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UX1 18v cordless grass trimmer $49 at Bunnings Warehouse. Down from $79.
EDIT: This was at Carlingford NSW Bunnings Warehouse
UX1 Cordless Grass Trimmer $49 at Bunnings Warehouse
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Are these any good? I usually borrow a petrol trimmer but wouldn't mind my own for lawns/weeds
Cheapo cordless trimmer is likely to be gutless at best. If at all possible, even just a regular 240V plug in unit will be considerably better for the money (and will last longer, because batteries will die).
I'd tend to agree, but I just realised yesterday using my XU1 angle grinder I bought in 2001 for $19 is still working beautifully (chorded, not battery). I'm always doing bathroom, kitchen reno's, carports, fences, etc etc. Money well spent. Sadly I also have a new Bosch that is unused. The XU1 was never meant to last this long. Maybe hope for this!
That confirms my point though :) Corded will last longer. If that had been a cordless angle grinder the battery would have died a decade ago.
Considering its 18v battery, you probably can't expect too much out of it. Couple of corner or edge grass is fine I guess. You can always try it out and return if it does not serve the purpose.
OP, which Bunnings?
It was a Carlingford NSW. Added to post thanks.
Any deals on petrol ones?
Never get Cordless trimmer. You will sick use it.
Never get Cordless trimmer. You will sick use it.
Why? Your statement reeks of ignorance. Even the smaller cordless trimmers do the job for small areas and once you get to units like the ego 56v brushless models you are close to petrol power with variable speed and long battery life.
Yerp.. As a Ryobi 36v user.. I can't see myself ever going back to petrol unless I suddenly become a council worker
you are close to petrol power with variable speed and long battery life.
No you aren't.
No you aren't.
Yet another ignorant comment from someone who thinks his two stroke is the best.
Please explain how a battery powered trimmer has similar power and long battery life?
And where did I mention anything about 2 stroke?
Plus the fact you voted my comment down shows you don't have a clue if you think battery powered even comes close to petrol.
Please explain how a battery powered trimmer has similar power and long battery life?
I just did and gave an example. All you have done is show your ignorance of brushless motors and all things electric.
Plus the fact you voted my comment down shows you don't have a clue if you think battery powered even comes close to petrol.
I didn't vote you down and I have experience with both. I suppose you think electric cars have slow acceleration as well.
I just did and gave an example.
All you did was post a brand and model, doesn't prove anything.
Nor are batteries anywhere near as advanced as what would be required for portable garden tools to match petrol, see my reply below.
I suppose you think electric cars have slow acceleration as well.
Totally different, electric cars have huge battery packs and don't have to worry about portability.
Garden tools do, and small battery packs cannot have a hope in hell in coming close to the power of a petrol engine.
Battery-powered garden tools have a few advantages over petrol, but power and running time aren't two of them.
All you did was post a brand and model, doesn't prove anything.
Look it up for yourself, plenty of commercial operators using battery powered nowadays.
Nor are batteries anywhere near as advanced as what would be required for portable garden tools to match petrol, see my reply below.
Utter rubbish, a 2.5Ah battery can do all the trimming on a >600m block on half a charge and a 4Ah battery mulches all the lawns on around 70% of a charge.
You keep showing how ignorant you are.
Totally different, electric cars have huge battery packs and don't have to worry about portability.
LOL…. Of course electric cars have limitations on battery size and weight. The point i was making is that electric motors are incredibly efficent and brushless converts nearly the energy with minimal wastage unlike petrol power.
Garden tools do, and small battery packs cannot have a hope in hell in coming close to the power of a petrol engine.
Uhm yeah sure…..
Battery-powered garden tools have a few advantages over petrol, but power and running time aren't two of them.
How much power do you need to mow a lawn or trim the edges? Most cordless gear 36v and higher has heaps to do the job.
My 56v gear has power and running time, time to pull your head out of the sand.
And no maintenance required…. Or any petrol.
plenty of commercial operators using battery powered nowadays.
LoL, you've got to be kidding, never seen a commercial or professional using battery-powered anything apart from their phone, ever.
Show me one "commercial operator" that uses them, if they do all you say there should be a few of them?
LoL, you've got to be kidding, never seen a commercial or professional using battery-powered anything apart from their phone, ever.
Wow and I bet you've never seen a tradie use a cordless power tool, drop saw or anything else.
Show me one "commercial operator" that uses them, if they do all you say there should be a few of them?
Here's one, plenty more in the USA.
plenty more in the USA.
Why don't they use them here then?
Of all the commercial operators around, and the one you found via Google is a US company who caters to a niche clientele?
If they were so effective and so good, pretty much every operator would be using them.
Why don't they use them here then?
They do, check your glasses.
Of all the commercial operators around, and the one you found via Google is a US company who caters to a niche clientele?
What part of .au don't you understand. I gave you an example of an Australian operation.
If they were so effective and so good, pretty much every operator would be using them.
Stop being obtuse. I said they were already at a level where for home use they match petrol units and they were even in use by commercial mowing services. Clearly they do require recharging but this can be done between jobs and by having additional batteries and there are many benefits like noise (can be used extended hours), pollution etc. The cost will be slightly more but many people will pay the little extra for the benefits.
They do, check your glasses.
You found one niche operator, that's not "plenty of commercial operators".
I've never seen a professional using battery-powered, but I've seen dozens of them using petrol-powered.
there are many benefits like noise
I don't dispute there are benefits, but power and runtime are not two of them.
It was your claim that they are close to petrol that I disputed.
You found one niche operator, that's not "plenty of commercial operators".
You asked me for one example of a commercial operation using only cordless equipment which I did and now you call them niche……
I've never seen a professional using battery-powered, but I've seen dozens of them using petrol-powered.
So what, the change is coming slowly.
I don't dispute there are benefits, but power and runtime are not two of them.
It was your claim that they are close to petrol that I disputed.
They are close to petrol, for residential use there is little difference from petrol now. If I fit the 7Ah battery to my EGO 38cm brushless trimmer I will get more runtime then my old Stihl 2 stroke trimmer and far as power goes no difference.
And commercial operators are starting to use them as well.
But keep your head in the sand and remain ignorant of all the advances out there in the world. Must be hard being a Luddite but I guess opposing anything new saves having to learn.
You asked me for one example of a commercial operation using only cordless equipment which I did and now you call them niche
Because that's exactly what they are, niche.
Your claim was that they were mainstream or so close that professionals use them, when nothing could be further from the truth.
But keep your head in the sand and remain ignorant of all the advances out there in the world.
It can't just be me, none of the pros use them, they all must be sticking their heads in the sand.
If they were so close to petrol, landscapers and people with mowing runs would be all over them.
The reason that professionals don't use them is because they lack the power of petrol.
You trying to argue otherwise is just laughable.
Because that's exactly what they are, niche.
Using your logic electric cars area niche as well but they are taking a larger share all the time.
It can't just be me, none of the pros use them, they all must be sticking their heads in the sand.
So now none of the pros use them despite me posting proof some do…
If they were so close to petrol, landscapers and people with mowing runs would be all over them.
At least half the cars on the road could be replaced by electric cars so why haven't they? Is it because of the cost of entry compared to petrol? People sticking their head in the sand? Being new to the market?A combination of all three?
The reason that professionals don't use them is because they lack the power of petrol.
Utter rubbish. It's the cost of entry, change to operation by having to charge batteries between jobs, slightly higher ongoing costs in the short term and lack of knowledge.
You trying to argue otherwise is just laughable.
Another blanket ignorant statement.
"Don’t be fooled by the small size of the electric motor. The torque in our battery-driven machines is higher than in many petrol-fuelled ones. This has been achieved by studying model planes. Their small, lightweight motors offer a very high level of efficiency, with excellent power and rapid acceleration at low speed. Inspired by model aircraft we developed a unique, more robust, Husqvarna brushless motor – with a superb combination of weight, durability and power. Combined with the powerful 36V Li-ion battery pack, you get an extremely efficient and powerful machine – even when you cut high, thick or wet grass. You should try it. Most people are amazed."
Using your logic electric cars area niche as well but they are taking a larger share all the time.
Straw man argument, electric cars are not the subject.
And your logic is that because one brand of car has made it work, then everything that uses a battery must work as well.
Using your logic, I can't even get one day's use from my phone battery, therefore, all other battery devices must run just as poor.
So now none of the pros use them despite me posting proof some do
One niche business does; if they are so good, pretty much all the pros would be using them.
The best you found was one operator who is selling a niche product to yuppies, that says it all.
At least half the cars on the road could be replaced by electric cars so why haven't they?
You keep bringing up cars, irrelevant.
Garden tools are not cars.
Combined with the powerful 36V Li-ion battery pack, you get an extremely efficient and powerful machine – even when you cut high, thick or wet grass
So why don't all the pros use them?
BTW, if you'd bothered to read your own Google search, you'd find the affordable Huskie ones have a run time of only 20 minutes.
Great, a whole 20 minutes unless I spend hundreds of dollars for a better battery.
Is it the GTR model with triple Weber's ?