Grass trimmers: Compare features & prices Ryobi RLT5030S EasyEdge Line Trimmer review http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/garden/reviews/grass-trimmers/ryobi-rlt5030s-easyedge-line-trimmer/review/
The Ryobi RLT 50 305 is a powerful, corded trimmer with a wide cutting width, but it's aimed at the average garden. So does it power through weeds as well as giving a neat edge to your lawn?
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Posts (12)
 wrote: | Timbo9 wrote: Good product but....   I've used lots of strimmers, B&D, Flymo, etc, but this is the best - apart from one. It works well, apart from the line feed which is useless and the flying debris in edging mode. No line I've managed to find avoids the strands getting "welded" together and jammed up which causes line breaks (and probably the line feed problems too). The strimmer which was best was an old B&D "Command Feed" model, the only one I've ever had which worked all the time and really well, in addition to being light and reliable. Why or why does nobody make a strimmer with a manual feed any more - and you can no longer get the parts for my old B&D - it's still sitting in the garage, can't bear to part with it! Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | HomeUser wrote: Just reporting a misleading typo in the review Ignore rating. I don't have this product. I'm just reporting a typo. The review says:"Though particularly heavy overall"but it should say'*not* particularly heavy overall'. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-07-27 16:00:01.847 wrote: bob miller I purchased this strimmer as a WHICH recommendation, I have experienced the same problem as other users in that the line feed does not work. My strimmer has been returned to Ryobi for repair, but the same fault still exists. Ryobi were very quick to pick up my machine and return it, but I do want a strimmer which has a line feed working. I would suggest that WHICH should review the recommendation of this strimmer, and put pressure on RYOBI TO FIX THOSE STRIMMERS WHICH DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-06-05 22:07:02.19 wrote: derekbs I have had the same problems with feeding the strimmer line. Mine didn't enclose any instructions, and any of the telephone numbers for customer service were useless. By chance I found a web page in which there was a very good video, but at that time my louspeakers were not connected. Unfortunately I didn't make a note of the address and since then I have unable to locate it. Does anybody else know the web page address? Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Which.co.uk editor wrote: Which? response to disappointment with Ryobi EasyEdge We're sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with your Ryobi EasyEdge but thanks for letting us know. We agree that the trimmer is front heavy but we found it easy to use and at 3kg, not that heavy. We do think the cord length of 8m is stingy! Unfortunately we didn't test the line-feed mechanism for this trimmer - it is a new test for 2012 and is now included. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Roger52 wrote: Total Frustration I bought this grass trimmer on the recommendation of Which Best Buy and I am totally frustrated at the product as it nothing like the test review states. I will give you my opinion of this product.1. Excessively heavy for a trimmer2. Poor length of electrical cord3. Unbalanced 4. Line breaks constantly5. Auto feed does not always work 6. Absolutely rubbish at straight line edging7. Difficult to assemble8. Not value for money9. Totally and completely disillusioned with this product and wish I could get a refund.Following such a bad experience with your recommendation I am now in two mind’s as to whether to trust your reports anymore. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-08-13 18:04:57.513 wrote: Auto line feed? I have just bought a Ryobi RLT5030S EasyEdge Line Trimmer but am disappointed to find that the auto line feed does not work.Pressing the button on the side of the line spool container to allow the line to be pulled out does not work either. The line spool has to be removed each time and the line freed from itself. The line is blue with a twisted appearance and it seems to weld itself together.When the lines are at the correct length it seems to work quite well, but having to unplug it and take the line spool out every few minutes is very frustrating and time wasting. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | JohnRoss wrote: Top strimmer This is a solid, well built product that works really well: so good I've bought my father in law one. Simple to put together it arrived well packaged from Amazon. Great feature allows you to strim vertically along the side of a path. Powerful and easy to use but not light in weight and I guess it will last well. Cable isn't long but extension leads aren't expensive and no length of lead would please everyone. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | finetune wrote: mixed views Recent purchase.Pro's - very effective for rough vegetation, edging mode is very good, easy to adjust for optimum comfort, feels robustCons - stingy chord length, spool line is poor quality (nearly got through a whole spool after an hours use), definitely not automatic feed - had to feed by hand every few minutes which is laborious having to go back to the power supply to unplug it every time.No guard in edging mode - eye protection and long trousers are a must.All in all I would say that it a fair tool for the price.Re Ryobi customer service mentioned earlier;On purchase from a supplier a screw was missing from the pack so it couldn't be assembled and I couldn't find one of comparable size from local hardware stores. The supplier repeatedly contacted Ryobi over a period of three weeks to try to get them to post one to me which Ryobi duly ignored! Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-04-28 10:33:03.497 wrote: Could Which delete reviews that deal with the buying of the product rather than the actual product itself? Good product. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-07-21 09:38:58.697 wrote: Ryobi RLT5030S EasyEdge Line Trimmer I bought the Ryobi RLT5030S EasyEdge Line Trimmer when my Flymo Multi-Trim died and have used it a few times in the last 3 weeks. - The cable is significantly shorter than my previous trimmer. - It has taken some getting used to. It is bottom heavy but after adjusting the front handle a few times I found it a lot more comfortable to use. - Changing between horizontal cutting to vertical edging is a fiddle but I am learning (my previous model just had to be turned over - no pedals or twisting!) - In edging mode it throws up a lot of debris - I now wear goggles and a cap. I regret wearing shorts today! Once again the Multi-Trim was much better – it had a U-shaped hood that prevented this. - The auto line advance did not work well. It did at first but today I have had to manually advance every few minutes (I hardly ever had to do this with the Multi-Trim). - The line did not last long. Only three weeks compared to all season. Fortunately, I had a spare Flymo line that fitted! - The front handle is in a good position for storing the cable.Overall there are some good features but it is by no means ideal. If this is the best tool available the rest must be very poor. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-05-05 08:10:33.173 wrote: bartram Truly awful. Used it half a dozen times and things became progressively worse. The line feed is dreadful - it certainly isn't automatic. The machine is much heavier than my old Black & Decker - a woman would struggle to handle it comfortably. There's no place to wrap the cable around when the job is finished and the parts are virtually impossible to source in a normal retail outlet. How Which? rated it a 'Best Buy' in the first place I'll never know. Pros: Cons:
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