Thanks for the responses guys. I'm going to look at a couple used trimmer mowers this week. That seems the wiser way to try one of these machines on my land vs paying for new and then deciding the hand-held is worth the extra effort...
Yes I know, I'm reviving a 9 year old thread for my first post. I've got some land with a decent slope on one end and I'm using a hand-held string trimmer to keep the brush knocked down currently and am strongly considering a walk behind.
About 1/2 the lot (the sloped half) is rough ground...