marsha castillo
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
I just unboxed this item. Out of the box was very easy to put together. The battery came with a partial charge. The blower is very powerful, the grass trimmer is very powerful. I have not read all the instructiond yet, however since I already own E GO chain saw it was very familiar. No more mixing gas and pulling on a cord to get the tool started.I will eventually add other tools to the collection.Highly recommended!
Maintenance Engineer
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2024
September 22, 2024I assembled this machine on April 13, 2024 and started using it shortly thereafter. I bought it to replace my Echo SRM-225 which I have used since June 2013. I bought this particular EGO model after reading great reviews about it. Both devices are used solely at my home.As this is my first battery powered piece of lawn equipment, I wanted to see how it handled several concerns that I had upon making the switch from gasolene to battery power, the first being just how it handled generally. I have to say that it handles very well. It is noticeably lighter than my old Echo and significantly quieter. It does a very good job of cutting the grass in either standard trimming such as along a fence line as well as along mulched areas where I have to hold it upside down. As there are more mulched areas than regular in my yard this second position is important to me and the EGO does very well in both areas. I have to say however that the inverted position is a little more cumbersome to me, but not a deal breaker.The second concern was how the EGO would handle a roughly 920 square foot area beyond the back boundary of my yard that contains weeds alongside a farm field. I go back there several times each summer to clean up the area. The EGO is excellent in this wild service actually better than my gas-powered Echo. This machine really goes after it. There’s more than enough power. It did have some problems with some big (3/8” diameter) Queen Ann’s Lace that I encountered on my most recent time in the field, but for the most part it was up to the task. This is the service where it earned the “BEAST” moniker.The third concern dealt with the auto-feed feature of replacing the line. I’ve only had to do so once so far, but it worked slicker than snot. So much easier to replace than my old Echo ever was.My final concern was battery charge life. There’s more than enough charge in the battery to do my whole yard, including the wild area in the back to do everything on a single charge. It also only takes a short time to fully re-charge. I always do the trimming before running the mowers so when done I put the battery on charge while mowing. It’s always fully ready to go by the time I’m done mowing. I don’t need to keep it on charge when away from the garage. The battery holds the charge very well too. We’ve been having a drought, particularly over the last month or so and I’ve let it set for about 6 weeks. When I used it this past week there was more than enough charge to do the whole yard with no problem.I’m extremely happy with this machine.
Liam
Reviewed in Singapore on January 20, 2024
Really happy with the product and delivery experience
Daniel B
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023
This is a combo of a string trimmer and a blower.The string trimmer works very well and has plenty of power to trim the grass around the house and to use as an edger when turned upside down. As an edger it uses a lot of line. Feeding the line is very easy but I went through all the line it came with just using it twice on my yard which is about 1/3 acre. That said, I still prefer it much over the gas powered one I used to have. No more worrying about the gas/oil leaving stains on clothing or having the fuel lines rot over time. This one also starts every time. Reloading line is a bit tricky but after doing it a couple times it worked well.Blower is amazingly strong, especially in boost mode. In that mode, it’s stronger than my gas blower.It is also well balanced and light.What surprised me the most is the battery life. I used the same 2Ah battery for both trimmer and blower and after using it for about an hour it finally ran out. That is more than I usually need. Battery also seems to charge pretty quickly.Overall, I would recommend this pair. I went with Ego because I am thinking about getting an electric mower as well next year and ego seems to be the best choice for me. I wanted to make sure I get everything from the same brand so I can interchange the batteries.
T. S. New Brunswick
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2022
The only complaint is the battery (2.5 Amp hours) that comes with this unit only lasts 30 minutes. This is fine for smaller properties. I have a large area that takes between 1 and 2 hours to complete. My solution is to purchase a 5 Amp hour battery to use after the 2.5 Ah battery expires and placed on charge in case the 5 Ah battery expires before the job is finished.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2021
L’article a été envoyé après plus du e semaine de délais et dans la f’description il indiquait 2 batterie et il en avait seulement 1 donc très insatisfait du service et encore plus de la description qui correspond à une batterie en moins donc l’offre était très ordinaire
Mr Huskey
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2021
I mow just under 4 acres and so far in two years I've never been able to complete all the trimming that needs to be done each week. Upgrading from a cordless Black and Decker, I am hoping this EGO trimmer is going to be a game changer in my trimming game. This evening was my first time using the EGO trimmer and so far it hasn't been the best of experiences. The line got caught up in the spindle about 15 minutes into trimming. I spent way more time than I should figuring out how to pop open the cap, take out the string and then reload the string. Reloading actually went pretty smoothly once I realized a black spring had fallen out and needed to be put back under the cap. After walking all the way back out to where I left off, the battery ran out about 5 - 10 minutes later. Just guessing but I think that battery lasted about 25 - 30 minutes total on the first charge. But in that half hour I trimmed around way more than I ever could have in a whole week with my old cordless trimmer. I put the battery back on the charger and went back mowing. I saw it was already fully charged when I parked the mower, but it was getting too dark to see to trim. I will have to try my luck with the trimmer again tomorrow.So far I am very impressed with the power of this trimmer. I find this trimmer is very well balanced when using the EGO shoulder strap with it. This is my first straight shaft trimmer and I am already in love with the longer shaft because I don't have to bend over to trim with it (my back says thank you). I used up a lot of string trimming around large rocks before I realized the trimmer has a variable speed trigger and slower speeds used less string. If all goes without complications tomorrow, I will probably change this review to 5 stars.I have ordered a leaf blower with battery and charger for only $10 more than the cost of a buying a spare battery without a charger. Seems like a no brainer choice if a person wants a spare battery for their trimmer. Once that leaf blower comes in I think I'll have more than enough run time to keep up with all my trimming needs.Update (5/18/2021) - After several outings with this trimmer, I will have to say the battery life of a single battery is more than adequate. Having reloaded string in the trimmer a few times, it proves to be super easy now that I have the hang of it. My only gripe would be the trimmer should have come with an included shoulder strap.
Ken Dueck
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2021
Product was shipped promptly and as description.So far this EGO product it is what I’ve expected.