First of all, did a lot of research and this seems like a good option if you want a heavy duty trimmer with a 7yr warranty. Because of my yard's layout, trimmer is really the only option since i can't get a mower up and down some elevated grass patches easily. here's the trimmer on Amazon. reviews seems to be stellar. http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-CG22EASSLP-Powered-Straight-Compli... same trimmer as this as hitachi is the parent company for tanaka http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1015824/
