Great quality and ease of use. Bought it as a father’s day gift and he loved it as our old weed eater was on its final leg. The only problem is battery size, but paired with other B&D batteries it’s perfect
Been having this thing for at least 7 or 8 years. Batteries are a bit weaker and had to change the feed spool cover 4 or 5 times but this thing works great. Black and Decker has the most consistent line feed system I have found. Other trimmers I had I was constantly fighting with the feed line. This is the second B&and battery weed eater I have had and my next one will be as well. Only issue is I wish the batteries lasted a bit longer. I can weed eat and blow for about 30 minutes on the 2 batteries.
This is my second black and decker trimmer. The other lasted about 3 years - the cap broke in two. So time to buy a new one. The LST 300 is terrible. It is hard to manage and the line will not advance correctly. this looks like an issue B&D has had with many customers. I am very disappointed.
Response from blackanddecker.comBy Michelle, BLACK+DECKER ® , July 21, 2023
Hello Linda. I appreciate your feedback on the LST300 Trimmer and I'm sorry to hear about the issue you are experiencing. Your satisfaction is our top priority. We will be reaching out to you with the email provided to assist you further.
I bought a new B&D trimmer because the first one failed to feed after years of use. The second time out, the new one does the opposite. It has no control over feeding so I can go through an entire spool, of factory-wound line no less, in as little as 50' of trimming. Grass triggers the auto-feed. It literally just spits it out. I have a corded one that works great, but I need a cordless for the far reaches of my property. I will not be buying another B&D after this experience.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from blackanddecker.comBy Deeris, BLACK+DECKER® Support, August 10, 2022
We appreciate your feedback on the LST300 and are sorry to hear about the issue you are having with your product. Please email us at wecare@sbdinc.com and reference ticket #5154478. We look forward to hearing from you.
This is my 4th Black & Decker Trimmer/Edger in the past 19 years, and my 2nd of this model. All of them have worked great. They're light weight, and perfect for my yard.
Coming from a mechanical engineer, the assembly of the handle is too extremely difficult. There is an easier way to assemble the handle rather than bending and shoving plastic.