I bought an Ego trimmer based on your recommendation. I used it about 15 times before it stopped working. The motor control module went out. EGO refused to live up to the warranty. They would not replace nor repair my trimmer. Complete failure.
I use the Greenworks commercial 82v trimmer, model 82ST151 with the 4ah battery. It is very good, it lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes and charges in 30 minutes. It only weighs 13 pounds with the battery.
I bought a ego trimmer, used it 3 times, was $170. I didn't buy the line eq version just basic. I like the power, but there are 2 things I don't like. The 2.5ah battery lasts me about 25 minutes and when you put it on charger right after using the weed trimmer, I have to wait about 15 minutes for the battery to cool down before charger will charge. Otherwise i like the ego.
We bought the Ego Professional on your recommendation and are glad we did. No LineIQ or autoloader but we cut and load the line in less than five minutes so we're okay. We use the two large batteries from the four-year old lawnmower and a smaller battery from their blower. They don't charge as fast as we use them up when using the Middle speed. That's not good when we're trimming all day so we have to split up tasks into two-hour segments. The design is excellent and very powerful. The large batteries are quite heavy but by the time we finally found and attached a knapsack strap our bodies had strengthended enough that we didn't need it anymore. Thank you for the comparisons. You set them up well.
I use a .155" string on an aftermarket head and low gear on the Dewalt attachment capable. It barely wears against brick, concrete, or wire fence. Bludgeons the grass out of the way. Messy, but functional and I can get up close to my agricultural buildings and fence without chewing up line.
I had the ego and had nothing but problems with line feeding. Exchanged it for their top model with Kevlar pole and again same feeding issues. I won’t go back to ego.
Ive owned an Ego line IQ for 3 yrs and use it a lot and love it. Auto line feed works for me quickly and easily 98% of the time with no issues and its still rated tops with consumers, for auto line feeding trimmers
I'm still on my first battery charge and the string line doesn't feed. I give this review a failing grade. Never buy another EGO based upon reviews from actual EGO owners I have spoken to.
I have the single battery M18 myself. I only use for light to medium thick brush/grass but I’ve been absolutely surprised at how well it powers through most anything and being only 18v nominal vs many other brands twice that voltage.
I have the ego line iq with power head and I love it except it will get down to 1-2 inches before it adds more line I also have sthil fs131 gas and the ego is more powerful. Biggest downside to the ego is weight,I added the backpack battery holder so that’s no longer an issue. I now have many ego products edger,push mower,blowers and after owning them for 3+ years now I’ve had zero problems with batteries or equipment.
I own the Ego snow thrower shovel and was wondering if those batteries work with the trimmers? In fact I think the shovel came with 2 batteries. Not at home right now so can look at them though.
In 2030, when solid-state batteries are applied, a 72V or higher saw blade for mountain use is required. X-lock system for quick blade and circular saw blade changes
Echo batteries are trash and they change battery form factors too often. Both of my batteries are defective now and I’m forced to find something else because they don’t sell the batteries anymore. 58v and only 7 years old. Batteries were flakey from the start, but I could always push the button on battery to reset the issue and get it going again, until I couldn’t anymore.
Avoid Ego. My battery died after a year after purchasing. Replacement died after 2 and now they are saying tough luck that it's outside warranty. My string trimmer went down and it took 3 months to fix. It seems customer service has gotten pretty bad over the last 8 years I have used their stuff.
This is my issue with Ego. Really great product, unless something happens. Their customer support was horrid to deal with and I ended up waiting almost 5 months to get mine fixed and returned.
@@Thatbeardedguy86 Same. The company they had doing the service work said they were going to stop carrying their products because the frequency they are breaking. They use to be pretty good. Lately that has changed unfortunately.
You see these companies would be better off standing behind their product in the long term. Because in this comment section it’s the first thing I see. And I will never buy their product.
i picked up that skil kit for 119$ on amazon. seems like a good deal for a 40v trimmer. plus i had 60$ in amazon gift cards to spend. I think people are sleeping on skil. The Same people that makes ego makes Skil etc.
Whichever weed whacker is compatible w Terre rotary scissors is the best brand or which ever weed whacker brand has its own brand of rotary scissors is also the best brand. Dewalt weed whacker is one of the best brand, but does not have their own brand of its rotary scissors attachment like tht of the Milwaukee brand weed whacker.
Thinking of this one. How is the balance and overall ergonomics? Currently you have the 18v attach capable ones but I'm thinking of just getting the dedicated 40v whisper
Surprisingly it's an exact copy of the Ryobi. Watched abother video where the guy shows how they r made by same company. They just made the batteries slightly different so you can't enter change them. Seriously the Hart isn't bad from what he said. It's the exact same as the Ryobi from head to motor. Triggers r even the exact same and hart Hart has hi low switch Ryobi doesn't
I had a ryobi for roughly 5yrs worked for what I needed it for. But now it won’t hold the batteries correctly so the connection breaks and it stops. I’m thinking of getting the Milwaukee but not 100% sold on it yet
@@mustang2433 i hate gas trimmers with a burning passion. they are the most troublesome,dirty,finnicky, annoying machines i've had to deal with. I have just never heard anyone go back to gas after electric. Why??
@@looking_33 well gas isn’t for everyone my gas trimmer starts easy I can get more done on one tank of fuel then I could with my electric I’m not saying electric is bad it’s just when I have to do heavy work with it it doesn’t keep up with the gas and when I was looking at getting a bigger battery for my ego the battery was 300 for a 5ah and a new STIHL gas was 220 and after I felt the power difference and that I could get so much more done I never when back my ego just sits in my shed now it’s a nice string trimmer but for me the gas is just way way better
I bought an Ego trimmer based on your recommendation. I used it about 15 times before it stopped working. The motor control module went out. EGO refused to live up to the warranty. They would not replace nor repair my trimmer. Complete failure.
I use the Greenworks commercial 82v trimmer, model 82ST151 with the 4ah battery. It is very good, it lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes and charges in 30 minutes. It only weighs 13 pounds with the battery.
I bought a ego trimmer, used it 3 times, was $170. I didn't buy the line eq version just basic. I like the power, but there are 2 things I don't like. The 2.5ah battery lasts me about 25 minutes and when you put it on charger right after using the weed trimmer, I have to wait about 15 minutes for the battery to cool down before charger will charge. Otherwise i like the ego.
We bought the Ego Professional on your recommendation and are glad we did. No LineIQ or autoloader but we cut and load the line in less than five minutes so we're okay. We use the two large batteries from the four-year old lawnmower and a smaller battery from their blower. They don't charge as fast as we use them up when using the Middle speed. That's not good when we're trimming all day so we have to split up tasks into two-hour segments. The design is excellent and very powerful. The large batteries are quite heavy but by the time we finally found and attached a knapsack strap our bodies had strengthended enough that we didn't need it anymore.
Thank you for the comparisons. You set them up well.
I use a .155" string on an aftermarket head and low gear on the Dewalt attachment capable. It barely wears against brick, concrete, or wire fence. Bludgeons the grass out of the way. Messy, but functional and I can get up close to my agricultural buildings and fence without chewing up line.
I had the ego and had nothing but problems with line feeding. Exchanged it for their top model with Kevlar pole and again same feeding issues. I won’t go back to ego.
me either; gave my ego trimmer away.
Ive owned an Ego line IQ for 3 yrs and use it a lot and love it. Auto line feed works for me quickly and easily 98% of the time with no issues and its still rated tops with consumers, for auto line feeding trimmers
I've read reviews about string feeder not releasing string. Is that a bump release or automatic release?
Mine was a bump
I'm still on my first battery charge and the string line doesn't feed. I give this review a failing grade. Never buy another EGO based upon reviews from actual EGO owners I have spoken to.
I have the single battery M18 myself. I only use for light to medium thick brush/grass but I’ve been absolutely surprised at how well it powers through most anything and being only 18v nominal vs many other brands twice that voltage.
Love my M18 single battery string trimmer. Lots of power and I have quik lok and have several attachments. Love the versatility.
Just bought mine over the weekend, and I agree with both of u. Love it so far.
You mentioned combination tool. Did I miss the review? I didn’t see it in the video.
Sure would have liked to see some of HUSQVARNA's battery string trimmers tested against them all too.
I have the ego line iq with power head and I love it except it will get down to 1-2 inches before it adds more line
I also have sthil fs131 gas and the ego is more powerful.
Biggest downside to the ego is weight,I added the backpack battery holder so that’s no longer an issue.
I now have many ego products edger,push mower,blowers and after owning them for 3+ years now I’ve had zero problems with batteries or equipment.
I own the Ego snow thrower shovel and was wondering if those batteries work with the trimmers? In fact I think the shovel came with 2 batteries. Not at home right now so can look at them though.
@@shadyrebob5999 all ego batteries work with all ego products from trimmers to riding mowers to the dirt bike thing
Agree the only downside for me with Ego is it weighs to much :(
In 2030, when solid-state batteries are applied, a 72V or higher saw blade for mountain use is required.
X-lock system for quick blade and circular saw blade changes
Thanks
Do any of these models work with universal attachments? I didn't see that covered.
I need charts!!
The most powerful trimmer is the Ego stx 4500. That thing is insane!!
Yes, no contest.
I just got mine last fall and it didn't get much use during leaf cleanups. It will be interesting to see how it performs with thick spring growth.
wonder how it does against my Greenworks 80volt?
I'm curious about the performance of the Senix X6 product
Thank you for your review. Blessings to you.
In the field you will need to bring inverter and extra 12v car battery to charge more than one electric tool battery
See that mouse at 00:50 - 00:52
Good catch, another commenter saw the fleeing mouse running for its life, and we laughed our heads off when we looked back and saw it 😂😂😂
@@Protoolreviews LUV U Guys, but terrorizing poor critters? Not cool! 🙄 😯 🤣
Run Willard Run!
@@ProtoolreviewsI'm curious how little rpm everyone has and who can be put on a medicine knife why don't you talk about it
What happened to RYOBI 40V HP
“Answer the Question”. Spoken with German accent ( X Files )
Did you try out the Ego commercial 17.5 inch? Does it compare to the Milwaukee 17 inch?
No 60v dewalt?
Definitely the best one out still imo
Pretty sure they shown/tested only the standalone/non attachment string trimmers. Def top 2 attachment capable trimmer though.
STIHL!! 🇺🇲👍
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Echo batteries are trash and they change battery form factors too often.
Both of my batteries are defective now and I’m forced to find something else because they don’t sell the batteries anymore.
58v and only 7 years old.
Batteries were flakey from the start, but I could always push the button on battery to reset the issue and get it going again, until I couldn’t anymore.
Skil is good
Avoid Ego. My battery died after a year after purchasing. Replacement died after 2 and now they are saying tough luck that it's outside warranty. My string trimmer went down and it took 3 months to fix. It seems customer service has gotten pretty bad over the last 8 years I have used their stuff.
This is my issue with Ego. Really great product, unless something happens. Their customer support was horrid to deal with and I ended up waiting almost 5 months to get mine fixed and returned.
@@Thatbeardedguy86 Same. The company they had doing the service work said they were going to stop carrying their products because the frequency they are breaking. They use to be pretty good. Lately that has changed unfortunately.
Great comment. They should put each of their customer service at a test.
I have had 2 ego batteries fail. Both came with a kit that I bought with the string trimmer. About 5 years old.
You see these companies would be better off standing behind their product in the long term. Because in this comment section it’s the first thing I see. And I will never buy their product.
i picked up that skil kit for 119$ on amazon. seems like a good deal for a 40v trimmer. plus i had 60$ in amazon gift cards to spend. I think people are sleeping on skil. The Same people that makes ego makes Skil etc.
Not a bad deal at all! And you are correct, Chervon is the name of their parent company.
What about ryobi
Whichever weed whacker is compatible w Terre rotary scissors is the best brand or which ever weed whacker brand has its own brand of rotary scissors is also the best brand. Dewalt weed whacker is one of the best brand, but does not have their own brand of its rotary scissors attachment like tht of the Milwaukee brand weed whacker.
Ryobi whisper 17" string trimmer with 6ah battery is a beast.
Thinking of this one. How is the balance and overall ergonomics? Currently you have the 18v attach capable ones but I'm thinking of just getting the dedicated 40v whisper
Can we talk about one that is good for us short women lol
Dewalt 60v > m18x2
Agreed. My Dewalt 60v is stronger than the gas trimmer it replaced.
any one works good battery doesn't last enough and it dies quickly i almost get fired cause of the not efficient battery tools
Woow❤❤😮😮
Where's the Hart trimmer
At Walmart
😂😂😂
Surprisingly it's an exact copy of the Ryobi. Watched abother video where the guy shows how they r made by same company. They just made the batteries slightly different so you can't enter change them. Seriously the Hart isn't bad from what he said. It's the exact same as the Ryobi from head to motor. Triggers r even the exact same and hart Hart has hi low switch Ryobi doesn't
Don't buy Ryobi its no good quality and there motors are not good and will overheat and die.
I had a ryobi for roughly 5yrs worked for what I needed it for. But now it won’t hold the batteries correctly so the connection breaks and it stops. I’m thinking of getting the Milwaukee but not 100% sold on it yet
Used a Ryobi rechargeable mower in 1994 I guess their quality still hasn't changed not to mention battery powered is not much better in 30 years
@@daviddamora232I use my ryobi for the past 4 years and I buy a 6amp battery no problem
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Aint no way im paying over 400 dollars for a weed trimmer! If they want us to go green then make it affordable!
then you will have to trim the grass with your teeth
After using electric for 4 years then using a gas string trimmer I won’t go back to electric
Why?
I don't understand how anyone could have this opinion
@@looking_33 what do you mean
@@mustang2433 i hate gas trimmers with a burning passion. they are the most troublesome,dirty,finnicky, annoying machines i've had to deal with. I have just never heard anyone go back to gas after electric. Why??
@@looking_33 well gas isn’t for everyone my gas trimmer starts easy I can get more done on one tank of fuel then I could with my electric I’m not saying electric is bad it’s just when I have to do heavy work with it it doesn’t keep up with the gas and when I was looking at getting a bigger battery for my ego the battery was 300 for a 5ah and a new STIHL gas was 220 and after I felt the power difference and that I could get so much more done I never when back my ego just sits in my shed now it’s a nice string trimmer but for me the gas is just way way better
EGO = PISS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!