This was the first cordless trimmer and outdoor cordless tool that I have ever purchased and I am glad I did. I’ve always used gas powered trimmers and was happy with them but after dropping it and cracking the case beyond repair I decided to give a cordless trimmer a try. First of all I feel it’s well balanced and just long enough for me, I’m 6’1”. It has plenty of power, I actually didn’t even realize the first year that it has a high and low speed switch besides the variable speed of the trigger. For the first year I has it set on low and it always was fast enough for trimming along the fence and around trees. The only time that I now use the high setting is when I was trying to clear a path in some very tall and thick overgrown grass and weeds. It’s quiet, there’s no gas powered engine making noise, yes you hear the wizzing and the string cutting through the weeds but it’s much quieter than any gas powered trimmer. The battery life is extremely good, I can get a few weeks of trimming two fenced in yards before I need to charge the battery. The folding feature is something that I didn’t think I’d ever use but it’s great for storage or to fit in a trunk of a car. I’ve had this trimmer and the original battery for 4 years and it still works like new. The only annoying issue and the only reason I didn’t give it a five star rating is the auto feed of the string. It works but it’s so sensitive that any time you barely touch the ground it lets some string out to the point that if you’re not careful you are constantly releasing and wasting more string. It took me a long time to get used to it and I still occasionally let sting out when I don’t want to. Loading the string however is very easy, just pull the string through the head and rotate the head, it pulls in and winds the string easily. Overall a great outdoor tool besides the auto string feed, I was so impressed with the performance of this cordless tool that I decided to give a Dewalt leaf blower a try.

Dewalt Weedeater

Bought this week and already regret. You would need 5 or 6 batteries to get through a complete yard.

I bought it second hand from a coworker. I replaced the string cap and have been using it all season. I love this machine. It's strong, the thin string cuts incredibly well through thick grass and tough weeds on low. I rarely need the high speed. Gets through all the trimmings throughout my 1/3 acre property on a 5ah battery. Only complaint hence the 4 stars is it is not well balanced with a 5ah battery. Maybe a 12ah would help, but it gives your forearm a workout. Solid machine