What is best Weed Eater for woman?

[RalphVa]

I can’t imagine most women not being able to start a weed eater as long as it was a good one that started in a few pulls. Not being physically able and not wanting to is a different set of problems.

My wife is pretty strong. She cut up a 100 yard long pile of debris left by the storm of 2018 and cut down invasives and downed trees among them on about 5 acres, with battery chain saws. She cannot start even our lawn mowers. The one she uses has electric start. It failed recently, and she could not start it.

Ralph

 

[RalphVa]

One other thing that stringed grass whips need to be woman friendly is an easy way to put new windings in. Neither the Porter Cable 20v one nor the Kobalt 40v ones we have are friendly. You have to rewind the line by hand. The Kobalt has 2 lines that wind simultaneously. No woman friendly. Need to be able to buy rewind inserts.

Every other time I use the Kobalt, I have to put new windings in it.

Ralph

 

[4570Man]

One other thing that stringed grass whips need to be woman friendly is an easy way to put new windings in. Neither the Porter Cable 20v one nor the Kobalt 40v ones we have are friendly. You have to rewind the line by hand. The Kobalt has 2 lines that wind simultaneously. No woman friendly. Need to be able to buy rewind inserts.

Every other time I use the Kobalt, I have to put new windings in it.

Ralph

A speedfeed head is the only way to have a weed eater head. I can’t believe they’re not industry standard by now. Aside from being a breeze to load they spool out correctly without jamming up. How to Easily Load Speed Feed Trimmer Line - YouTube

 

[powerstroke444e]

Milwaukee m18 string trimmers are the one we have been having good luck with, also like the pole saw attachment.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Best thing is to mulch everything so weed eating isn't so much, but I have transitioned over to everything battery powered.
Growing up, grandparents lived next door, I've seen my 4'11" grandmother dig up tree stumps. It would take her a few days using what looked like kids gardening tools.

 

[4570Man]

Best thing is to mulch everything so weed eating isn't so much, but I have transitioned over to everything battery powered.
Growing up, grandparents lived next door, I've seen my 4'11" grandmother dig up tree stumps. It would take her a few days using what looked like kids gardening tools.

It’s more work to keep the grass out of the mulch vs just weed eating a little.

 

[ericm979]

My wife likes her Black and Decker battery string trimmer. It's fine for the small stuff but it can't handle thicker weeds and grass. We have Stihl FS75 and FS240 two stroke trimmers/brush cutters. She's used the FS75 but she's not got the patience to start it or mix fuel for it. She's more mechanical than many women- she'll do plumbing and change the oil in cars and motorcycles. But if the FS75 doesn't start in a few pulls she gets frustrated. The battery eliminates that. She burnt out the first B&D trimmer's motor because she removed the guard. On the second one she was going to remove it again but saw the big warning "DO NOT REMOVE GUARD OR MOTOR WILL OVERHEAT" and I talked her out of doing it anyhow. Now she does the garden and the area around it and I use the FS240 everywhere else.

6 hours/week is a lot of string trimming! Consider a harness. And making some of the area mowable by tractor.

 

[RalphVa]

A speedfeed head is the only way to have a weed eater head. I can’t believe they’re not industry standard by now. Aside from being a breeze to load they spool out correctly without jamming up. How to Easily Load Speed Feed Trimmer Line - YouTube

Had not heard about this one. Will check it out for potential replacement of the head on the Kobalt.

Thanks.

Ralph

 

[Bearsixty7]

A speedfeed head is the only way to have a weed eater head. I can’t believe they’re not industry standard by now. Aside from being a breeze to load they spool out correctly without jamming up. How to Easily Load Speed Feed Trimmer Line - YouTube

I thought they were industry standard, I have an Echo with it and the only issue is after a few years that "Arrow" is ground off, You just have to look through the spool for light passing through to line it up.

 

[RalphVa]

Ours are old. BTW, the smaller one is a B&D. Ran over it when it fell out of the FEL. Haven't tried to use it since. Much lighter weight than the Kobalt.

Ralph