Cordless Power Equipment

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(09-04-2020, 05:38 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've known about it's existence for a while, but always just thought of it as a novelty for the Townhome folk with little, postage stamp yards.  Recently, I was over to a friends house, and I saw he had a cordless weed eater sitting up against the wall.  I asked him how he liked it, he said it was great, and offered to let me give it a try.  I was impressed, so I decided to get myself one.  My gas powered weed eater bit the dust last year (damn ethanol gas), and my corded electric blower that I've had for over 20 years just gave it's last breath this Spring.

I went to my local Lowe's and bought the 80 volt weed eater-blower combo kit.  Let me just say that I'm quite impressed with the performance of these products.  The blower 500 cu/ft of air per minute, it moves some debris..  The weed eater, I walked out into some two foot tall uncut field, and it just started going through it like regular lawn grass.  This performance did come with a cost, the kit cost just over $300, but it also comes with a 5 year warranty on the tools and a 3 year warranty on the battery.

If any of you were contemplating purchasing cordless power equipment, but were skeptical as to how it might perform?  Relax and don't be afraid to get the gas can and cord out of your life.

About a month ago i went out and bought a new cordless mower and weed eater. I went with the 40v to save a little money, just in case i didn't like it. Let me tell you, the mower is absolutely amazing. Quiet, cuts the same as my old gas powered and i can easily get 2 mows of the front and back yard before i charge the battery. The weed eater feels a bit weaker to me but i've only used it on the lower speed. This weekend i'll have to give it a go on the higher speed for a better gauge. I have a few pretty substantial weeds around the fence line in back, so it should get a good workout.