How to use your trimmer without tripping on the cord
Posted by: Leila Williams in Home Improvement Advisor Add commentsHome & Garden How to use your trimmer without tripping on the cord Apr 8, 2011 4:00 PM 
Discussions of electric outdoor power equipment often focus on what a product can’t do—rather than what it can. The most common description found in our coverage? “Light duty,” especially with regard to battery-powered products. But for handheld gear, such as the string trimmers in our latest Ratings, light duty might be enough if your needs and property are modest.
I’ve used a corded string trimmer for years and have always been tripped up trying to keep the cord out of the way as I cut. This year Peter Sawchuk, who oversees our lawn gear tests, clued me in on how he avoids that pitfall. Sawchuk grabs the cord about six feet back from where it plugs into the trimmer (or other corded tool), makes a loop, and runs it up behind his belt, as shown in the photo. It stays tight enough to pull the rest of the cord along, and loose enough to release should you run out of slack—say, at the outer reaches of your property.
As helpful as this trick may be for my corded-electric hedge and string trimmers, I expect it to prove even more useful come fall, when I’m blowing leaves with my corded electric. Of course, I’m in no hurry for that.
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