using the kitchen scissors.
Conclusion and Rating. At the moment my Challenge Trimmer is sitting in a freezing cold metallic shed by the seaside and I secretly hope that the sub- zero temperatures of last Winter has seized its motor up and made it inoperable. I thought about it today when making arrangements to open our caravan for this years season but have to admit that I wont be devastated if I discover that it no longer works although knowing my luck it will whimper back to life the first time I come to use it only to then torment and frustrate me for another 8 months with its temperamental and over- demanding nature. Argos still have this model for sale for the price I paid, £1. I really wouldnt recommend it unless you have a patch of grass as perfect as a bowling green, anything other than perfection seems to give it too many challenges and in all honesty its not worth the frustrations it brings. Im awarding a generous 2 star rating for the Challenge 2. Watt Trimmer in this review only because I think that 1 would be too mean, there are very few advantages in owning one as far as I can see but on balance its probably better than a pair of scissors for me as at least it doesnt make my back ache and for that reason alone it gets an additional star.
Other than that my advice would be to look at trimmers with automatic line feeds and spend a little more on a better brand name, Argos customers seem to love this though judging by some of the comments I have read on their website so maybe Im just too picky or they're very easily pleased. Thanks for reading my review, please note that this also appears on Dooyoo under my username. Summary of Features: Item weight: 2.
KGCable length: 6 Meters. Bump Feed. Cutting Width: 2.