Black & Decker ST7700 13-Inch 4.4 amp Automatic Feed String Trimmer and Edger
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker ST7700 13-Inch 4.4 amp Automatic Feed String Trimmer and Edger
Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
A portion of my yard was not accessible all spring and summer due to construction. The grass and weeds grew to 4' tall. Tried this trimmer and edger, which does not state it is a weed wacker, and did it ever take care of those weeds. The string feeder works great, bought extra spools but did not need them for this job. It is easy to handle (I use a cane) and had no problem at all. No gas smell, not noisy. I cannot say enough good things about this Black & Decker product.Customer Review: First one dead. Next one fine
Summary: 3 Stars
First item dead (refurbished). Return and exchange without incident. Second one works well.Customer Review: Good for light duty edging and trimming
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a small yard - takes me about 20 minutes to mow it - and I was needing something to get the tall grass at the edges of the patio and fence. This fills the bill nicely. It's lightweight and it cuts a good swath through even thick grass, such as bermuda runners that are lapping over into the flowerbeds.
I don't think I'd try to use it for heavy duty, like trimming a whole hillside. It's a lightweight product designed for light duty work. I found that if I ran it for more than a couple of minutes some nasty burning smells came from the motor.
Some other reviewers have complained about the shroud. Does anyone really use the shroud? I always assumed it was just included for liability protection. That way when you lose an eye B+D can't be blamed, because you didn't attach the (completely impractical and unusable) shroud. So yeah, eye protection. I'd also recommend earplugs as well; the high-frequency whine of the motor hurt my ears and I had to pop in some Hearos.
For the price, which is a Jackson as of this writing, I'd buy it again.
Customer Review: Good price, good quality
Summary: 5 Stars
Works as advertised. I particularly like the automatic feeding of the string, no bumping required.Customer Review: Good solid tool
Summary: 4 Stars
This trimmer replaces a B&D ST1000 that died after 7 years. The new trimmer makes short work of our small yard, unlike the old trimmer this one never booges down in heavy grass or anything else for that matters. It does seem to go through string faster, but that may be do to the fact that it is more powerful and faster than our old trimmer. One more thing this trimmer will throw rocks and dirt into the air at very high speed when rotated in edger position, that may be true of any powerful trimmer or this trimmers guard design.