I realize I'm not a real man if I don't by a Stihl, but I live in a subdivision with a tiny yard. Like literally, it took me an hour to mow my lawn, my neighbors lawn, and edge tonight. My weed eater has pissed me off for the last time, so I threw it on the curb. I'm told that today's electric weed eaters have sufficient power for my needs, including some light edging. Any recommendations? Would prefer to buy from Lowe's as I have a gift card.
I have the Black & Decker that I’ve used for the past few years without issue. I have a 1/3 acre lot and couldn’t be happier with it.
I can do my lawn on one battery, I have the ryobi works well, its nice to have another battery if needed, I have a blower too so two batteries.
I’ve only ever needed the one battery. A single charge can get my fence line, full house, and then the head rotates to do a full edging.
Not seeing a ton out there that come with two batteries unfortunately. How many volts do I want? Kobalt is looking good, five year warranty and I can use my gift card.
Just got the EGO 56v mower and weed eater. I’ve only used it half dozen times but it’s impressive and I like how it does the string/cord.
Got a 20v Black & Decker combo kit from Wallyworld a couple of years back. Came with leaf blower, trimmer, 2 batteries, and a charger. I think it was around $100 back then. One of the better purchases I've ever made. Usually takes both batteries to do my entire yard of trimming and dusting the trimmings off my driveway/sidewalk.
Home Depot has a deal going on for the next day or two. Buy the two pack of batteries for $99 and get any ryobi tool under $89 for free. They have a string trimmer. Worth a look. I bought one of the harbor freight Lynxx branch pruner things a few months ago and it’s been solid. Very happy with it. The Lynxx stuff seems to be a big step up from their usual junk. Pretty sure they have a weed eater version as well.
If you're thinking Ryobi, see if you have one of these places nearby or shop online. 18v batteries for less than $25 a pop. Factory reconditioned stuff much cheaper than retail. I get all my Ryobi stuff there and never had an issue with anything. https://www.directtoolsoutlet.com
I was looking at these things a few weeks ago. How much noise does the electric mower make? Does it jam up easily in tall grass?
Not much noise out of my B&D. Tall/thick grass, sometimes I have to take it down layer by layer, not just start at ground level. Only deal with that when I'm lazy and only weedeat the back yard once a month. Another plus to it is that it's so light weight and easy to use, my wife actually likes to use it, so she ends up doing most of the trimming anyway.
I have a Kobalt but I’m not sure of the voltage. I would look but I keep it at my cabin. What I can tell you is it’s a little off balance compared to my gas echo so using it isn’t as comfortable. It does a great job and the battery last pretty good and mine came with two. You definitely want two batteries no matter whose you buy.
I have the EGO 56v brushless and for my 1ac yard, one battery works no problem. It’s on sale at Home Depot for $149. Plenty of power and pretty well balanced. I was left a cheap B &D trimmer when I moved to my current home and it always needed 2 batteries to finish the job.
I laughed when I saw my EGO mower had headlights, but sure as shit thing is so quiet I could mow at night if I wanted too. I went out of town for a little over a week after fertilizing so when I came back my grass is pretty tall, went right through it no problem with the bag on. It has some sort of technology where it senses taller grass and you can hear the motor spool up.
I had a Ryobi 40V, but had one battery and two chargers go bad. Home Depot and Ryobi both refused to replace. I now have a Kobalt 80V with a 5 year warranty and it is better than the Ryobi in every way. On the lower speed setting I get appx 45 minutes of run time which is fine for doing most of my yard. another plus is that the battery charges in about 30 minutes so if I have more trimming than normal I can just grab a quick lunch and get back at it. Comparing the two the Kobalt 80 V is a little heavier but runs much smoother and even on the lower settings spins faster than the 40V Ryobi, also the Kobalt has little or no felt vibration compared to the Ryobi which is great with my arthritic flippers. Added bonus, all of the Ryobi attachments work with my Kobolt.
