DEWALT FLEXVOLT 60V MAX 16in. Brushless Cordless Battery Powered Chainsaw, Tool Only

I have mostly enjoyed this trimmer over the last couple seasons aside from the mediocre guard but it has decent power and is perfect for my smallish yard. Like many others have stated, I was in the middle of trimming and all of a sudden I see smoke, boom dead. I have been careful to keep the vents clean and grass from being wrapped around the head. Upon disassembly I see the motor windings are mostly black and appear to have shorted. Disappointing because I am fully committed to the Dewalt line both professionally as a mechanic and for home lawn use. I might fix this one or go back to gas. But now that I’ve seen the other failures it just appears to be a failure waiting to happen.

Not your normal dewalt reliability, only 9 months old and like other have said started smoking i removed the battery waited an hour put battery in and it is a paperweight now so 😔 not what I am use to with the dewalt name. I have drills and saws and grease guns impacts cutting wheels and this is a first for me with dewalt ..... hopefully they stand behind the name

By the time I’d purchased my first house three years ago I had already become well acquainted with the superiority that Flexvolt power tools brought to the table. From my miter saw to my Hammer Drill and my Mud Mixer, all of the Flexvolt power tools that I’d acquired up until that point have proven to be superior options over pretty much anything gas powered or corded. Therefore I knew that going into the battery powered Outdoor Power Equipment transition it only made sense to opt for Flexvolt over all else. I recall searching for this String Trimmer for a couple of weeks before I was able to find this specific model. Having already acquired a reasonable number of Flexvolt batteries by that point I knew that I would have great coverage in the power category. The preceding uses have been nothing short of amazing and have overall exceeded my expectations as to what a String Trimmer should do. Especially a battery powered String Trimmer. General maintenance has been the only thing that I’ve had to make sure to keep up with. Keeping the rotating head area clear of debris and things that can get bound underneath it is critical for optimal performance. After about a year of owning the String Trimmer I started to notice that I couldn’t get the line to feed consistently. I was able to find a couple of videos online of people experiencing similar issues and I was able to take the rotating head off and clean the small amount of built up grass away from the shaft. Afterwards, I sprayed the area with WD-40 and then I reassembled everything and I haven’t had the same issue in the two years since. This thing has been an absolute lifesaver in helping me to make sure that my yard stays on point and presentable at all times. Reloading string or the ease of doing so is certainly one of the key benefits to this string trimmer. Just be sure to remember that a little goes a long way. The battery life is also exceptional as I’m able to use about one battery pack per month at the most. The most persistent gripe that I’ve heard from other owners of this String Trimmer is that it doesn’t accept the big 15Ah battery pack. After a handful of years of consistent use I can assure you that you don’t need the 15Ah battery pack for this tool at all.

When this trimmer works its great! Unfortunately I've had quite a few issues with mine especially for how little runtime it has. I think this would be an option for anyone with a smaller city lot, however if you have much trimming to do it easily goes through a 9ah battery in under 30 minutes. My first failure with it was with the quick load spool, I replaced that and now a couple of months later the motor smoked and stopped working all together. I will look for something "heavier duty" to replace this, if you don't need long runtimes and don't contend with much more than grass this might still work for you.