Black & Decker NST2018 Grass Hog 12-Inch 18-Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer with 2 Batteries
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker NST2018 Grass Hog 12-Inch 18-Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer with 2 Batteries
Customer Review: A great utilitarian instrument!
Summary: 5 Stars
A new era of my life was begun this summer when I bought my own grass trimmer/edger and lawn mower. After five years of hiring one lawn service after another, I decided to mow and tidy my own lawn. Mind you, I am a senior citizen on the young end, a woman, and not a lover of machines with sharp edges that I must handle (not the edges, the machine). Just to make sure I could do this, I borrowed my brother's equipment. He showed me how to use them and I buzzed away.
On July 4th, I declared independence from lawn services by buying my own lawn mower and grass trimmer. I was nervous at first, but now I get out there and have the best time.
Here are the reasons that I like this particular trimmer (Black and Decker 18-volt cordless electric 12-inch Hog String Trimmer/Edger):
1. It is electric! That means no cord! When I was using my brother's corded unit, I kept thinking, wow, the person who invents a cordless unit will make a ton of money.
2. Other reviewers expressed dissatisfaction with the cordless machine because it was not strong enough or didn't last long enough or took too long to charge. Here are my findings:
a. Strong enough to do my job--didn't find this complaint true for me
b. I couldn't believe the unit faded out just as I finished. True, a yard any larger would require more charging.
c. The instructions say to keep the unit on the charger all the time. My unit is always ready to go when I am!
3. One of my biggest complaints about lawn services and one which they totally ignored me concerning was stripping the grass blades to just strings. These poor blades never got over the shock nor did they ever grow again. Since the lower part of my yard slopes, rain water washes the top layer of soil down the yard every time, creating a barren look. I could never get the grass to build up or soil to stay put. There are no stripped blades now!! The same is true wherever they trimmed: along brick edgers, around night lamp, and the area around my gigantic oak tree. Grass now grows right up to the roots which project from the trunk.
When I want to edge, I flip that shield over and edge away. Of course, one should always wear protective goggles.
Another great aspect of this trimmer is its spools of string. When I used my brother's, I had to restring the unit several times because the string became loose. My unit has already-strung spools to go with it. I can't believe how wonderfully this works! And no more bad words!
This trimmer is incredible and works only as well as the person in control! Plus, best bonus--my yard looks great!
Customer Review: A handy backup trimmer but not a primary tool
Summary: 3 Stars
I had a corded trimmer that worked great, but it burned up after 12 years. Since I had a B&D 18v cordless drill, which I love, I thought I'd give this trimmer a try. Now I'm looking to buy a corded trimmer again. I have 120 linear feet of yard for which the edger can't manage sufficiently. Since I can't bump it to unwind more string I end up trying to edge with a single 1 1/2 length of string. I find myself manually removing the cover and unwinding more string. I shouldn't have to do that.
As for trimming, it's great on a fully charged battery, but once the battery gets beyond mid charge, you're wasting your time. It takes me four fully charged batteries to do front and back yard. Now I don't ever have a full battery for my drill.
And, if you buy this, you definitely need to buy the charger that won't burn up your batteries if you leave it on too long. You're going to spend a lot of time charging batteries and you can't afford to forget about them while they're charging.
The tradeoff of being cordless is spending my time going back to the garage to change out batteries.
Customer Review: A powerful edger
Summary: 4 Stars
This the second one of this type I have bought. The last won lasted 6 years. This is better than the last one. More power and lighter too.Customer Review: A very handy tool
Summary: 5 Stars
After using the old Toro corded electric string trimmer, a gift from the previous owner of my house, for two years, I started using this newly bought cordless B&D Trimmer/Edger for a few times now. I found it very handy, capable of speeding up the whole trimming process and powerful enough to get the job done on my 65'x125' lot. I've got to use with only a bit more than a battery to get all the trimming and edging done. The great thing is that I no longer need to drag around two hundred feets of cord as before. A very great tool and highly recommend it for residential use.Customer Review: Absolute Junk. Should be NO STARs
Summary: 1 Stars
Hey There -
I just returned mine after only one use. The box says it will cut 1/2-acre with one charged battery. WHO's 1/2-acre were they cutting?!? Not my lawn, which is less than a 1/2-acre. I had to do half the job one day, recharge both batteries, and finish the job the next day. The spool was out when I'd finished. The box says "Gets The Job Done." It most certainly did not.
I called B&D Customer Service, and they agreed, the battery life is 15 minutes per battery, fully charged (maybe 20 at the most). Is that enough time for YOU to get "the job done"? Not me. I was really excited but it turned out to be a complete bust.