I have to agree, I have not known anyone to have a battery-operated trimmer that was worth its weight. Interestingly some of the newer battery-operated mowers seem to do well I gather. Not sure they'd do well in my yard since we do need a self-propelled mower for my wife and the grass can be pretty thick in places. I'd love to see a day where you could use the same battery pack to run your mower, blower, and trimmer. That would really be nice. On May 10, 2009, at 9:38 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> > > I don't know of any good battery powered models yet. In order to > gain the extra run time the battery is going to have to weigh a good > bit and if starting a gas unit is hard, think of lugging a big > battery around the yard. > > The best weight to power will come in the electric models. Of course > you have to drag a cord along to run the silly thing. I'd still opt > for a gas model at this time. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:43 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Lawn Trimmer > > Hi all, > > Our old gas powered lawn trimmer decided today that it wanted to > meet it's > maker so it died. My wife wants a battery powered trimmer this time > so she > doesn't need me to start it for her when she wants to do the lawn. > When we > purchased our last lawn mower, she insisted on an electric start > mower for > the same reason. I'm beginning to feel a little obsolete. The last > battery > powered unit we owned was a real piece of junk. It was underpowered > and > needed to be recharged every twenty minutes or so. It had a ni-cad > battery > that lasted two or three seasons before it would no longer hold a > charge. > Does anyone have a battery operated unit they can recommend? I'm > told that > many of the units now run on lithium ion batteries that are much > improved > over the old units. I looked at a couple of units but they struck me > as > very poorly built and not worth the asking price. Any > recommendations would > be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > Take care, > > Ed Przybylek > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
