Battery powered weedeaters

[jcummins]

Bought the Ego...$179 @ home depot.

 

[RSKY]

Lowes has a 10% off today if you use your card. I am looking at the 40-volt leaf blower for cleaning off the front porch. May later get the little chainsaw for limbs, etc.. Anybody got one of those?

RSKY

 

[Bird]

I, too, have the EGO, same as Roy Jackson. The only real immediately noticeable difference between it and the Stihl I had been using is that the head turns the opposite direction. That took a bit to get used to. Of course, quieter, no rope to pull to start it, seems to be about the same power. And instead of the same other tools that Roy has, I have the leaf blower and self-propelled mower, so I have the 7.5 battery for the mower, the 2.5 for the string trimmer and a 2.5 for the leaf blower. And as Roy said, any battery fits any tool. I also got two chargers, so I never run low on battery power.

 

[RPW]

I've got the Snapper 60v. Dual string and hardly any vibration. Battery that comes with it is a 1ah and will last about an hour on light to moderate grass. Fast charge. You can also get a 2ah or a 4ah battery. Liked it so much that I got the Snapper mower. It cuts just as good as my gas powered one. Replaced my gas trimmer and mower either because of gas leaks or just refused to start and got tired of working on them. Snapper also had the best reviews.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I have a Black and Decker Brush Hog. It's really lite and works well for my yard. I'm not too impressed with the battery life however so have two batteries and two chargers.

I have the B&D also. It works well, and if you have at least 2 batteries you can actually get some work done. I am 70, so when both batteries run down it's time for a glass of water and a nap.

 

[boggen]

perhaps a "push weed eater" think push mower, with front half of deck cut off, and large rear wheels, and a thicker string strips that get used.

if string is constantly breaking see about a thicker string diameter. some of the heads you just poke a thicker string through and twist 1/2 turn or so and that is it. till it breaks, then slide in another thick string into head.

you might consider a different head all together. using 2 to 4 blades that pivot. and no string what so ever to mess with. if a blade hits something, it leans out the way and continues on.

 

[Mace Canute]

I used to weed whack at one time and had a lot of problems with the string breaking. I heard that soaking the string in water makes it less prone to breaking so I tried it and it did seem to help quite a bit.

 

[Creamer]

I used to weed whack at one time and had a lot of problems with the string breaking. I heard that soaking the string in water makes it less prone to breaking so I tried it and it did seem to help quite a bit.

Most of the 'string' is nylon and nylon dries out and gets brittle. That would be especially true in your drier weather. Nylon is very hygroscopic. Even here I throw my roll of string into the lake if I haven't used it the year I bought it (which is most of the time).

 

[kenr74]

I sell a line of battery powered tools. Without getting into a sales pitch I would just add not get hung up on voltage. The magic is in how the motor uses it. I've seen 40V tools outperform 80V many times.

If you are just breaking line but happy with the trimmer there are trimmer heads out there that will help or just buy better quality line. Trimmer line is definitely a get what you pay for product.

If the line is over a year old or sits in the sun soak it over night. Even buying it brand new at a store it won't hurt to let it soak up some h20 before putting it to use.

 

[joefromga]

There are 2 ryobi 18v trimmers. One is super lightweight and you can use it one handed. It's not has powerful but is fine for a small yard.

I have both and the other is a full size 18v (same battery) and has Teo speeds. Low is fine for the yard but high speed is quite fast and powerful and 30 minutes per battery is expected. The larger one also has a tilt head feature for edging that works well. The auto string advance works well but wastes string but they're all that way now and they keep you from running out of string.

Thinner string like a sharper knife - it cuts better but if you're not good at wacking Weeds you'll break it more often. It also spins faster due to less centrifugal mass.

The full size 18v ryobi is great for a larger yard. Even for 2ft Weeds. I have a Husqvarna gas and I also have the monster Husqvarna brush cutter which is a saw blade and is awesome but I always use the Ryobi 18v. It's light and easy and doesn't stink with smoke.
Very happy with it.