Posted by Texasmark1 on June 12, 2013 at 04:57:37 from (162.72.24.133):
Nancy,
What did you decide on your battery powered weed eater?
I've been thinking about it. I have several and one is electric. I like it because I can keep it handy to the house. When things need trimming or a touch up, I can just grab it, take a few whacks and put it back in no time. No hassle other than the cord and no big deal.
This am I www'd Ryobi battery powered weedless. I have numerous Ryobi tools that I have had for a dozen years which used to be powered by the 18v Ni-cad batteries. Great tools and no problems with them. However the batteries had limited life and talk about replacement costs...................hang on to your wallet.
So, 6 months ago I needed new batteries and rather than go down the same old path, the tomato worm green ad at HD caught my eye. I read up on it and bought Lithium replacement batteries. A very wise decision.
I'm not going to bore you with details, but they ARE NOT Ni-cad in anything but voltage rating. Well worth the money. I'm impressed with the smallest 18v Lithium battery of theirs available. It's so small AND LIGHT you'd think drill a couple of holes and time for a recharge. Not so. These little suckers just run and run.
As I mentioned earlier, I did have to buy a Lithium charger as the Ni-cad I had for my old batteries will not work with them, could pose a safety hazard, and could damage them. No big deal.
With that said, I pulled up Ryobi string trimmers at HD this am. I noticed that they had 24v heavy duty units and also a newly added 18v. That's great because that gives me a common battery for all my stuff.
Well, the little guy only weighs 10lbs, weight of a large bag of sugar. Not bad. It's adjustable length means that I can extend the shaft to fit my 6'4 frame. It comes with the charger and one battery so you don't have to buy one.
Other neat thing is that it runs on the battery, or you can use it in the conventional manner where you plug it into 115v wall power. Whadda deal!
Going to town Friday and I think I'll stop by and give them a look-see.
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