Battery String Trimmer

[STopaz1982]

I've had a Greenworks for years. The only thing I don't like is the line doesn't feed out very well. I also hate how hard the battery is to remove. I can't believe the price increase on these since I bought mine

And thank you for your input. The one I am looking at is $165 on Amazon with a battery. (Was $120 something on prime day but......)

 

[breakingcontact]

I've got a lot of the M18 Milwaukee stuff. Really enjoy it.

 

[bwframe]

$329 (tool only) seems pricy? Wonder what these get down to on sale? Packages offered?

Milwaukee M18 FUEL 16 in. 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Battery Chainsaw (Tool-Only) 2727-20 - The Home Depot

The Milwaukee M18 FUEL 16 in. Chainsaw delivers the power to cut hardwoods, cuts faster than gas, and delivers up to 150 cuts per charge. The unit is designed to meet the performance, durability and ergonomic

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I noticed this week the chainsaw is down to $299 at HomeDepot. Still considering, but...

Milwaukee M18 FUEL Hatchet 8” Pruning Saw

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[w_ADAM_d88]

That time of year again... My gas trimmer finally bit the dust after 14 years of use. Looking to go battery powered and looking at Dewalt just because I've got a few other Dewalt tools. Anyone have this model and give real world review?

DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Battery Powered Lawn Edger Kit and Cordless String Trimmer with (1) 4Ah Battery & Charger DCED400M1WT922B - The Home Depot

The DEWALT 20-Volt Edger creates a clean edge on your lawn with ease. This edger is equipped with an edge guide to protect the edge blade from wear and tear, allowing for a long blade life. The adjustable

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[MCgrease08]

That time of year again... My gas trimmer finally bit the dust after 14 years of use. Looking to go battery powered and looking at Dewalt just because I've got a few other Dewalt tools. Anyone have this model and give real world review?

 

[Limpy88]

That time of year again... My gas trimmer finally bit the dust after 14 years of use. Looking to go battery powered and looking at Dewalt just because I've got a few other Dewalt tools. Anyone have this model and give real world review?

DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Battery Powered Lawn Edger Kit and Cordless String Trimmer with (1) 4Ah Battery & Charger DCED400M1WT922B - The Home Depot

The DEWALT 20-Volt Edger creates a clean edge on your lawn with ease. This edger is equipped with an edge guide to protect the edge blade from wear and tear, allowing for a long blade life. The adjustable

www.homedepot.com

If yoi can get the 60v versions of them, do that. The 60v are much better for outdoor items for power.
The 60v has changable heads. Trimmer edge hedge trimmer in one

 

[bwframe]

First off to be very clear, gas trimmers suck and I would never go back to them for lots of reasons. I'm sure anyone who has much trimming to do will agree.

Noise, weight, carry straps on top of the annual, "wtf will it take to make this thing run this year? How many pulls? What will break or need adjusting/cleaned/replaced?"

After a season and a half of use, I'm relatively happy with my choice of the Milwaukee trimmer investment. Happier overall with the other Milwaukee tools that you get sucked into by investing in that battery platform.

The Milwaukee trimmer works well in most aspects, other than battery life. 20-ish minutes of run time, less if ran on high speed or ambient temps are pushing 90 degrees.

Milwaukee sells stupidly expensive bigger batteries. I have not invested in those to extend runtime, as all the deals I've seen to purchase batteries economically are for the 5-6mah batteries.

As mentioned, the Milwaukee platform has great tools. Blower, sawzall, hammer drills/drivers have actually changed the way I do a lot of things.

 

[nonobaddog]

If yoi can get the 60v versions of them, do that. The 60v are much better for outdoor items for power.
The 60v has changable heads. Trimmer edge hedge trimmer in one

I agree with the higher voltage for outdoor tools but then it won't match any of his existing DeWalt batteries or chargers. I guess that does open up the choices of brands more.

 

[Limpy88]

I agree with the higher voltage for outdoor tools but then it won't match any of his existing DeWalt batteries or chargers. I guess that does open up the choices of brands more.

I have lots of 12v, 20v and 60v tools. Around 40 of them now.
The 60v batteries fit any 20v tool. But the 60v tools only expects 60v batterys.

The dewalt chargers charge all 3 battery voltage. 12v, 20v and 60v.

 

[jsx1043]

When it comes to the 20V-40V-60V debate, I’m currently in the 20V camp with my trimmer, hedge clipper and blower, and 40V with a Stihl chainsaw. At the time, before many 40V-60V options were available, I added the trimmers and blower to my super-Gucci stable of Menards Masterforce 20V tools. I don’t have a huge yard and they do a great job for me. And I’m HORRIBLE with two cycle engines.

So with all that being said, if I were in the position to start over or build up a new outdoor tool collection, I would probably opt for the 40V-60V options just for the run time and power. My Stihl chainsaw is great and I can only imagine that the blower and trimmer would be equally as good.

My buddy has Dewalt and he picked up a 20V pruner which looks like it would be a phenomenal interrogation tool:

 

[Lj429]

I love my ego!

 

[indyblue]

First off to be very clear, gas trimmers suck and I would never go back to them for lots of reasons. I'm sure anyone who has much trimming to do will agree.

I don't think they suck. I used to have a Craftsman 4-stroke trimmer (was stolen from my garden shed). Was very quiet and smooth running and since it was a four stroke it was easy to start it every season and no oil/gas mix was a big plus. It was no heavier than the 2-strokes I have handled.

I currently use an old corded trimmer I was given but I have borrowed some battery powered ones and they couldn't do my whole yard without at least 1 battery swap.

 

[nonobaddog]

I have lots of 12v, 20v and 60v tools. Around 40 of them now.
The 60v batteries fit any 20v tool. But the 60v tools only expects 60v batterys.

The dewalt chargers charge all 3 battery voltage. 12v, 20v and 60v.

Cool. That is that Flexvolt system they have. Just read about it, pretty interesting. But I went with DeWalt 20V hand tools and EGO 56V yard tools.

 

[jamil]

First off to be very clear, gas trimmers suck and I would never go back to them for lots of reasons. I'm sure anyone who has much trimming to do will agree.

Noise, weight, carry straps on top of the annual, "wtf will it take to make this thing run this year? How many pulls? What will break or need adjusting/cleaned/replaced?"

After a season and a half of use, I'm relatively happy with my choice of the Milwaukee trimmer investment. Happier overall with the other Milwaukee tools that you get sucked into by investing in that battery platform.

The Milwaukee trimmer works well in most aspects, other than battery life. 20-ish minutes of run time, less if ran on high speed or ambient temps are pushing 90 degrees.

Milwaukee sells stupidly expensive bigger batteries. I have not invested in those to extend runtime, as all the deals I've seen to purchase batteries economically are for the 5-6mah batteries.

As mentioned, the Milwaukee platform has great tools. Blower, sawzall, hammer drills/drivers have actually changed the way I do a lot of things.

I think the batteries for all the major brands are stupidly expensive.

 

[KLB]

I think the batteries for all the major brands are stupidly expensive.

Just an excuse to buy more tools. The price to get a tool with a battery is often not a whole lot more than just the battery.

 

[KLB]

Cool. That is that Flexvolt system they have. Just read about it, pretty interesting. But I went with DeWalt 20V hand tools and EGO 56V yard tools.

Same here, although I did just add a 60V grinder and reciprocating saw recently.

 

[jamil]

When it comes to the 20V-40V-60V debate, I’m currently in the 20V camp with my trimmer, hedge clipper and blower, and 40V with a Stihl chainsaw. At the time, before many 40V-60V options were available, I added the trimmers and blower to my super-Gucci stable of Menards Masterforce 20V tools. I don’t have a huge yard and they do a great job for me. And I’m HORRIBLE with two cycle engines.

So with all that being said, if I were in the position to start over or build up a new outdoor tool collection, I would probably opt for the 40V-60V options just for the run time and power. My Stihl chainsaw is great and I can only imagine that the blower and trimmer would be equally as good.

My buddy has Dewalt and he picked up a 20V pruner which looks like it would be a phenomenal interrogation tool:

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I've got two categories of battery operated tools. Yard power tools, and hand power tools. We started with an Ego lawnmower that replace a gas mower we only used for places the tractor can't get. So then as we replaced other gas powered lawn tools we replaced them with Ego because they all use the same batteries.

For hand tools, I had an eclectic collection each tool had a different battery. Ridged, Riobi, Makita, DeWalt. I really liked the DeWalt 20V drill I had, so I've settled on DeWalt as the battery system. And have been replacing the others with DeWalt as the need arises. I'm not a DeWalt fanboi. I've owned Milwaukee tools in the past, and I really like those too.

But now you buy into the battery system. Some Ego tools are best in class. Not all of them but I still get the Ego because I've already got the battery. I'd rather have a Stihl chainsaw, for example, but I have the Ego 56v battery system. And these companies know this. If batteries got cheap, they'd still be expensive, so that people have to buy into the whole system.

 

[Goodcat]

Since this thread is back…
I am a huge fan of Dewalt 60v trimmer. The new ones have interchangeable heads. So you have 60 volt power string trimmer, hedge trimmer attachment, edging attachment, pole saw attachment. All are perfect, except the edger I usually have to drain batteries 3x total, but I live on a corner lot on a 1/2 acre.

 

[jamil]

Since this thread is back…
I am a huge fan of Dewalt 60v trimmer. The new ones have interchangeable heads. So you have 60 volt power string trimmer, hedge trimmer attachment, edging attachment, pole saw attachment. All are perfect, except the edger I usually have to drain batteries 3x total, but I live on a corner lot on a 1/2 acre.

Hey. If I wasn't already invested in Ego 56v I might switch to that. Maybe after all the batteries die. I like the idea of interchangeable attachments like that. As long as there's no compromise on the main function. Wonder how their blowers are? Ego's is awesome.

 

[nonobaddog]

Hey. If I wasn't already invested in Ego 56v I might switch to that. Maybe after all the batteries die. I like the idea of interchangeable attachments like that. As long as there's no compromise on the main function. Wonder how their blowers are? Ego's is awesome.

I always figure all interchangeable things are compromised.