MickinMD ★ Posted June 16, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2019 I have a powerful, gas engine, 0.08" line weed-whacker that approaches 20 lbs in weight and my recovering and cramping-due-to-meds muscles rebel at extended use. Especially after mowing the lawn like yesterday. So I just ordered one of those Worx GT Revolution 20 V trimmers that have been advertised on TV lately. With a $15-off Father's Day sale (thru today, 6/16) at the worx.com site, they're cheaper even after 6% Maryland sales tax and shipping at $102.36 than at Amazon even with free Prime shipping: $119.99 plus probable state sales tax. The 5.3 lb weight, adjustable handles, shaft telescoping from 35-3/4” to 55-1/2” long (I'm 6'3), and the wheels that make it easy to use as edger or a mini-lawnmower are the main attractions for me. It is underpowered if you want to do anything besides grass and not-too-thick weeds, with a single 0.065" line, but since that's all I'd be trimming with extended use, it works for me. If I have something heavier to destroy, I have the gas trimmer. 56% of 61 customer reviews on Amazon gave it 5 stars, so hopefully it will please me. It comes with two rechargeable batteries (one charging while using the other), each of which is good for about 20-30 min. of use according to reviewers on Amazon, It has wheels that can be turned to use it as a trimmer or a mini-mower. It comes with three 10' line spools with "free replacement spools for life," which is a joke since you have to pay $8.93 in shipping and handling for each "free" 6 pack of spools (they only charged $11.61 for shipping for the trimmer including 3 line spools, 2 batteries and a charger). I checked and you can buy your own bulk line and rewind your own like on most trimmers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted June 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 16, 2019 The instructions say, Do Not Use on Sundays. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted June 17, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2019 Mine weigh more than that and are much quieter. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted June 17, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2019 But the jury is still out on how well it will cut, correct? Light weight may be good for your shoulder and hopefully still do a tidy job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted June 17, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, Airehead said: But the jury is still out on how well it will cut, correct? Light weight may be good for your shoulder and hopefully still do a tidy job. Sheep and goats are not always tidy. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted June 17, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 17, 2019 My friend is Phoenix has a lawn service that brings goats a couple times a years. They don’t really have grass per see but they have weeds and brush the goats eat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted June 17, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Airehead said: My friend is Phoenix has a lawn service that brings goats a couple times a years. They don’t really have grass per see but they have weeds and brush the goats eat. There is a guy around Pittsburgh who has a business renting a herd of goats to clear brush. On the steep inclines the goats are right at home, but machinery doesn't work worth a damn. I don't know how he contains them to the site they're meant clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 17, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 17, 2019 I miss Parodybot, he could have started a great thread about his five pound tallywhacker. Only a robot could make it work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted June 17, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 17, 2019 My gas one died, so after three dead gas weed eaters in my garage. I went with a Ryobi 40V. All my universal attachments work, though the edger you have to be gentle or it will bog down and kick out a thermal protection. But the tiller attachment works good and so does the brush cutter blade. Best part, it starts every time I pull the trigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted June 17, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 17, 2019 I look forward to the reviews - the unboxing one and the one year later one - to see if, as I would worry, it doesn't live up to the infomercial's hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted June 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Airehead said: But the jury is still out on how well it will cut, correct? Light weight may be good for your shoulder and hopefully still do a tidy job. Yeah, I'm rolling the dice and am hoping the reviews are true that said stuff like, "Don't expect this to replace a gas powered weed whacker with this but I got through all the easy grass the mower couldn't get on my one acre property easily with this trimmer and the two provided batteries." That's about all I want out of it on my 1/4 acre property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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