Hard to believe that a battery powered string trimmer and leaf blower could be so powerful but the Greenworks tag team is it !!!!! Love them and looking forward to some of the other products such as the hedge trimmer and cultivator to make my yard work more simple.......
The bump cap and the spoole cover are both plastic and not as durable as a metal bump cap so be gentle with your trimmer. A few scrapes against the driveway and sidewalk and the entire assembly tends to grind down and fall apart very quickly.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Customer Care, April 25, 2022
Hello Mrc1,
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you are dissatisfied with the quality of the spool and cap. These parts are wearable item and are not covered under the warranty. However, if an item is shipped damaged, we would certainly replace it under the warranty. If you feel this issue is beyond normal wear and tear, please reach out to customer care at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS). We would like the opportunity to speak with you to see if we can find a solution!
Need something other than suburban lawn equipment.
on April 23, 2022
Posted by: rivergait
from rural Far Northern California
Gender:Female
Verified Purchase:Yes
So far, so good. Unlike most gardeners, I am working a 20-acre small ranch. My weed-eating duties are around a zillion trees, veggie boxes, under livestock fences, etc., beyond the lawn mower requirement of suburban homes. It is working!!! And, I got a blower to finish up. Just wish my blower had a vacuum feature to handle loads of thick, heavy oak leaves.
In order to operate this tool, you need to hold two buttons at the same time(as is the same with all trimmers of different brands), but one of the bottons is sort of aiming sideways, and the other is uncomfortably offset. I have long fingers and big hands and its still uncomfortable for me to hold both buttons down at the same time. If not for this design oddity, I would give it 5 stars. I wish the buttons would be aligned better!
Response from greenworkstools.comBy Greenworks, Customer Care, April 21, 2022
Hello tim823,
Always enjoy hearing from our customers. We greatly appreciate your feedback and are glad you had some pros & cons to share with us. We use information like this and work with the various teams within Greenworks to market, design, and sell the products are customers want or need. Thanks again!
We purchased this kit along with the 80v self propelled mower and edger about two weeks ago and are thoroughly impressed so far. These tools are relatively light weight and not obnoxiously loud. My husband has only used them twice so far but is very happy so far and that says alot because I had to do some heavy convincing to get him to agree to battery powdered equipment. They feel pretty sturdy so we hope to get several years use out this blower and string trimmer.
Blower is fantastic; super powerful with good throttle control. Trimmer works well, great bump string feed system. Both, however, are heavy and can fatigue hands or arms before completing the job. They are high quality products with just the small ergonomic issue.
The blower is fantastic, very powerful. The string trimmer is very powerful also, but getting the string advancement hasn't been smooth, still working on the best way to do that.