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A petrol strimmer is also known as a strimmer, string trimmer, line strimmer, weedeater, weed whipper, garden strimmer or grass trimmer. Basically a petrol strimmer is a powered device that is held in the hand and uses a flexible monofilament line to cut your grass or weeds or other plants. It uses this monofilament line instead of a blade. The whole petrol strimmer unit consists of the cutting head which is at the end of a long shaft which has one or two handles and usually a shoulder strap attached to it. The petrol versions of the strimmer are powered from an internal combustion engine and this engine is located at the opposite end to the cutting head on the shaft. The electrical version of the strimmer tends to have the electric motor in the cutting head. It was George Ballas from Houston, Texas who first introduced the string trimmer to the world in the early 1970's. It was when he was sitting in his car whilst taking it through an automatic car wash that he was inspired by the revolving action of the cleaning brushes in this particular car wash.

 

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