[Shop-talk] Electric String Trimmers

[John Innis]

I have not used the EGO stuff, but if 5ah is the biggest battery they have,
I would not expect much out of them.  The smallest battery I have for my
Dewalt stuff is 6ah, and I only use that one on the drill and impact
driver.  I have a 12ah battery for my string trimmer, and on high mode it
has as much torque as my straight shaft echo SRM-2100.  I also have the
Dewalt chain saw, and I have been very impressed with it.  I used it to cut
down, limb and buck a 25' tree about 8" in diameter. WIth the 12ah battery
it did the job without any struggling and even had about 60% capacity when
done.

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 5:26 PM Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Related topic.  I recently went through this consideration (still don't
> have a new string trimmer or edger) and became convinced that the EGO stuff
> was the best.  Based on reviews and videos - never touched one till I
> ordered it.
>
> I started with their biggest blower, which came with the 5-AH battery and
> a charger.  It's fine, I guess, but unless you push the "Turbo" button it's
> not close to the power of my  50 year old Echo gas blower.  A fast clean-up
> after mowing, using full trigger but not any time in Turbo mode, and I'm
> down to half battery.  If it was leaf season I'd be taking a 1-1/2 hour
> break every 45 minutes.  And I swear it slows down as the battery runs
> down, though maybe that's just my disappointment kicking in.
>
> It was an Amazon purchase and it's going back.  Now I'm not sure the lower
> hassle factor of a battery tool is worth it.  I still need a string trimmer
> and an edger.
>
> Going to the Stihl dealer next, and probably resigning myself to putting
> up with 2-cycle engines for a while more.
>
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