Over the past few years, we've owned a couple weed-wackers/ trimmers - the last being the Black & Decker grasshog battery-powered trimmer.The downsides to the B&D were limited battery life (took me 2 batteries to complete the front and back yard trimming), and the trimmer base which broke within the first year.So, we decided to spend a little more (or twice as much in this case) for the Troy-bilt thinking the lithium-ion battery would fix one of our problems with the last trimmer.We were right - the battery is much better.And it cuts well.That's it for the good stuff.
On the downside, the shaft is not long enough so I'm bending over while trimming constantly (we did not have this problem with the last 2 trimmers, and I'm only 6' tall).We have not been able to get the auto feed for the trimmer string to work (so we are repeatedly manually feeding the trimmer line).More importantly, the trimmer has a failsafe button - a safety feature, and when pushed, you can squeeze the throttle to run the machine.Not a problem, except for the need to squeeze is more pressure than you may be used to with your existing trimmer.The trimmer also does not have anything special for edging (whereas the B&D had a nice guide to help maintain edging accuracy).
Overall, it took about 15 minutes to assemble and the battery charged overnight.It was effective as a trimmer, but not designed well and not comfortable to use.
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Product Description:
This cordless trimmer uses a 20V Li-Ion battery to spin a .080in. cutting line as it cuts a 12in. diameter swath. Great for trimming areas you couldn't get to with the mower. Cutting Width (in.): 12, Engine: 20V, 6Ah lithium ion battery, Line Diameter (in.): .80, Shaft Type: Straight
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