HART 20V 13" Straight Shaft String Trimmer/Edger (1) 20-Volt 4.0Ah Lithium-Ion Battery

The Hart 20-Volt lithium battery String Trimmer/Edger is a perfect alternative to a gas powered or electric models. It comes in a nice very heavy duty dark blue box with all the well written information about this product. Some of the best features of this trimmer is no more priming or smelling fuel, pulling a string to start, finding a long electrical outdoor cord, less noise pollution and very little maintenance. The assembly is a breeze just follow the step by step instructions in the easy to read booklet. It is very light weight, has great balance and a ergonomic design. The handle is adjustable for less stress on the arm and has good length to reach further. It's ideal for the average home owner not for commercial use, but performs better than expected. When trimming the edges of the lawn stand back a few feet you get a better consistent straight manicured look. It seems to have plenty of power for my landscape needs, I have a 1/2 acre piece of property part of it goes up a hillside. The string can get tangled up when trimming dense patches of plant vegetation with heavy stems, just go a little slower. It is a auto feed trimmer and goes through a lot of string. My husband found a way to re sting the spool instead of purchasing a new one when needed. The battery does take 4-5 hours to fully charge but the performance out ways the inconvenience. All in all I like the 2 in 1 combo, the mobility around the yard and the simplicity, just charge the battery, mount it on the trimmer and it's ready to use.

I generally like Hart products, but this does have some quirks. When I first started using this, it was making an unbearable racket. I had it on low power and everytime it made the racket I would release the trigger and see what was happening. This in turn extends the line everytime and it just kept getting longer and longer where it extended past the trimmer guard. After about 15 minutes fiddling around thinking the auto-feed system was broke, I finally thought to put it in high power and see where it went. In summary you need to have this in high power when extending line just so it has enough power to cut the line to length. The other quirk is that the line in the reel may not be wound up properly so it gets stuck. You'll have to grab a flathead and pry the line out so that it can unwind properly. Decent product but with its quirks it's not worth the $128. Unless this was on sale for $99 or less then I wouldn't buy this again.