Electric weed eaters

[kingjason]

ive got the black&decker battery powered weedeater. Its bout same size as a gas powered one, and works very well. ive had it for 2 years with lots of use. I bought an extra battery in the event im in the middle of trimming, it runs out of juice ive got one in reserve. uses same batteries as the Drills do. I highly reccommend it. from what i understand they also have edging attachments for it too.

Mine lasted 5 years and just this year the head busted on it. I guess it depends on the size of the yard. Between that and my reel mower I have been spoiled by the lack of noise.

[Redd]

Electric or gas? I know you can control gas, but every electric I've used (which is not many) was either on full speed or off unless you wanted to pulse all day.

gas

[grove rat]

when i was growing up i bought a used electric one for super cheap, it was almost free. after realizing how much it sucked having to move the small extension cord we had i went and bought the longest one i could find/afford and never had a problem after that. my parents house is pretty small though

anyway, when i get a house i am doing it the right way and going the 2165turborail way!

[Tyrone Biggums]

Problem solved. Perfect ratio mix. No ethanol, so no ethanol related problems.Two year shelf life.

[03mustangdude]

black and decker 18v one is badass love the thing no problems and works better than my neighbors gas one.

[bard]

Problem solved. Perfect ratio mix. No ethanol, so no ethanol related problems.Two year shelf life.

And only $20+ a gallon!!!

[03trubluGT]

I just don't want to mess with gas, and the electric ones seem to last longer. There's no spilling, no leaking, no pull starting.

[grove rat]

I just don't want to mess with gas, and the electric ones seem to last longer. There's no spilling, no leaking, no pull starting.

that's why i never bothered with a gas. by the time they have them started and ready to use i have already been weedeatin' for 10 minutes

[Redd]

problem is many dont maintain the gas weed eaters. My craftsman starts on the 1st or 2nd pull each time.

[bjtheman1]

I'm glad this thread was posted. I bought a Black & Decker 18V Cordless from Lowes, it was like $84.99 and I had a 10% off coupon too. Came with 2 batteries.

Today made the 2nd time I've used it and I'm glad I got it!

Pro's:
Lighter than my Bolens gas weedeater
Ease of use...as a weedeater or edger
Press a button and you're going
Can knock out everything with 1 fully charged battery

Con's:
Battery Life- I would recommend you charge the battery fully before needed, I didn't do that today and had to switch out half way

Main thing I like is the edging feature, so easy to use and it does a great job

[Redd]

Meh, edge with a gas one as well..