McCulloch Gladiator 550 Hedge Trimmer Review

Good Points
Cheap - but is it actually costing you more?

Bad Points
Fuel pipes seem to be perished - by petrol??

General Comments
I bought one of these McCulloch Gladiator 550 Hedge Trimmers and all seemed well - for the price. But, taking it out of the shed for its second seaon of trimming, I found that both fuel pipes had perished and split. The machine is now useless as the pipes are part of the fuel tank and I don't think they can be replaced.

More telling, perhaps, is that the same thing happened to a strimmer by the same firm. Really poor.