Anybody own a battery powered weed eater ?

[letusbuyyourcar]

I need a weed eater and I ****ing hate gas powered weed esters. They never start when you need them. I know battery powered tools have dome a long way in recent years. I've heard good things about battery powered mowers but not so much for weed eaters. So is there a better brand available ?

 

[JNelson04]

Warehouse guys at my work use a battery powered Ryobi. Seems to last a while. Boss man takes it home from time to time and weed eats his corner lot. He says it works great. I’ve thought about ditching my toro for one.

 

[TheGman]

I have a 40v Ryobi works great. The newer ones are better .

 

[joel2000]

I bought one of the DeWalt 20v jobs last year cause it was lighter and battery powered so decided to give it a try. Used it about 2 months and gave it to GoodWill. Didn’t have the power I needed - and I don’t have a big place or a huge amount to weed eat. Went back to a Stihl....

 

[joshcaldwell15]

I follow some professionals on Youtube that use Milwaukee battery powered trimmers on certain properties. I don't have any experience with them myself. They cost $300 at Home Depot. I have 2 stihl weed eaters and paid about $330 for each. If you buy a quality trimmer, you won't have problems starting them.

If I had a small yard with very little trimming involved, I would give one a shot.

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[keith089]

got a Kobalt from lowes. outstanding

 

[HERMET]

Warehouse guys at my work use a battery powered Ryobi. Seems to last a while. Boss man takes it home from time to time and weed eats his corner lot. He says it works great. I’ve thought about ditching my toro for one.

I have a 40v Ryobi works great. The newer ones are better .

Definitely stick with the 40v. My brother has that one, works great. I have the 20 v which works ok but lacks the power for tougher weedwhacking jobs.

 

[Cadcom]

I've gone total Ryobi. Liked it so much i got the pole saw. Liked that so much I went and bought the little 10" chain saw. Great stuff for general lawn maintenance and light tree work.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I have no experience with battery powered Weedwhackers made in the last 30 years. More than 30 years ago, they absolutely sucked. Low power and short battery life.

Now, I do know a woman who has tried three different battery powered rechargeable lawnmowers in the last 15 years.

The first one had nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries,
and the most recent two had lithium-ion battery packs.

She says they were weak, had inadequate runtime, and the charge and discharge cycle of the battery would go bad after about two years.
And the batteries were almost as expensive as buying a whole new machine.

Bottom Line: If you Buy a cordless weed trimmer, buy two or three battery packs for it and expect to have to swap batteries in the middle of your cutting job. Expect to have to replace the batteries every 2 to 3 years it will cost a significant amount of money, but if you're willing to spend that money that way, you may enjoy the convenience of reliable (and quiet) weed trimming.

 

[sambo77]

If you get one don't get the econo 18 volt. Get a 40 volt.