crown14 said:
my ryobi has been flawless and for 30cc is mighty mean. plus it works wet or dry.
does that little battery unit have enough balls to run a brush cutter attachment?
You mean the blade? I'm not sure. That's not really the point of it though. This is for whipping out every week to maintain a lawn, and in that capacity, I have come to believe it is without peer.
A maintained lawn shouldn't need a brush cutter, that's for clearing. And for clearing, I have a much bigger trimmer, a chainsaw, machetes, bush axes, hatchets, axes, bow saws, and everything else.
That said, cordless circular saws seem to work pretty well. I'm not sure if this one could do it or not. I know it would certainly spin it up. As for wet or dry, I've had this thing in soggy grass several times already, to the point of leaving a puddle wherever I put it down in the shop. It never batted an eye.
As for heavy work, it will cut a few months of heavy growth with patience. Most people own a trimmer for cutting around the foundation, flower beds, and edging the driveway and curb. Now, I require a little more out of a trimmer, and I find this perfectly acceptable. That tells me that most people would find it more than capable of doing what they require.
If you need a big bad gas trimmer, then you just need a big bad gas trimmer. I've got one of those as well, even if it never wants to start. I don't mind getting it going to go do real land clearing, that's not a problem. But running that thing to trim my yard is just a waste of time, money, and oxygen.
Cheers,
Kennith