Bosch Strimmer AFS 23-37 (Three-Prong Blade, Spool for Cutting Line, 3x Cutting Lines, Auxiliary Handle, Protective Guard, Cardboard Box, 1000W)

I've had lots of strimmer, the ones where the wire comes out the 2 holes opposite each other and either auto feeds when breaks or you do it manually. They're fine for our front garden that gets decent maintenance and hardly any weeds or thick brush, but our back garden gets heavy thick brush and weeds and can get overgrown rather fast. When I've used the other strimmers the wire would just snap after a few feet and have to constantly be would out etc. I needed something that could handle the rough stuff. I un boxed and set this new strimmer up,the ads 23-37 which comes with a ore fitted tough thick line plus 2 spare that stores in the handle attachment, and comes with a blade for even tougher brush, there's a shoulder strap with quick release so you don't have to take it off completely when you maybe need to stop for a drink or something. Alright so I'm getting stuck into the slightly heave thick ish brush and wow it chops through it easily, further up our garden is my nemesis that I usually just stare at and think about hiring a JCB to just get rid of it, I contemplated swapping the screw in thick wire round thingy ma jig that comes pre installed and putting the blade on, but I thought let's see what happens with the wire attachment, wow it flew through it, I mean that wire is tough and we're talking weeds the ones that have spikes on the that grow everywhere the thick ones, it just cut them down and made a fantastic job of clearing everything. I expected to have to replace the wire but no it was fine, I even went and did the front with it. The balance with the shoulder strap and handle which can both be adjusted for comfort, really feel comfortable. Overall I'm really happy and super impressed. The other things I'd suggest is either a face mask or keep your mouth shut, a pair of safety glasses and if you have pockets just check them afterwards as I had a lot of bits In there, grass, weeds etc. It's really powerful so just be careful of flying bits. Amazing strimmer brush cutter.

I had neglected a large patch of ground opposite my home for several years and it had become overgrown with brambles and weeds, way too much for me to manage with my strimmer and hand tools. What I needed was a reasonably priced brush cutter, preferable one that could double-up as a powerful strimmer, which I could use for dual-purposes and after checking out what was available decided on the Bosch AFS 23-37. Not too expensive and made by Bosch, a first class company manufacturing great gear, which I always look out for when buying electrical equipment like fridges, drills, vacuum cleaners etc. Never had anything designed or made by Bosch fail me. Assembly was pretty simple and today I finally decided to give it a go. Wow! The Bosch brush cutter chopped through woody brambles and young bamboos like a hot knife through butter! I could hardly believe what quick work this gadget made of everything, altogether better and more efficient than I could have ever imagined, chopping everything off at ground level in the blink of an eye. With its help I cleared the big patch of brambles and young bamboos in less than an hour and forty-minutes of that was spent by me raking up and disposing of what I had cut off! Great all round. What more can I say. Delighted. I will mention that the Bosch, because it has a very powerful 950w electric motor, might be a bit weighty for some but, thanks to the adjustable harness supplied with it, which transfers most of the weight of the tool from the arms to the shoulders, shouldn't present any problems for the averagely strong. Elderly, frail or generally muscularly weaker people however might find the Bosch a bit too much of a beast to use successfully for long. The Bosch AFS 23-37 is a first class tool, has a three-year guarantee if you register the tool online, and can be purchased hereabouts at a bargain price. If you are looking for a really powerful electrical combination strimmer and brush cutter, equal to or better than many a petrol equivalent, and are strong enough to wield it in anger, so to speak, my advice would be for you to consider it.

There aren't many corded strimmer's over 500W. This is one of them. I replaced the supplied shoulder strap with a proper harness. The shaft length is not adjustable, so anyone under 5' 6" tall is going to struggle. It is nicely balanced on a harness making it easy to swing. The strimming cord will cut through anything and needs to hit something metal to be sheared off. However, it has a design fault. The cord holder is a larger diameter than the drive shaft, creating a valley between the cord and the backplate. Long grass wraps itself in the gap and jams up the strimmer, very quickly if there is a lot of grass. Pulling stinging nettles free is a right pain, literally. The strimmer comes with the strimmer unit assembled. It took a great deal of effort, not helped by grass jammed in the joint, to free the strimmer to attach the brush blade. The spare strimmer cords are stored in the handle, held in with a bung that falls out, along with the cords. Aside from those points it is a great unit for the price, sadly lacking in spare strimmer cords - two in total.

I hate gardening with a passion sadly and had put off doing my back garden for months. Unfortunately for me I have an invasive vine that's crept into my lawn and taken it over thanks to a neighbour introducing it in on their fence. Stupidly thanks to me putting off time and time again the vines had become really thick and the weeds had completely overtaken all of the lawn. I've tried to clear it in the past with a few previous bog standard cheaper strimmers from Flymo and Black and Decker which were automatic spooling "string" strimmers, but they kept eating through entire spools without even making a dent. I'd finally given up and was thinking of wasting money by getting someone in to do it for me, until I saw this and brought it in a last ditch effort - it's easily the best purchase for the garden I've ever made! The removable blade on this strimmer is an absolute beast and destroyed everything in its path, (nearly including my metal wire catio cage I was tryjng to strim around!) Once I'd used the blade to cut back all of the bigger weeds and vines, I then switched over to the reinforced "string" and it was so tough I didn't even have to replace it once! What would have normally eaten through an entire auto-feed spool of string didn't even come anywhere near close to killing off one set length of string, so the value for money is absolutely top notch! The only draw back I can see is that Bosch seem to have stopped making the blades as I can't find them listed anymore, but there does seem to be loads of unbranded replacements on here available and I was able to find a gardening company online in the UK who still had some Bosch ones in stock. That being said however I think the blade itself will last for a very, very long time before it needs to be replaced as its very well made, thick and durable (it hit a few large rocks the delightful builders of my house decided to fill my garden with that they'd tried to bury under the lawn and it didn't cause any damage!). The strap and grip allows the strimmer to sit very, very comfortably in my grip without causing the normal back pain I'd feel with a bog standard strimmer without these features. Can't recommend this strimmer enough, buy it and you won't be disappointed, clears areas ridiculously quickly! Oh and there was a nice surprise - there are couple of spare reinforced strings hidden in the compartment on the handgrip. P.S. Definitely wear something on your legs i.e. not shorts, gloves and safety glasses because genuinely this thing is SO powerful it can kick up any loose stones and pieces of debris it comes into contact with.

The Bosch AFS 23--37 is another brilliant product from bosch... All my work tools are bosch.. Bosch is by far the best made very durable all there products..simply the best... I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who's looking to do a bit of strimmeing... Very easy to put the line wire in for it just clips in very easy with extra wires in the safety handle... From my house to my garden... I just take out my 50 meter extention lead and bobs your uncle very easy to us with it hanging on your shoulder... It gives the grass a good short cut for the lawnmower... And the blade that comes with the BOSCH AFS 23-37 is so easy and quick to fit... It's the first time I bought a electric strimmer.. Must say the big difference is after a day of using the strimmer... I go back into my house not smelling of petrol which is amazing...it's just a matter of getting grass of you with no petrol smells... The BOSCH AFS 23-37 has another awesome thing I love and that is its not a noisey petrol which would be annoying to most people... I'm so glad I bought the strimmer I can see it lasting me a long time for BOSCH is known for its long lasting power.. All BOSCH products are so well put together... So I know when I'm buying a BOSCH it's a product that will last me a long time.. My power hand Drill is just another example of pure brillants.... I've 2 batteries for it and when charged it's very strong and keeps that strength up for hours especially using the hammer feature on it it's awesome... Back to the strimmer there's a battery version there's a battery....version I might consider buying to get to places in my garden over 50 meters I'm glad I bought the electric version exactly the same both are brilliant products.. Another really good thing about the BOSCH AFS 23 -37 is that it's a fast working machine cuts so fast and precise than most petrol strimmers... I've owned petrol strimmers over the years they always break down... The main problems are the more you use it over the years have to pull really hard and fast to get going... Also what is really annoying for a petrol strimmer is sometimes by mistake can put in the wrong amount of 2 stroke oil in.. And that leads to the engine over heating and dieing out its the same with a chainsaw... I've noticed that the BOSCH AFS 23 -37 doesn't over heat so there's no worries there about dieing out or oil and not noisy..So foke there's my review on the BOSCH AFS 23 -37 I really do recommend getting this if your thinking of buying a strimmer the petrol and battery versions are equally as brilliant.. My choice is this electric one... BOSCH I also like is the green I think the colour of BOSCHS products stand out for the rest... With that colour makes all BOSCHS products look professional I give this product all five stars for light weight easy to assemble and very easy to use.....I put the rest to my neighbour he's got a petrol strimmer it's not a BOSCH.. We both started strimmeing at the same time.. In an hours time I'd covered twice of what his was cutting.. Also the BOSCH left a nice clean and even surface... Now that my neighbour has seen what my BOSCH can do he's wanting to buy one which is a good call... I didn't even need to talk my neighbour into buying the BOSCH AFS 23 -37.. He and his wife seen what it can do the performance.. My neighbour was telling me yesterday on the phone that he bought a BOSCH strimmer I was happy for him and his wife for I know they won't get the problems of having to much 2 stroke in it or it overheating and the noise of the petrol engines anit that pleasent for the ears.. When I was out looking for a new strimmer I new that when I seen BOSCH I new it was the best of the best when coming to performance last ability... I know this product will last me many of years for its a BOSCH.. Bosch is the best sports car when it comes to hardware machines... I hope me review on this lovely BOSCH strimmer gives you the idea and makes you happy with strimmeing for many years... I've a long drive way I was thinking the electric Strimmer wouldn't be able to do what a petrol strimmer could do.... How wrong was I not onto is in not noisy it's faster dose a perfect job... If you're still not sure I suggest to try one out from a friend that has one or even ask at a hardware store.. This BOSCH AFS 23 -37 still is a piece of great craftsmanship and ingenuity.. I've been using strimmers over the years and BOSCH is by far the best strimmer product I've ever set eyes on

A great product . I would have given this item more than 5 + stars at least if I could as no 5 star reviews are really credible in my opinion but I am a happy purchaser. This item deserves at least 5 stars. The product is well engineered. Even the packaging is well engineered with compartments to contain the constituent parts . The item is heavy but very well balanced on the shoulder strap. The support handle is ingenious. The blade cuts well. The motor is powerful and not too noisy despite the warning to wear ear protection. If you want a good brush cutter buy this one. Well done Bosch. It’s worth the price A few minor criticisms. The description did not make me aware it was mains powered and the screwdriver device does not always fit the screws very well although it worked perfectly as a spanner which is surprising in a Bosch item. I actually look forward to using it on my meadow.

Love this Bosch brush cutter, it packs a punch and nothing stands in its way. I didn’t even need to use the blade as it cut through overgrown weeds and small bushes that had started to grow in the weeds with ease. I wanted a reliable brush cutter and Bosch is a great reliable name unlike the other names you have never heard of cheaply made from China. This is heavy but the strap that comes with it makes it more manageable. Love the fact the spare lines can be kept in the handle. Only negatives are the instructions aren’t that good I had to go on YouTube to find out which bit went where! Also the cord isn’t very long had to buy an extension cable, cord should be much longer considering it’s for a garden and mine is only small but still needed an extension to get round with the cutter. Would highly recommend though.

Amazing strimmer, very powerful and cuts through near enough anything just with the wire provided, didn’t need to use the metal disc it comes with as it was powerful enough with the wire. Easy to setup and the hard thick wire it comes with are easy to change and very durable. Would recommend getting a pack of them as only comes with 4 thought. 5/5 from me