American Gardener YS24 YardStick 10-Inch 24-Volt Cordless String Trimmer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of American Gardener YS24 YardStick 10-Inch 24-Volt Cordless String Trimmer
Customer Review: Excellent line trimmer for women and first time users!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love it! It arrived a few weeks ago, and it was easy to put together, charge, and use. I have never before used a line trimmer, but this was a very positive experience for me. The weight is not too bad and the batterly lasts longer than I needed it to. I have used it three times and am very happy with my purchase. It cuts through everything I need it too, including some heavy weeds and even accidently took down one of my giant sunflowers! I think it's a great tool, especially for women and first time users.Customer Review: Excellent trimmer
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched cordless trimmers and felt this one was the best from reading other reviews. This trimmer had enough power out of the box to do my small yard, and I have since used it on another large yard where I ran it until it ran out of power. I was impressed by how long it lasted and the power it had to cut thick overgrown grass. It doesn't have the power of a gas model but the convenience of not having to deal with the gas and the amount of the power it had more than makes up for it. I would highly recommend this product for homeowners with a moderate size of yard.Customer Review: Finally a weedeater I can use
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a small woman, and I just could not use those gas weedeaters. They were too bulky and heavy for me to pack and I had trouble pulling the cord to get them started. I'd heard bad things about the electric models, so I didn't even bother trying those.
Although this is not lightweight, it is not unmanageable for short periods of time. I do quite well with it actually.
You have to have a place to screw the charger into a wall and the trimmer hangs up nicely out of the way, while charging.
I just love it! The cost to replace the batteries are $25.00, if that issue ever comes up. I hope it lasts because I really needed a weedeater like this.
Customer Review: First-class product - but read the instructions - and dump the line!
Summary: 5 Stars
Last year I retired my gas trimmer (too many expensive tune-ups, noisy, polluting, keeping 2T fuel a nuisance ) and bought the YardStick. It does an excellent job on my small lawn, and I have even used it for clearing long grass on a steep bank that I am attempting to reclaim (it worked, but was struggling somewhat). Contrary to other reviewers, I don't find it heavy or badly balanced, and it has two huge advantages. The first is the quick head rotation, switching from edging to trimming instantly. The second is the guide wheel, just above the spool, which allows me to maintain sharp edges without "wandering" into the lawn proper. But two cautions. The first is that it is fully mounted into the charging bracket when it is off-vertical! If you put it on vertically, see a green light and think you're alright, you'll be disappointed. Make sure it's slightly tilted and showing a red light, and you'll get a long running time per charge. The second is that it is definitely not an edging tool. Form your edges with a proper cutting tool, and then use the YardStick to maintain them, or you'll be frustrated by the slow progress and will use line by the mile (I pull out the line manually fairly frequently, and so avoid the nuisance of rethreading after a break). I strongly recommend this trimmer, without hesitation.
2010 updates: First: many reviewers complain about short battery life. See my comment above about the counter-intuitive way of plugging it in for recharging. Second: I have just bought my second Yardstick (batteries died on the first one, after a lot of hard use). The line broke every few feet of edging. Remedy: throw away the line that comes with the machine, and replace with 0.080" commercial grade shaped line (standard bulk supply from Home Depot). Today I completed my edging with no breaks, compared to 10 with the line supplied.
Customer Review: Fits My Needs Perfectly
Summary: 4 Stars
Grass trimmer is perfect for a quick follow-up trim on edging around the house. I have a very high maintenance yard with multiple high-end gas mowers and trimmers, but this trimmer compliments the others due to its quick-no hassle touchups around the house. There is absolutely NO hassle as the line never sticks or breaks inside the head. However, keep in mind this is only good for short 15 minute runs and limited to thin grass. The motor is not powerful and there is only a single line off the head, but this is OK for how I use it. One thing I would like added by manufacturer is a quick change secondary battery. The charge time is very long.