Miriam Long
2025-09-04 15:27:12
I hardly ever send in a review, but this trimmer deserves a 10 star. I had an older model for years that I inherited, so might have been 5 to 10 yrs old. Worked great but one day the string mechanism malfunction, probably an operator error. This newer model has a wheel to make trimming straighter and lighter. I am so pleased w this model for my 1/3rd acre lot. I am a master gardener, so I don't want to fuss so much w trimming around the fence, garden, bird feeders, drive and sidewalk, so I can spend time working in community gardens. This battery operated trimmer made short work of my trim needs. I would recommend having 2 batteries. Especially if you have the Black and Decker Blower... which also works like a charm and is very lightweight. Thanks Black and Decker!Oh, BTW, I could not find this model at Home Depot, Lowes, or Walmart... sold out? Who knows.. Amazon was the same as any list price of other stores, plus free delivery! Yay!
richard campbell
2025-07-27 18:06:27
Had this trimmer about a year now or or longer works great. Have no problems with it battery stay charged well. I highly recommend it.
jph
2025-07-12 18:28:02
It is handy and not too heavy. Could rarely get my old gas trimmers to start so being battery operated has been great. Works for grass but not much power for thicker weeds.
Happy to be Grammy
2025-06-14 19:11:09
Good for the price; but be careful not to choose price over power. This battery lasts a reasonably long time and does a good job of cutting, but it is not for the harder jobs, like cutting down daylilies or true edging. But it is a good lightweight entry-level. Trimmer.
Becca
2025-05-28 16:06:52
I bought three 'top brand' trimmers prior to having a neighbor suggest this one. It does not disappoint. The 3 top brands all kept jamming or frequently breaking the feed (cutting) line, or were so difficult to wind the spool you needed an engineering degree. I returned all of those, costing 2-3 times the price of this one because they were all junk. Then I bought this. One full fast geass-growing season later and this one is still performing perfectly. The line lasts, it does not jam, and the battery lasts decently. Avoid the overpriced junk and save time, money, and energy on this one instead.
RWMo
2025-02-16 11:56:18
I used this every week this summer and liked it a lot. It's light weight, the handles were well placed for me and was easy to use. The battery lasted a long time and it worked well on the grass.
Thomas Murray
2025-01-27 16:21:30
5th year now and I am alive, and still extremely happy with trimmer. I have bumped my stars to 5.All that I wrote before still applies,I am older man with respiratory problems and I need all the help I can get maintaining the yard in the hot summer heat. This trimmer and my new small ride-on mower are my new two best friends.1. No extension cords. What a wonderful freedom. (Circle a bush twice then go straight to the next !)2. Lightweight. The shaft and work head rotate for sidewalk edge trimming and that's it. No head tilt or similar extras. I figure that's what keeps it lightweight and in the cost range it's in.3. I bought this trimmer for trimming grass around places a mower can't get, weeds before they reach 3 feet tall and trimming sidewalk edges. It does that just fine in less than half the time it took with my old corded whacker.4.Battery- I have busy yards with playthings, a garden, bushes, trees and flowerbeds with borders and more. They are fair size yards and it uses about a battery and a half. Unless you have small yard I suggest you buy an extra battery also5. Dinky Charger. Yes it comes with a slow dinky charger but once again I believe considering the price range warrants a no star reduction. After purchase I found out I could use my Porter Cable 20v fast charger after a small simple battery alternation. It's a convenient, but I believe with the two batteries I could have made the slow charger work.6. The wheel and sidewalk trimmer. Cool idea I think, just pull shaft collar up, turn shaft around then roll along sidewalk edge cutting grass hanging over the sidewalk. ( No, not made for trench digging like gas edgers :-)7. Line out works as advertised. My string nightmares might be over. The filled cartridge it came with worked like a charm. Line out automatically when needed and no jams. I bought 2 extra refills later. There is an art to refilling your own and my lack of patience in the past has cost me grief.8. Two speed. If you're thinking about it you'll probably will go with high speed, however the other day after finishing one yard I then noticed I had it on low.If your needs and thinking parallel mine somewhat I think you will find this a great buy.
serena eber
2024-12-05 18:45:28
Easy to use and seems to work well. Loading the string was not difficult. However, it has a hard time cutting through thick stalks of weeds. It could use more power.