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 Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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03/24/24 09:13 PM
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Wylie Jeff
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X2, buy the extra battery. I weed whack a little over 1/4 acre fence line. Much lighter than th gas alternative. JMHO.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 09:16 PM
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uncle_bagster
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I have a Husqvarna that has plenty of power, but I don't know how long it goes on a charge. One thing I like is the head can rotate in either direction.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: uncle_bagster]
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03/24/24 09:20 PM
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hopalong
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I have a Husqvarna that has plenty of power, but I don't know how long it goes on a charge. One thing I like is the head can rotate in either direction. I think I knew her. just sayin. 
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 09:25 PM
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DannyB
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I briefly had a battery powered Echo. I made the mistake of buying the one with the split about mid-shaft where you could put other attachments on it. I found out right quick that hitting it on the ground to advance the line was going to be too hard on it, so got rid of it. I think I would have been almost OK with the Echo with the solid shaft that didn't allow the attachments because the Echo is so easy to re-string. I went back to gas with an Echo and love the re-string process. This thing will mow.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DannyB]
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03/24/24 09:27 PM
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hopalong
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I briefly had a battery powered Echo. I made the mistake of buying the one with the split about mid-shaft where you could put other attachments on it. I found out right quick that hitting it on the ground to advance the line was going to be too hard on it, so got rid of it. I think I would have been almost OK with the Echo with the solid shaft that didn't allow the attachments because the Echo is so easy to re-string. I went back to gas with an Echo and love the re-string process. This thing will mow. the blades I posted eliminate that problem. no bumping allowed, BUB! 
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 09:29 PM
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bradnitro175
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I got the Milwaukee few years ago along with the pole saw, vacuum,chainsaw and blower.good stuff for home use
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: fishmagnet]
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03/24/24 09:45 PM
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Bob Davis
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I love the smell of a two-stroke edger/blower on a Saturday morning!  Exactly. I have a Stihl gas blower, Stihl gas Weed Eater, Stihl chainsaw. Never have a problem starting any of them and they run a long time on a tank of gas.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 10:06 PM
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reeltexan
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Echo. Forget battery. Thank me later.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: Bob Davis]
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03/24/24 10:13 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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I love the smell of a two-stroke edger/blower on a Saturday morning! Exactly. I have a Stihl gas blower, Stihl gas Weed Eater, Stihl chainsaw. Never have a problem starting any of them and they run a long time on a tank of gas. Snob.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 10:14 PM
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Grasshopperglock
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I bought a Ryobi, still in the box from the pawnshop.. Paid a $100 for it. It came with a huge battery.
For light use as in trimming an already nice yard during maintenance. It's absolutely perfect. The string last a while and with the size of my yard. I've never ran the battery dead.
Then the other day it fell off a table while loading with it string. Broke the damn front handle off. But I still use it. Gotta order or make a new one.
Last edited by Grasshopperglock; 03/24/24 10:16 PM.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 10:44 PM
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DavidWhatley
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Well I went with the EGO and like Bob, I have the Sthil weekender, blower and chainsaw. For now the only change will be the weed eater. Thanks everyone, I'm hoping the EGO will be easy enough for the wife to use. After she makes my sandwich of course 😆
"Every man must live with the man that he makes of himself, and the better job he does at molding his character and improving his mind, the better company he will have."
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/24/24 10:46 PM
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Grasshopperglock
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I got the EGO blower. Christmas present from years back.
EGO doesn't play. Really nice stuff.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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03/25/24 12:45 AM
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Oldrabbit
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What he said. The limb saw attachment for it is scary strong.
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: hopalong]
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03/25/24 12:58 AM
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Dave-0
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Ok folks, I've had a Sthil gass weed eater for 25 years, but its come time to move to battery operated. Its just to much for this old mn any more. We have a huge yard, nearly 20,00p sq feet. Give me some suggestions under $300 if possible and able to use for 30 minutes to an hour on one charge. At least .80 line size
skip the line and put one of these on, buy a couple of packs of blades. super fast/easy to replace when one breaks, simple push/pull. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rino-Tu...Grass-Trimmer-Lawn-Edger-16234/100671846mine is on a stihl gas that I use a lot. the blades last a long time in just grass, trees, posts etc. will shorten life expectancy. 100% these! Use them on my stuff as well. And David, get you a few batteries for that EGO, you're going to need them. I had one battery that could barely last long enough for my front yard when I lived in Arlington. Only about 6K sq. ft. Went back to gas because it just couldn't handle it.
Laws won't fix a sin problem. What this world needs is a revival, change of the heart. ~The Skipper
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Re: Battery Weed Eater
[Re: DavidWhatley]
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03/25/24 01:00 AM
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Jeeper92
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I have the Milwaukee weed eater and the blower. Great tools. It’s actually amazing the string trimmer doesn’t use much battery. The blower on the hand likes eat a battery.
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