Toro Weed Wacker Review 51467

Toro 8” Electric Weed Wacker Review
Toro 8” Electric Weed Wacker Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 for feeling flimsy and outclassed by cheaper weed wackers
Price: $69.99
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This was a bad weekend. My perfect Saturday of video games, BBQing, and of course working on my soon to be immaculate lawn was ruined by surprise houseguests. I’m glad they came, but I’m not glad weed wacking and marinating were replaced by sweeping and baking. Oh well, I was glad to see them, it’s been a while. Anyway, I wanted to cheer myself up by writing about lawn and garden tools. If I can’t work on my lawn, I can at least think about it!

The Toro 8 Inch Weed Wacker is decent. It’s not horrible, it’s not great, it’s decent. It has a fairly decent Bump and Feed line that feeds string by tapping the head on pavement. It has a decent price. I wouldn’t feel cheated if I bought this Toro Weed Wacker, but I would get the same feeling I felt when I walked out of Cloverfield and think “huh? That’s it? Okay.” But there are definitely better priced weed eaters out there with far more features and much better designs.

The Toro 8 Inch Battery Powered Weed Eater has a single saving grace. The manufacturer’s 2 year warranty at least tells me Toro has confidence enough to provide parts and service for this weed wacker if it malfunctions or breaks down in the field. I feel confident in just about any lawn tool when the manufacturer says “hey, I’ll replace it if it breaks on ya because I know it won’t.”

My big problem with the Toro Battery Powered Weed Eater is that it feels like an orange crème puff. The best way to describe holding the Toro 5146 Weed Wacker is it like holding a wiffle bat. I don’t know about you, but I like my lawn and garden tools to feel solid. The wiffle bat feel is just distracting.

I could go in to a few more details about the decent battery life and power. But I won’t. Frankly the Toro 8 Inch Weed Wacker is just too middle of the road for me to have any passion to write about it. I like to review lawn tools and equipment that are horrible or stellar. Mediocre just leaves me cold.

Black and Decker Lawncare Center Set

Hello Fellow Gardeners,

I was surfing Amazon and found this lawn tool set and thought “that’s perfect for the beginning gardener!” Amazon likes to sell things in bulk. If you’ve ever been to a Sam’s Club or Costco you well know that buying a dozen dozen donuts is half as expensive as buying a dozen donuts. (Something your heart and stomach probably disagrees with.) In an effort to cut prices Amazon has put together a garden tool set that sells for very cheap. It includes a Black and Decker Hedger, Trimmer / Edger, and Blower. That’s just about all you need to keep your bushes hedged, your lawn cut clean, and clear your driveway of the clippings in no time flat.

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This is an incredible value and would cost well over $200 if each piece were purchased individually. Amazon is selling the entire set of garden tools for $169.99; the set includes:

Black & Decker Grasshog Trimmer / Edger / Weed Wacker NST2018
12” Cutting Path
Adjustable Handle
Automatic String Feeding
Groom ‘N’ Edge for guided edging
Lightweight design

Black & Decker Hedgehog Hedge Trimmer NHT518
22” long blade
Designed to reduce vibration
Cuts approximately 1200 square feet or for 50 minutes
Excellent 2 year warranty

Black & Decker Blower NS118
Large on and off switch
120 MPH airspeed (Powerful, hold firmly)
Weighs 5.5 lbs.

That’s all I have to say. I’ll try to get to a full review of each the tools in this set this week. Until then, happy gardening!

-The Lawn Master
http://lawnmaster.blogspot.com

Black & Decker Grasshog Edger / Trimmer Review

Black & Decker Grasshog Edger / Trimmer Review
Black & Decker Grasshog Trimmer / Edger Rating: 5 Stars out of 5 for long battery life, automatic string feeding, and being powerful for a battery powered weed wacker
Price: $89.99
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Greetings!

It’s been a long weekend! I didn’t get around to everything I wanted to do on Saturday. I never do. But what else is new? I had to cut my yard work session short last weekend to make way for Smash Bros. Brawl. I wouldn’t be surprised if posting on this site becomes sporadic as my desire to blog is weaker than my desire to smash! One of the things I cut out of last Saturdays’ To Do list was weed wacking. I hate seeing my lawn creep on to my pavement, but sacrifices had to be made. I failed to trim my lawn because I couldn’t find the extension cord! Urrghhh! That’s why I’ve decided to inform my readers of a well designed weed wacker / weed eater / trimmer / edger that does not require power cords or gas. Here is my review of the Black and Decker Grasshog String Weed Eater Review.

Extension cords are messy. Just ask anyone who has ever owned an electric lawnmower. They get tangled, they’re never where you left ‘em, and when you do manage to find one and plug in your weed wacker they get in the way. That’s why the next weed eater I plan on buying is going to be a cordless electric weed eater. One of the best cordless electric weed wackers on the market today is the Black and Decker Grasshog. The Grasshog carries a price tag of about $90 and does a superb job justifying the price tag.

The Black & Decker Grasshog has earned one of my highest ratings for being one of the most powerful battery powered weed wackers on the market. It’s not going to cut down the Amazon, but it will definitely get through edging the front lawn and should cut down tall weeds without too much trouble.

If you’re worried about battery life, the Grasshog Trimmer comes with two rechargeable batteries. Each battery can last up to 2 hours, but a conservative estimate is 40 – 45 minutes depending on how heavy your weeds are. If two batteries aren’t enough for maintaining your lawn, I suggest you check out a gas powered or corded trimmer; if you have that much trimming to do, you’ll probably appreciate the extra power.

The Black and Decker Grasshog Trimmer / Edger comes with an automatic string feed system that automatically lengthens the string as you edge. That means no more bumping and stopping in the middle of your lawn to adjust the string. I’ve seen many companies try this out; they usually stop working after a few months which means the poor sap who bought it has to stop and open up the head every time the string gets short. That’s not the case with the Grasshog Edger; it works well and works for a very long time.