I have never used a string trimmer before (first time maintaining my own lawn). I didn't think this would work with its tiny string but WOW. It chews through grass, dirt, anything you don't want to have around really.

Malcolm Nance (yet another Saudi apologist who supports the Salafist mercenaries against Syria's *secular* government) is riding the new wave of Cold War nostalgia .. which would be amusing were it not so dangerous ..

I've had this treadmill since September 23 of 2010 and it's served me very well so far. I only have two minor complaints about it: sometimes the calorie counter shows that I burned twice as many calories. If I run for 40 minutes at 5mph, it will show that I have burned a little over 300 calories. Other times, it shows that I burned around 600. I'm not sure why this is. I thought it may have to do with the age weight & height settings but it doesn't appear to be related because I always run under Manual, and no one else changes the settings. Also, the water bottle holder is tilted slightly which causes my water bottle to fall out. This could be VERY dangerous if the water bottle falls out and I step on it while running. I had to tie a string to my water bottle and I hang it off the left arm of the treadmill. The water bottle holder appears to be straight in the pictures so I'm not sure if mine is defective. Those are just minor complaints. The main reason why I gave this treadmill 4 out of 5 stars is because I haven't tested out all the features, so I am not sure how well they work.